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The Woman Who Fears the Lord

Proverbs 31

10 An excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.
14 She is like the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.
15 She rises while it is yet night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She dresses herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
20 She opens her hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes bed coverings for herself;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.

A few verses that inspired me...

A few of my friends from HGBC's College Ministry (Fusion) posted some pictures of some verses that were around the Passion conference. These were the ones that struck me to the core of my heart.

I forget to BE STILL and focus on the LORD.

I need to remember pray to come boldly in that prayer.

I try to remind myself of this daily! All of my life, in every season, He is still is God. I have a reason to sing. I have a reason to worship.

Snowmageddon!!

Yep, it's definitely SNOWMAGEDDON! It snowed Monday so school was cancelled. The snow froze so school was cancelled. It was still frozen Tuesday, Wednesday, and today so it was cancelled. And what call do I get at 4:45 today? Oh, yes, school cancelled for a fifth day in a row! It's insane, but I just have to go with the flow I guess. As a student I loved getting days off, but as a teacher I can't stand this many days off. So my kids will be off for 5 full days, then off on Monday for MLK day and then four days during the work week. AND we have to go for a full day on Saturday. The school systems around on Saturdays only have half a day, but we have one full day.

I am trying desperately to stay positive but it is difficult with all this going on around me. Nevertheless, in order to keep up my Christian witness I must. So I will rise above and be the Jesus that they see. The loving, sweet, forgiving Jesus that they need to see each day.

Exciting Things from my week...

I celebrated my mother's birthday with her on Tuesday. We had chocolate cake. Delicious

I'm getting back into my routines. Love routines!

My friends got home safely from Passion. Their lives were changed.

Today we are having sweet potato fries, tomato soup, and asparagus! Yummy!

I get to see some of my best friends this weekend.

I am blessed daughter of God. Blessed beyond words. Just thought I would share a few of the ways God blessed me this week.

New Year, New Day, New Things!

I woke up this morning a little earlier than I normally would on a Saturday because my roommate's family was coming over to help us move our washer and dryer on top of each other so we could move the new freezer into the laundry room. They arrived around 1 pm and started to move the washer and dryer around but they needed some items from Lowes. While Ryan and Mr. Rovenstine were at Lowe's they called to ask a question and somehow during the course of the conversation decided that they were going to paint the laundry room! So now, at 10:00 pm, we have a newly painted laundry room, an XBOX 360 Kinect, and a rearranged living room. What a day! And it was supposed to be an ordinary day!!