FASCINATING WOMANHOOD CLASS IN VIRGINIA
May 2005

From the class, two success stories:

My Journey to the Wonderful World of Fascinating Womanhood

My journey into the world of Fascinating Womanhood began about four years ago when I found myself literally on my knees with my hands folded in prayer, asking our Heavenly Father for his light into the following problem in my marriage. Although I knew I had a wonderful husband who was an excellent provider and a great, dedicated husband and father to our children in every way, yet there was definitely something missing. Something was very wrong, and I could not place my finger on it. It was almost tangible. My husband was unhappy about something and I knew this but did not know why. And there we were, not thriving as we had done in earlier years, and I for one had not a clue as to the “why” of it all.

So there I was, kneeling in prayer and this earnest seeking took place for about three months until something happened. My husband took us on our yearly vacation to the mountains. When we arrived in town we passed the local new library which had a sign posted in large letters, “BOOK SALE.” After we arrived at our house and unpacked, and knowing how much I love to read, my husband was good enough to hand me the car keys to head over to the library and seek out some “hidden treasures.” Well, a hidden treasure was what I found that day!

I was in the book-sale room leafing through books when I happened upon a thin, white, rather old fashioned looking book which had a most curious title: Fascinating Womanhood. “Wow,” I thought, what could that mean? Fascinating? Womanhood? Womanhood was many things, I thought, but fascinating? Then I opened quickly to a few pages and saw words like “childlikeness” and “sympathetic understanding,” and “masculine” and “ feminine.” “No,” I thought. Not my kind of book. Put it back. It looks to too unusual. So that is what I did. I put it back on the shelf and walked away. But as I did I whispered a prayer that if there was something in that book which I needed to read the Lord would get it somehow in my hands. And that was that.

So I finished my treasure hunting with five or six books and headed out to pay the librarian. “How much” I asked, pulling a few coins from my pocket. Then the response, “Oh, honey, here’s a bag. Fill it up! We want to move those books. Um. . . fill it up? Ok, was she in with the Holy Spirit or something? All I could think about was that little white book which by now I was determined I did not wish to read. But not being able to refuse this almost certain directive from above, I turned around and marched back into the sale room. Right up to that little white book. “OK” I thought, for what it is worth. I’ll take a look.

Well, I got that book and the others home from the library, sorted through my new found treasures, then proceeded to place “that book” way under a stack of others. Someday, I thought, that will make good reading, but not today. And there it sat. Finally it made it home with me from vacation and there is sat again, for about three months until . . . My friend from AmVets called for her usual pick up notification, and I readied a large bag of my own treasures to pass on. Now, I thought, yes, this is where this book is meant to go! On to someone else who might find it interesting. Certainly not me! But as I was literally placing the book in the AmVets bag I looked at it, took a long deep breath and gave in. Ok, I thought, if I;m going to pass it on, I can at least give it a good skim to see what it’s about. So, in keeping with my usual rule about reading books, I opened the front cover and began with the introduction. And so my journey began almost with the first paragraph. I sat down. Oh, my, I thought, keep reading . . . keep reading. This is good. This is true.

I hadn’t gotten further than the third chapter when I knew without a question of a doubt that this book was the most complete and certain answer to the prayers which I had been offering to God for so long about my marriage. This is it. The Holy Spirit had responded to me in a most specific and perfect way. He had sent me a book and an author who could and did answer every single question which had been plaguing me for years. It was Fascinating Womanhood and the author was you, Mrs. Andelin.

Mrs. Andelin, your book gave us back our joy, and for this I am eternally grateful. Again, I can only say, thank you, thank you, thank you. May God truly bless you. Thank you again.

Sincerely

A devoted reader.

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One of Those Silly Arguments

I had only been practicing FW for a few weeks when my husband’s birthday was approaching. He always wanted something expensive for a gift; a watch, the latest gadget. . .

I was the frugal one, always watching expenses. I couldn’t understand why he thought he needed to make more money, but always wanted to spend more. But trusting FW and accepting that it’s his money I asked the question, “What do you want for your birthday?” “I want to take you to dinner.”

One night I served leftovers for dinner. Actually I didn’t serve them, I placed them on the counter. My husband served himself, warmed them up and ate them, standing at the kitchen counter, while talking to me about his work. I must have been really fascinating because after dinner he kissed me and actually thanked me for the dinner. I thought either he was trying to make me feel really guilty or FW was really working.

