Note: Here, a sister in Christ asks a question that is burning in all our churches: What advice do you have for sisters desiring marriage who are wondering what steps are proper for them to take as women?

You'll see I've put down some preliminary thoughts, but I'm hopeful others will also respond..

My mother-in-law studied for her degree in Home Economics during the late thirties and early forties, graduating summa cum laude from Oregon State University. After marrying her childhood sweetheart, she gave birth to ten children in fourteen years. Her husband, engaged for most of the years when the family was young as editorial director of a religious publishing house, brought home low wages, so frugality was a necessity and the degree served this young mother and her family well.