Terms // Dating vs. Courtship

Hello to you! Happy Sabbath to our fellow keepers and happy around-the-house-"free-day" to the rest of y'all! Hm, I'm not sure which one of those categories I would be considered in these days! Haha! Anyways, today I'm kicking off a new on going series I will be posting under. Too many times we see terms being misunderstood or mixed up with their true meanings. With this new post label, we hope to get our thoughts about certain things out there spoken, as well as open your eyes to what you may have been understanding slightly wrong.

Cassie's Hope Chest Series // The Cookbooks (+Q's Answered)

Hello out there! Is my audience still around from my forgotten Hope Chest series? I surely hope so! As well as I hope you'll come out from hiding and join in again! Today is the sharing of my current cookbook collection, but you see, it has been months since my first addition and I will tell you why...

Why I || Won't Be "Dating"

 Hi there all! Are you ready for the second installment of this new series? I sure am!
This week's Why I post is inspired by the following comment:

This from Miss Molly Gibson-
What are your rules for courtship/dating? And now while you're not in a romantic relationship, do you hug/kiss boys - because me, for example, when we have people over, I just kiss or hug them 'hello' and 'goodbye' even if they are boys.
Why would you set stricter rules for when you're pursuing a romantic relationship than the normal relationship you have with just-other-boys?
I read in one of your old posts that your convictions are similar to the Duggar's - why would you save holding hands for the engagement when you can hold hands with pretty much every other being in the world? Can't you do anything extra special with your romantic person?
What are your opinions on all that?

Well, to be perfectly clear, I am but 16 years old, and as Liesl would say, innocent as a rose! But, as you probably anticipated, I am not without my own thoughts on the matter. Keep reading to find out the answers to Molly's question, and more!