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 […]

Are you bold in praying for yourself? Throughout the Bible I see people praying great things for themselves. Not shallow things like fame and fortune, but important things like wisdom and success in great undertakings. As Christians we may shy away from bold prayers thinking they’re prideful or arrogant, but if our motives are pure, […]

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 […]