Upcoming monthly meeting: Just who is Merida?

The movie, Brave was a big hit here in the US and I'm sure around the world.  The heroine is the young princess, Merida, who doesn't like fancy clothes and would rather sword-fight than be ladylike.  She isn't interested in impressing boys, has a strong personality and has won the hearts of hundreds of thousands of little girls everywhere.  She's Disney's newest version of what our girls are supposed to aspire to be.

Admittedly, there's a lot of negative stuff, but there is quite a good deal of positive lessons as well.  Our Pre Sisterhood girls are being exposed to everything under the sun in school and through TV and movies, that unless we are up to date with what they are learning, we won't be able to guide and give them the right direction.  I have given a "mini-task" to our Baby Sis's and their moms to watch this movie on DVD before our monthly meeting (of course the Big Sis's will have to do this too!) and talk about the lessons taught in this movie, and the pros and cons of these ideas based on what God tells us He wants us to be.

• Does God want girls and women to be fighters?  YES!! But how and for what purposes?  
• Does God want girls to be obsessing about boys and trying to get their attention?  Sorry, but if you don't know the answer to this question, you may need some counseling...!
• Does God care whether we dress in a feminine way, or does He care more about our inner strength?  
• Should girls have strong opinions, and get tough sometimes?
• Isn't femininity about softness and sensitivity?

Some of the above are trick questions, and some of them have the answer of both yes and no.  But how and when these aspects can and should be used by us as women and as young girls, has to come in line with the Word of God.  THAT'S what we'll be talking about and having fun with in our upcoming Pre-Sisterhood meeting in Texas on the 26th.

We'll be posting more very soon!!