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For years I had been thinking about starting a club similar to that of Keepers of the Faith. Then, when I read this blog at Young Foundations announcing a new project that they were starting up for their young people, teaching the girls how to sew and the boys some woodshop skills, it really inspired me! However, since I seem to take forever to get something like this started, I was very pleased that my friend had had the same idea and materialized our little club. It’s rather scary amazing how much we think alike sometimes. My only regret is, that we didn’t get this going years ago when our boys who are now working young men were still… little boys. I am still blessed, though to have my three daughters that can still enjoy the blessings of our club.
The goal of the club is to teach our young ones to learn useful skills, from tangible things they can make with their hands to valuable character and servitude lessons; tools to help them become Godly ladies and gentlemen keeping and defending their little castles that they may some day be blessed with, should the Lord tarry. The name of our club for the girls was suggested and voted upon by our future homemakers and their mothers and became…. Castle Keepers. And the boys’ club is now known as: Castle Defenders; a slight variation from Keepers of the Home and Defenders of the Faith.
~ Titus chapter 2 ~
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
The goal of the club is to teach our young ones to learn useful skills, from tangible things they can make with their hands to valuable character and servitude lessons; tools to help them become Godly ladies and gentlemen keeping and defending their little castles that they may some day be blessed with, should the Lord tarry. The name of our club for the girls was suggested and voted upon by our future homemakers and their mothers and became…. Castle Keepers. And the boys’ club is now known as: Castle Defenders; a slight variation from Keepers of the Home and Defenders of the Faith.
~ Titus chapter 2 ~
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