After practicing FW for a couple of months my husband started his own business out of our home, which requires a lot of his time. Our fifth child was only a few months old and we were trying to finish up our home school year. I was beginning to feel frazzled and overwhelmed without his help that he usually gave me. Although the petty arguments that we used to have had almost completely disappeared, I wasn’t feeling very fascinating. I was feeling like a burned out single mom. So, I stopped being fascinating. It didn’t take long before we had another one of those silly arguments. He ended up blowing up in my face.

I took the kids and left the house. (I was going out anyway. It wasn’t that dramatic.) When I had time to cool off I thought about what I could have done to prevent what had just happened. Okay, be more fascinating. So, what do I do now? Apologize? I haven’t apologized much during our marriage. I was always the one who was right, but FW has taught me to do otherwise. I decided that when I got home I would march straight upstairs and apologize. When we got home I had unloaded everyone and was just ready to go upstairs when my husband came downstairs, put his arms around me and apologized.

FW Classes: The history of Fascinating Womanhood began in 1962 when I began teaching marriage classes to the women of my community in Fresno, California. This was before I thought of writing a book. It was there I discovered the great need for these teachings. Women of all races, religions and cultures came into my classes, all with the same desperate need for instruction on how to understand their husband’s nature, needs and feelings, how to be the Ideal Woman From a Man’s Point of View and in so doing win their husband’s heart felt love and devotion. When I began writing my book I drew all the wonderful success stories from the classes and laced them through my book.

Then other women requested permission to teach the classes and we soon had a teaching program that included a Teacher’s Lesson Guide and a Student workbook. During 1976 and 1977 we had over 700 volunteer teachers across the US, Canada and in a few foreign countries. These classes were taught in churches of all denominations, adult education programs, the YMCA, YWCA, and private homes. The dramatic success of these classes was verification that the principles of Fascinating Womanhood, when understood and practiced, brings forth the happy marriage claimed.

Unfortunately, we do not have the volunteer teachers we had in former times. This is likely due to the many women who feel impelled to work outside the home to help provide the income. Many working mothers are completely innocent of the present demands on them, would much rather stay home and devote themselves to their families, but feel it an urgent necessity to earn the extra income. This reminds me of the time I was doing extensive publicity in the 1970s and was on a TV panel with several Feminists who were crying out for the choice to work. Near the end of the TV interview I faced them with these words: “If you women don’t stop crying for the choice to work, you will so upset the economy of this country that the time will come that you will not have a choice. You will have to work.” It appears that “this time has come.” Women are locked into the working world and are now crying for circumstances to change so they can stay home and serve their husbands and family as domestic goddesses, devoted wives and mothers.

Study Groups During this time when there are not enough classes available, we are encouraging you to form study groups. You can organize a study group in your area by inviting two or more women to meet with you once a week to study the materials together. After six to eight weeks of study you can form a graduate group to meet once a month for continued support. Teaching materials available for study groups are the Teacher’s Study Guide ($10.00) and the Student Workbooks ($15.00) plus a $3.50 shipping fee.

Authorized Teachers: When you have completed a study group, if you feel qualified you can apply to our office for permission to become an authorized teacher. You will need to pass a written test and pay a $6.00 application fee. This will qualify you to teach in a home.

Certified Teachers: After you have become an authorized teacher and taught at least three classes in a home, you will be qualified to apply to become a Certified Teacher. You will then need to pass a more extensive written test, including a recent passport photo of yourself. Following passing the written test, you will need to be interviewed by Mrs.Andelin or an appointed representative, either in person or by phone. When you become a Certified Teacher, you will be eligible to teach Fascinating Womanhood in a church, educational program or outreach program. Certain standards will be maintained for Certified Teachers.

If you have the approval of your minister you do not need permission from the FW office to teach in a church

To apply to become an authorized teacher, please write to:

Fascinating Womanoood
P.O. Box 219
Pierce City, Missouri 65723

Online Class:

An Online Fascinating Womanhood class will begin on this website sometime in July. Registrations will begin July 1^st. Classes will be limited to 20 students for each class, and will include discussions. Fee for the six week course is $35.00, which includes downloading a copy of the FW Workbook. After you have downloaded the workbook, punch 3 holes and place it in a three-ring loose leaf binder, or take it to a copy center to have it punched and bound.

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