34°F fog WSW12mph SR0731 SS1626
Morning Offering given
Memory Verse Luke 2:17
When they saw this,
they made known the message
that had been told them about this child.
Village shrouded in fog
Coffee strong
After two days of keeping it up, the swelling on my foot has gone down. Some are still there, and the foot is still painful. We shall see how it goes today. The midwife is home, the mom is in the hospital, and the man is off to Iowa to return someone. Plants have been watered, laundry has been completed, and clothes have been put away. There is one copy job left to do, but it will wait until after the copier has been cleaned tomorrow. Did I tell you I had purchased a home planner? I’m loving it! Everything is laid out on when to and what to do.
As I ponder homemaking I realize that most homemakers have never been taught how to keep a home. They’ve had “bring home the bacon”shoved down their throats since infancy but not many have been taught how to clean, cook, do laundry, plan meals, and basically run a household. This art is being lost in today’s world. Perhaps it is time to revive this time honored position in life.
These are just a few links to head you in the direction you are looking to go. Check out Thriftbooks as well for inexpensive how-to books and YouTube has some great videos. Remember… you keep your home because you love the people who live there.
Proverbs 31:10-31
IX. POEM ON THE WOMAN OF WORTH
10 Who can find a woman of worth?
Far beyond jewels is her value.
11 Her husband trusts her judgment;
he does not lack income.
12 She brings him profit, not loss,
all the days of her life.
13 She seeks out wool and flax
and weaves with skillful hands.
14 Like a merchant fleet,
she secures her provisions from afar.
15 She rises while it is still night,
and distributes food to her household,
a portion to her maidservants.
16 She picks out a field and acquires it;
from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength;
she exerts her arms with vigor.
18 She enjoys the profit from her dealings;
her lamp is never extinguished at night.
puts her hands to the distaff,
and her fingers ply the spindle.
20 She reaches out her hands to the poor,
and extends her arms to the needy.
21 She is not concerned for her household when it snows—
all her charges are doubly clothed.
22 She makes her own coverlets;
fine linen and purple are her clothing.
23 Her husband is prominent at the city gates
as he sits with the elders of the land.
24 She makes garments and sells them,
and stocks the merchants with belts.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity
and laughs at the days to come.
26 She opens her mouth in wisdom;
kindly instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over* the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband, too, praises her:
29 “Many are the women of proven worth,
but you have excelled them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting;
the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Acclaim her for the work of her hands,
and let her deeds praise her at the city gates.
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 