I am the Proverbs 31 Woman – only never all at once. Combining all of the activities that she accomplished into one 24-hour period is not something I have yet mastered. There are days when I rise before sunrise, make lunch for my husband to take with him if necessary, get breakfast started (and possibly…
The Proverbs 31 woman was not perfect. She looks perfect if you read her story, but the story was written by an optimist and encourager. Proverbs 31 is about all the things that we can do when we just start doing. If focuses on the good, the positive and the uplifting, and not the things…
Life always seemed a little easier for me – not perfect, but not complicated all that much either. I had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I had mentors that I could question and grow from and with. Life was good. A series of events changed my life from a little easier to complicated beyond…
This morning the first to jump out at me from the ever moving internet was an article about the “prosperity gospel” and its survival during these tough economic times. The truth is that I have never exactly followed any of the so called prosperity teachers. Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar and Joyce Meyers are just three…
The Proverbs 31 woman seems to have had it all together. Peace and calm were part of her every day. I can’t help but wonder if we are getting a picture of the good days and not any of the bad days (or should the off days). Calm days are rare around my home even…
The Proverbs 31 woman was a working woman. There is a misconception out there that some women go to work and some choose to be stay at home wives and mothers. The truth is that every woman is working and some get paid for their job. The Proverbs 31 woman managed a home AND had…
I am the Proverbs 31 Woman. My only problem is that I haven’t quite mastered the whole doing it all at once part. For some reason, the combining of all those activities into one day is a bit overwhelming. Some days I do rise at sunrise, have a meal on the table when the family…
It seems easy to make the decision that focuses on self. It is the natural thing to do. But one look at the life of a person that lives that way proves that living for self is not an easier life – in some ways it becomes more complicated. I am determined to live a…