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Lizzy Rich

Just a Handmaiden

Fashion Blogger dedicated to changing the narrative of our modesty to one of dignity, beauty, and self-love through the eyes of our Father

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How to Shop Ethically on a College Budget
Is it Really Our Job to “Protect Men” Through Modesty?
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“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us” 2 Cor. 4:7⠀ ⠀ Praying on this first reading today, I realized it perfectly sums up what modesty truly is. When a man or a woman looks at the other they must never stop by just seeing the body. It is our treasure - our gift - our greatest joy - that our bodies are a reflection of the great power and love of our God. The female body is the most beautiful thing, the apex of, creation, and therefore is one of the greatest reflections of the beauty of our God. ⠀ ⠀ It is therefore our honor as women to act and dress in a way that shows the world the transcendent beauty and love of our God. To dress in a way that glorifies us instead of glorifying God is to reject the gift and the honor of revealing Christ to a world in desperate need. In a world that is so secularized and rejects Christianity it is so essential that we as Christian women show God’s love and power throughY how we act, love, and even how we dress. The world needs us to point to Christ instead of pointing to ourselves and I really need to start seeing that as an honor, instead of a burden.

Hanging out with my bff @thegoodestshepherd for the next 9 days. Woke up feeling like poop but Cali has been the best partner in crime. We’ve spent most of today cuddling and lying around with a little bit of fetch in between. I may feel horrible but at least this cutie is being the best!

Last night I was watching a @jasonevert video on how to save your marriage before you even get married and his first tip was - enjoy this period of being single. Now... whenever a person in a relationship tells me that I literally want to scream. I’ve been single all 21 years of my life, a boy has never even admitted to liking me, don’t talk to me about being single haha⠀ ⠀ But for the first time in my life, I was told to enjoy this time of being single and I realized he was so so right. I’ve been feeling so so stuck recently, just doing the same thing over and over again and never really working to be a better person and a better Catholic. I’ve been so focused on a future self that doesn’t exist. I’ll stop watching so much tv or I’ll start praying more when I’m “preparing for marriage.” I’ll be more charitable when I graduate and have a life and an income. My life will just be better when I’m in a relationship. ⠀ ⠀ That’s not how this works and I had no clue how much I was living my life stuck in this lie. I have to work on healthy habits now, I need to grow in my relationship with Jesus now, I need to live and find joy in the now, I need to enjoy being single now. And trust that God is holding my future self - all I can control is how I’m living today.

I’ve been reflecting a lot on how I see marriage and how God is calling me to see it. With my sister’s wedding this summer and my friend’s wedding this past weekend I have seen two examples of what a Holy wedding looks like - and it’s this holy wedding that opens the couple up to the graces of a holy marriage. ⠀ ⠀ I know so many people who have never had the gift of going to a Catholic wedding and I know so many girls who lose hope that they will find a holy, Catholic, man to even get married. (Heck I freak out about it all the time!) But, I promise you these men are out there and they are worth waiting for. Don’t let the fear of never finding him allow you to settle for a man who isn’t going to get you to heaven. Trust me I know the waiting can be hard but trust that God has a greater plan than you will ever know... and if you are called to the vocation of marriage, when you meet the man you are meant to marry you will be so happy you didn’t allow yourself to settle for anything less than you deserve. Seek out a man who’s main goal is to get you to heaven and don’t settle for anything less

Can there be a modest bathing suit? And what is the big deal with showing off your stomach? Finding a modest bathing suit can be really hard, and honestly everyone has different standards for what a modest bathing suit actually is. For all of you amazing people who are dreading bathing suit season and need some help on what a modest bathing suit is and where to find them check out the link in my bio!! Plus, I’ve put some links specifically with ethically made bathing suits!

I’ve been realizing lately how focused my brain is on my future self. I have day-dreams of my future job, life, and even my faith and they can so easily take over all of the focus in my brain as this future seems so perfect and it’s what I want for myself. But why do I put so much effort into something that isn’t a reality! God isn’t in that fantasy future, He is in the present moment - He is reality. And He has shown me that in focusing on these things I will never be satisfied in the present moment. I will never feel happy with where I am and what He is doing in my life if I’m always focused on an idealized future that will never exist. I will always feel stuck, unsatisfied, and like I never have enough if I’m not living in reality. So right now, I’m focusing on living in the present moment. I’m focusing on being grateful for where God has me right now instead of mad that he has not shown me what my future job is, or who my husband is, or that I’m not at the place spiritually that I wish I was at. I am here and I have to work in my present self.

