Five Reads for Friday

1. "A Dream Deferred" from Ladies Against Feminism (another right-on article about biblical womanhood written especially for unmarried young women, but relevant for all Christian women)

2. & 3. "It's a Love Story" from Tweety Tweets and "The Courtship" from Steward of the King (The courtship and recent engagement of my friends, Abby and John Paul, as written by John Paul and his sister - my sweet friend also named Abigail. Their courtship has been a joy to watch unfold from a distance, and it was intertwined with my own courtship in an interesting way, as John Paul approached Abby's father shortly after Stephen approached my father and Abigail kindly shared an in-depth list of "courtship questions for potential suitors" that John Paul had previously answered which soon became useful to my own father as he got to know Stephen)

4. "Young Food Entrepreneurs Make Their Future by Hand" from The New York Times (Since I love cooking and entrepreneurial endeavors, this article was inspiring when I first read it several weeks ago and has continued to come back to my mind. If time permits in my future and it does not cause an interference with family life, I would love to pursue a little cottage industry selling cheesecakes or other baked goods I feel confident in making)

5. "What To Do When You Realize You Are Out of Barbecue Sauce" from Help Meet in the Making (My dear friend, Leigha, shares her recipe for homemade barbecue sauce... I have used this recipe before and it works well as a stand-in for store-bought barbecue sauce for those of us who live quite a distance from a grocery store)