My husband and a ministry group climbing to a remote village in Ghana to visit pastors and churches. Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land. Proverbs 31:23 Are you an asset to your husband in his career? Does he benefit from your encouragement and complementary participation […]

I’ve traveled on four continents and everywhere I go I meet women who love interior decorating and fashion. It seems an abiding and passionate interest in our homes and our clothes are common threads that bind us together across the face of the earth and through the long ages of history. They unite us in […]

Well it happened. My beloved 27″ iMac hard drive died a sudden death taking a yet to be determined amount of my photos, documents, etc with it. I have a new name for episodes like this: mini-trials. Mini-trials are still better than many trials. I’m going to ask for your kind indulgence today while I […]

Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scouts Founder What do Jesus, The Girl Scouts, and The Proverbs 31 Woman all have in common? Being Prepared. Personally I find John 14:1-3 one of the most comforting passages in Scripture. “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are […]

She stretches out her hand to the poor; yes, she reaches forth her hands to the needy. Proverbs 31:20 Philanthropy: an active effort to promote human welfare. Compassion: sympathetic understanding of another’s distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Jesus told us we’d always have the poor among us and that we could do […]

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. Proverbs 31:18 Etsy Workshops New York http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etsy_Labs.jpg#filelinks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etsy_Labs.jpg Have you shopped on Etsy.com? If our Proverbs 31 Woman was around today she’d have her own shop on Etsy. She’s got an entrepreneurial spirit and the determination to make a success […]

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/daily-prompt-strange/ My husband and I are involved in ministry in Ghana West Africa. On our last trip there I blogged so that our friends at home could follow our trip. I rarely had electricity and Internet at the same time,but when I did I posted to my blog. Africa is by far the strangest and […]

http://www.etsy.com/listing/164854623/the-proverbs-31-burlap-toms-shoes-with?ref=rss She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. Proverbs 31:17 Saturday can be a frenzy of kid’s games and shopping, of errands and housework, of literally playing catch-up. As women we often put everyone else’s needs before our own. May I suggest that today you do something to strengthen yourself? Maybe just […]

Most of us buy with our hearts and justify decisions with our heads. I read that on http://thestoryoftelling.com/about/ She considers a field and buys it; from her profits she plants a vineyard. Proverbs 31:16 How do you make decisions? What’s your process? Are you impulsive? Or are you contemplative, deliberative? Do you live in the […]