We build fences to keep ourselves from committing certain sins. Soon these fences – instead of the sins they were designed to guard against- become the issue. We elevate our rules to the level of God’s commandments. “ Jerry Bridges     Botkin Sisters   Have you ever heard of the “Stay-at-Home Daughters Movement”? It’s a relatively new movement that appears to be promoted by Vision Forum (Doug Phillips) and his cohorts. Young girls and single women are encouraged (perhaps coerced?) to be “keepers at home” until they marry. They are forbidden to attend college or seek employment outside the home (that is, their parents’ home). These maidens spend all of their time honing their “advanced homemaking skills”, which include cooking, sewing, cleaning, knitting, etc. A stay-at-home daughter is under her father’s “covering” until he transfers control to her husband.   When I first learned of the Quiverfull Movement, I wondered how a wife and mother could take care of so many children. As I have read about the experiences of stay-at-home daughters, it has become clear that it’s primarily the daughters who take care of their younger siblings – not the mothers. These young girls/ladies are truly moms-in-training. How Continue reading →

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