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“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us” 2 Cor. 4:7⠀ ⠀ Praying on this first reading today, I realized it perfectly sums up what modesty truly is. When a man or a woman looks at the other they must never stop by just seeing the body. It is our treasure - our gift - our greatest joy - that our bodies are a reflection of the great power and love of our God. The female body is the most beautiful thing, the apex of, creation, and therefore is one of the greatest reflections of the beauty of our God. ⠀ ⠀ It is therefore our honor as women to act and dress in a way that shows the world the transcendent beauty and love of our God. To dress in a way that glorifies us instead of glorifying God is to reject the gift and the honor of revealing Christ to a world in desperate need. In a world that is so secularized and rejects Christianity it is so essential that we as Christian women show God’s love and power throughY how we act, love, and even how we dress. The world needs us to point to Christ instead of pointing to ourselves and I really need to start seeing that as an honor, instead of a burden.

Hanging out with my bff @thegoodestshepherd for the next 9 days. Woke up feeling like poop but Cali has been the best partner in crime. We’ve spent most of today cuddling and lying around with a little bit of fetch in between. I may feel horrible but at least this cutie is being the best!

Last night I was watching a @jasonevert video on how to save your marriage before you even get married and his first tip was - enjoy this period of being single. Now... whenever a person in a relationship tells me that I literally want to scream. I’ve been single all 21 years of my life, a boy has never even admitted to liking me, don’t talk to me about being single haha⠀ ⠀ But for the first time in my life, I was told to enjoy this time of being single and I realized he was so so right. I’ve been feeling so so stuck recently, just doing the same thing over and over again and never really working to be a better person and a better Catholic. I’ve been so focused on a future self that doesn’t exist. I’ll stop watching so much tv or I’ll start praying more when I’m “preparing for marriage.” I’ll be more charitable when I graduate and have a life and an income. My life will just be better when I’m in a relationship. ⠀ ⠀ That’s not how this works and I had no clue how much I was living my life stuck in this lie. I have to work on healthy habits now, I need to grow in my relationship with Jesus now, I need to live and find joy in the now, I need to enjoy being single now. And trust that God is holding my future self - all I can control is how I’m living today.

I’ve been reflecting a lot on how I see marriage and how God is calling me to see it. With my sister’s wedding this summer and my friend’s wedding this past weekend I have seen two examples of what a Holy wedding looks like - and it’s this holy wedding that opens the couple up to the graces of a holy marriage. ⠀ ⠀ I know so many people who have never had the gift of going to a Catholic wedding and I know so many girls who lose hope that they will find a holy, Catholic, man to even get married. (Heck I freak out about it all the time!) But, I promise you these men are out there and they are worth waiting for. Don’t let the fear of never finding him allow you to settle for a man who isn’t going to get you to heaven. Trust me I know the waiting can be hard but trust that God has a greater plan than you will ever know... and if you are called to the vocation of marriage, when you meet the man you are meant to marry you will be so happy you didn’t allow yourself to settle for anything less than you deserve. Seek out a man who’s main goal is to get you to heaven and don’t settle for anything less

Can there be a modest bathing suit? And what is the big deal with showing off your stomach? Finding a modest bathing suit can be really hard, and honestly everyone has different standards for what a modest bathing suit actually is. For all of you amazing people who are dreading bathing suit season and need some help on what a modest bathing suit is and where to find them check out the link in my bio!! Plus, I’ve put some links specifically with ethically made bathing suits!

I’ve been realizing lately how focused my brain is on my future self. I have day-dreams of my future job, life, and even my faith and they can so easily take over all of the focus in my brain as this future seems so perfect and it’s what I want for myself. But why do I put so much effort into something that isn’t a reality! God isn’t in that fantasy future, He is in the present moment - He is reality. And He has shown me that in focusing on these things I will never be satisfied in the present moment. I will never feel happy with where I am and what He is doing in my life if I’m always focused on an idealized future that will never exist. I will always feel stuck, unsatisfied, and like I never have enough if I’m not living in reality. So right now, I’m focusing on living in the present moment. I’m focusing on being grateful for where God has me right now instead of mad that he has not shown me what my future job is, or who my husband is, or that I’m not at the place spiritually that I wish I was at. I am here and I have to work in my present self.