Proverbs 31:10

Shonn and Beckett at church...This week, Beckett went
to the nursery for the first time. He loved it!

This Sunday at church, the sermon focused on using your hobbies the right way.  I think of this as my online journal, and it's a hobby for me. (It's also a way of sharing Beckett's life with my friends and family that are far away.)  I started thinking about how it could become a little more than just the typical, here's a picture of Beckett and a little caption.  I love that, but I think it could also be a way for me to show how I can work, be a mom, and a wife, while fufilling an important purpose.

I found Proverbs 31:10-30.  And I want to use it as a guide for the pictures and captions of our lives.  I don't think these things have to always be stated, but I do think it's good to remember what is important and to try living to an ideal.  I like these verses so much because I feel like it gives wives and mothers room to serve and love others, which is how I view my job.  It also reminds me of the importance of hard work.  (I also like how it acknowledges the value of beauty in the home...and even provides a little wiggle room for dressing the family in cute clothes! YAY!)

It makes me feel like my life is okay - that as long as I am giving and loving, it doesn't matter if I work, stay home, make a lot of money, make no money, or whatever else we spend our time worrying about.  Read it and see how you feel.

A wife of noble character who can find?

She is worth far more than rubies.

11Her husband has full confidence in her

and lacks nothing of value.

12She brings him good, not harm,

all the days of her life.

13She selects wool and flax

and works with eager hands.

14She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from afar.

15She gets up while it is still dark;

she provides food for her family

and portions for her servant girls.

16She considers a field and buys it;

out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

17She sets about her work vigorously;

her arms are strong for her tasks.

18She sees that her trading is profitable,

and her lamp does not go out at night.

19In her hand she holds the distaff

and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

20She opens her arms to the poor

and extends her hands to the needy.

21When it snows, she has no fear for her household;

for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

22She makes coverings for her bed;

she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

23Her husband is respected at the city gate,

where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

24She makes linen garments and sells them,

and supplies the merchants with sashes.

25She is clothed with strength and dignity;

she can laugh at the days to come.

26She speaks with wisdom,

and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

27She watches over the affairs of her household

and does not eat the bread of idleness.

28Her children arise and call her blessed;

her husband also, and he praises her:

29“Many women do noble things,

but you surpass them all.”

30Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.