Lifting Up Friends

Proverbs 31:29 (New International Version)    29 “Many women do noble things,        but you surpass them all.” This is something that I just want to say to my friends over and over and over.  As women we work so hard at our jobs, our homes, our families, our volunteer activities and we think and feel [...]

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Praise Mama say what

Proverbs 31:28 (New Living Translation)    28 Her children stand and bless her.       Her husband praises her:  This doesn’t happen in my home. Proverbs 31 woman and I are different on this verse.  My oldest my pray for me when he says his nightime prayers, but at his age most prayers are looking for small miracles, [...]

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Energizing Mama

Proverbs 31:27 (New International Version)    27 She watches over the affairs of her household        and does not eat the bread of idleness. This is every mom I have ever met.  We all watch over the affairs of our household and most of us never suffer from idleness, there is always something to do.  Cleaning, [...]

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Wisdom

Proverbs 31:26 (New International Version)    26 She speaks with wisdom,        and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Wisdom.  The best source of wisdom for everything in our life is the Bible.  It has been for thousands of years.  Anything you need to know- finance, being depressed, loving, sharing, caring, raising children- whatever it’s all [...]

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Proverbs 31:23

Proverbs 31:23 (New Living Translation)  23 Her husband is well known at the city gates,       where he sits with the other civic leaders. So today the Proverbs 31 woman is talking about her husband.  To me this means your husband should also be involved in the community.  So many people want to complain in our society, [...]

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Warm Mama

Proverbs 31:21 (New Living Translation)  21 She has no fear of winter for her household,       for everyone has warm[a] clothes. This is a call for a mama.  We all want to make sure our families are warm, in clothes and in spirit.  We all try to bundle up our families or snuggle down with some warm [...]

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Help Others

Proverbs 31:20 (New Living Translation)  20 She extends a helping hand to the poor       and opens her arms to the needy. I don’t have the whole Proverbs 31 memorized.  I am not good at verse memorization like some  people are.  But before I looked up this verse I was thinking I hope it’s about helping people, [...]

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Proverbs 31 two verses today

Proverbs 31:15-16 (New International Version)    15 She gets up while it is still dark;        she provides food for her family        and portions for her servant girls.  16 She considers a field and buys it;        out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.  Okay how this correlates to my life today in 2010.  [...]

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Proverbs 31:14

Proverbs 31:14 (New Living Translation)  14 She is like a merchant’s ship,       bringing her food from afar. So what can I saw about this verse?  We all know how important it is now to buy locally but back then it would have been a great treasure to be able to bring food from far away for [...]

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Proverbs 31:12

Proverbs 31:12 (New Living Translation)  12 She brings him good, not harm,       all the days of her life. This is very important in all relationships.  You need to be nice to each other.  When I was first married I held grudges with my husband, I grumbled, I didn’t clean up after him, instead I got mad [...]

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