Homesteading: A Woman's Journey

I finally let go

11:29, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 .. Posted in Personal Thoughts .. 2 comments .. Link

I knew that this day was coming, but I had been delaying it for some time now. I have felt led to the wearing of cape dresses for quite some time now, about 2 years, nearly as long as I have felt led to wear a headship covering. Currently, I own 1 cape dress that fits me. I got a pattern to make more, but have been intimidated by it. Not so much by the pattern, but by what making the dresses represents - a shedding of one more part of the worldly things that are such a distraction in our lives.

I have been dressing primarily in long, ankle length dresses or skirts for a couple of years. Living on a homestead and having the animals to tend & such, I continued to hang onto a pair of jeans and clothing that I thought I may need for working outdoors. I have found though that there is no work that I do outside that requires me to put on the jeans. I am able to do it all in the long skirt.

Last Friday, I put on my cape dress for the first time since the pregnancy. It felt so natural to be wearing it. When my husband saw me in it, he simply stopped and stared for a second. He then told me that he had forgotten how beautiful I looked in the cape dress. He is fully supportive of my making cape dresses my only style of clothing.

Today, I went into the bedroom and bagged up the jeans and tops that I never wear. There is no longer a feeling that I should hang onto them 'just in case". Of my other clothing, I have bagged all but the cape dress, 2 long skirts with 4 modest tops, and 3 other dresses. Once I have more cape dresses I will donate the other things to charity also.

I feel a sense of relief at finally have making this step. I have been feeling uncomfortable in the other clothing for quite some time but financially just could not make the changes I was being led to make. Then, with the pregnancy, I waited until after Micah's birth due to not knowing what size I would be after he was born.

For now, I am trying to "double cover" as best as I can when wearing clothing other than the cape dress. To do otherwise, I feel as though I am being disobedient to where the Lord is leading me to go. It is a struggle for me. To know that I am being led in a direction and not being able immediately to follow that direction. I know that by and by, it will happen. The Lord never leads us down a path without having some way made for us to be able to follow that leading. He will make some way for me to be able to make these changes.
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09:51, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 .. Posted by Kitty
I too am struggling with this issue. Not about cape dresses, because Im not even sure what they are, LOL, but about dresses in general. I too wear the long ankle length dresses and skirts and love it. My problem is that I live in Louisiana and it's so hot down here, the humidity is killer. I do continue to wear modest shorts around the house, because I do find it hard to work outside or even inside with dresses. . I try never to leave the house in them though. I have removed all jeans, capri pants, and other pants from my closet all together, but have not made the move to get rid of them, they are stored in another room.
I do like what you said in the last two sentences, about God making the way clear for the path that He wants us to follow. Good post..............Kitty

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02:28, Monday, July 7, 2008 .. Posted by rildapeel1
God is a good God as you know and it is so wonderful that He is loving and patient with us. I have not that conviction although I honor and respect yours. Father leds us ever so gently from glory to glory and fills us with His truth which set us free. I know you have all you need to make this transition for it is like a reveling of Him in you coming through. Blessings and love I send your way as you do His will on earth as it is in heaven. rilda *U*

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