It doesn’t take much to sabotage your day long before the sun ever rises. There are all kinds of calamities and interruptions like kids that get sick in the night, or the smoke alarm that starts notifying you at 1:42 am that the battery needs to be changed. So a smart woman might avoid adding […]

This is post #7 in a series on the Proverbs 31 Woman. What we know so far about her: *She’s a Classic. Of the highest quality and outstanding among her kind. A work of art of recognized and established value. *She has a solid enduring relationship with her husband. He enjoys her constant love, affection, […]

She is like the merchants’ ships; she brings her food from afar. Proverbs 31:14 Our Pool Service technician thinks I’m a great cook. He’s never tasted a bite of anything I’ve made. He’s been in my home exactly twice in the nearly ten years he maintained our pool. It just happened that the first time […]

A woman escapes drudgery when she discovers a way to make the necessities of life a work of art? Every roasted chicken and freshly planted flowerbed begin reflecting an artist’s consideration for design and composition. While raising her children and keeping her house she hones her craft with care and attention to detail. And she […]

I meet a lot of women who feel overwhelmed by their lives. The daily responsibilities and challenges feed insecurity and doubt. They love their kids, but feel the pull of career and the craving for adult conversation. When I was a young mother I comforted myself with the thought that soon the little ones would […]

A successful marriage is like an edifice that must be rebuilt everyday. André Maurois I took this photo in Venice and just missed the kiss that preceded this cheek squeeze. Can you see the face of the young woman on the left of the couple. Like me, she was amused at this man’s affection for […]

This entire month I’m blogging about the Proverbs 31 Woman. We’ll get to her parenting skills in future posts, but I thought those of you raising kids should see this. Part of it is funny and part of it is wise and part of it is funny and wise.

A Classic woman desires a life that’s a work of art ~ something of exceeding value. And she’s willing to invest herself fully in achieving it. Today’s thoughts center on Proverbs 31:11 The heart of her husband safely trusts in her, so that he has no need of spoil. One of the pillars of this […]

I’ll keep an updated list of the posts in this series here: Day 1: How To Become a Classic Woman https://kellyjgrace.com/2013/10/01/how-to-become-a-classic-woman/ Day 2: The Heart of the Matter https://kellyjgrace.com/2013/10/02/the-heart-of-the-matter/ Day 3: Are You a Good Wife? https://kellyjgrace.com/2013/10/03/are-you-a-good-wife/ Day 4: A Woman’s Life https://kellyjgrace.com/2013/10/04/a-womans-life-having-it-all-doing-it-all-being-it-all/ Day 5: Make Art of Your Life https://kellyjgrace.com/2013/10/05/make-art-of-your-life/ Day 6: What’s Cooking? […]