A Homemaker’s Manifesto Isa Ryan

This week, we are discussing classical Christ-centered femininity, the focus of my little “manifesto” here, and why it all centers around homemaking.
This is the podcast version of the post, Classical Christian femininity in a post-truth world where you can read more at length about my seven points of classical Christian femininity.
Also, I shared a bit about scripture meditation and how this can help with our first point: surrender.
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A quick chat this morning about a woman’s feminine value as it is defined by God, not the world or our own misconceptions.
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Hello friends! Welcome to my new weekly newsletter and podcast. Each week, we’ll be chatting about all things femininity, marriage, motherhood, and/or homemaking as well as answering anonymous reader questions and chatting about one of my very favorite topics — books!
A few notes before we get started:
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OK, enough housekeeping, let’s dive in:
The women at the well: femininity in redemption
This morning, I was so blessed by a reading from a Bible study on femininity I just started from my friend Brittany of A Catholic Convert. No, I’m not Catholic, and yes, this study is absolutely worth doing regardless of your denomination (also there is a third Christian-mama owned business you can support if you purchase her study through her Etsy shop — I have no formal affiliation, just a happy customer).
The reading was from Genesis 24, when Abraham’s servant is sent to find a wife for Isaac and ultimately encounters Rebekah, after praying for the right woman for his master’s son to give him water and then offer to water his camels, as well.
It struck me that the incident really beautifully parallels Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4, when He tells her He is well aware of her less-than-chaste past and nonetheless reveals Him to her as the Messiah of God.
In Rebekah’s encounter with the servant, she runs home to her family to tell her his news.
The Samaritan woman, after her conversation with the Lord Jesus, runs back to her village to tell the men she thinks he might be the Christ.
While Rebekah was a virgin who had known no man, the Samaritan woman has had several husbands and is living with a man she’s not married to.
The parallels to the children of Israel and the redeemed Bride of Christ are so deep and so powerful; it never ceases to amaze me how these themes are woven throughout scripture so intricately and all trace back to the beauty and drama of the creation account and the establishment of humanity — and its ultimate fall from grace — upon the finishing touch of Eve’s creation from Adam and for Adam.
Writer though I am, it’s almost difficult to put into words, but I know this much: sisters, we are redeemed.
No matter our past, when we come to Christ fully bared, He covers us with His love and Salvation. It was this message on the Samaritan woman that saved me 13 years ago, and it is the perfect picture of feminine grace and chastity in Rebekah that I know Christ’s Lordship in my life produces.
You are a daughter of God and a sister, bride, lover to Christ your Lord. Never forget this.
Dear Helpmeet
Each week, I’ll be answering anonymous reader questions for my new “column,” Dear Helpmeet. Upgrade to ask your questions or, if you’re already a premium subscriber, visit this page to access the private submission form.  

Q: I’ve been praying for more discipline and consistency with my routines. No matter what I do, I always seem to drop something. If I have a win in one area, I fail at something else.
I could not possibly relate to this more. This was where I was at for years, and it was really exhausting and discouraging. The absolute first thing I would recommend is to prioritize God and your relationships. Not necessarily the perfect B

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It was such a joy to chat with my dear friend Alison about her personal testimony out of the new age and how the Christian faith is where she has found, by far, the most fulfilling expression of femininity.
(Apologies for the poor sound quality in the first few minutes! It improves as the podcast goes on, I promise!)
Alison and I recently joined forces to create a unique mentorship group for Christian women who are seeking to grow in their femininity through faith.
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