Dressing for God

I've notice on many blogs, there is a great emphasis put on girls looking like girls, being well dressed, decent and this must be carried through from everyday life, to chores, to of course going to church. I haven't seen much written about boys. I don't have a little girl yet (hoping for one, one day). In the mean time I try to follow a similar interest in how I dress my lil' boy, "D".

Now I actually find it difficult to find appropriate close for him when it comes to going to God's house. I see many mothers put their little boys in just khaki pants and a t-shirt... which of course is comfortable, but in my opinion a little too laid back for church. Now I know it is difficult to find cute proper dress clothes for boys (at least it is in Canada, and I have heard the States have a lot more to offer for those items), but I enjoy finding such clothes for him since I don't have a little girl to dress up :). I don't want to impose my personal opinion on this matter and I can't think of a specific verse that mentions exactly how men and boys should dress, but I will look up examples of men in the past and post what I find in the future.

I also want to commend anyone who first of all made it to church with their kids, not matter how they were dressed as it is quite the feat just to make it there and help them pay any kind of attention and be respectful.

I just want to share a few ideas I have used in dressing D. Last week, I was really tired in the evening and hubby offered to go to our meeting/church WITH D. so that I could rest at home alone. It was sooo nice to get a break with no one in the house. But of course, that is the night T. got a complement on how well dressed our boy D. was and I wasn't there to hear it. A sister in our congregation said that she thought we were ones of a few who seem to put great care in dressing our little boy. I was so happy to hear that all my efforts weren't going unnoticed.

Now here in Canada it is quite hard to find any dress up clothes for boys as I have stated. There are only a couple occasions a year when you can find dress pants and ties. Nevermind getting full suits, you have to get those from the States or on Ebay or something similar. Nice shirts are also a little hard to find...soooo I have had to make sure I shop at the right times in the years. For example during this last holidays season I shopped for ties. Now I decided to also buy bigger ones, if they were nice enough, even if they wouldn't fit D. right away... that way I won't have to wait till the next holiday season. I've done this for a few items. My husband didn't understand why I would buy clothes so far ahead, but now I am thankful as he also is, because I've had a nice variety of well fitted clothes as he's grown.

I also shop in thrift stores all the time. The prices are incredible and you can find unique pieces that nearly no one else will have. These will also be available most of the year, contrary to big chain stores.

Here are a few pictures of my boy now. He has MANY outfits in many colors, but I didn't have pictures of them all.