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April 26, 2015

A Proverbs 31 Woman {Week 2}

I sure hope you’re enjoying this journey through Proverbs 31 as much as I am. I’m super excited to continue this week with one of my fav topics, marriage. Let’s take a look at the next two verses.

Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:11-12

So the absolute first attribute we see of this woman is that her husband has full trust in her. I think the King James Version is beautiful, it says The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. So not only does he trust her with his money, his children and basically his life…he also trusts her with his heart. Oh trust, can’t we all agree that is such a crucial part of marriage! Being trustworthy is such a blessing to your husband. How do we become more trustworthy? By mirroring God.

I was intrigued by the KJV version and what no need of spoil meant, so I dug a little deeper. Basically, he knows that his trust is not misplaced. He knows his wife would not do him wrong, ever. Which ties directly into the next verse.

She brings him good, not harm, ALL the days of her life. It doesn’t say she only is good to him when she feels he deserves it. All the days of her life y’all. Every single one! In our world, 50% of all marriages end in divorce. But for the Proverbs 31 woman, she is in it for the long haul. For better, for worse…for richer, for poorer…in sickness and in health…all the days of her life. She remains faithfully at his side. And he has confidence that she will always be there.

This beautiful lady strives oh-so-hard to make her home a haven of joy and happiness for her husband to return home to at the end of the day. There is a quote by Martin Luther that I love…let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave. That quote is a perfect example of a Proverbs 31 wife.

She doesn’t love her husband with conditions and she doesn’t hold grudges. How many of us can say that? Surely not this strong-headed girl. Forgiving love is a love that is securely rooted in God’s love for us. God wants our love to be sweet, soft-hearted and lovely. He wants it overflowing with forgiveness. By offering forgiveness, we are offering the grace that God has given us. The Proverbs 31 wife doesn’t cling to prior offenses, tucking them in her pocket to use later. She wipes the slate clean as soon as the offense happens. She knows that will not only set her husband free, but her as well.

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:13

Don’t forget to stop back next Sunday as we take a look at more virtues of the Proverbs 31 woman.

April 25, 2015

Redo Your Room {Book Review}

Redo Your Room

50 Bedroom DIYs You Can Do in a Weekend

By Editors of Faithgirlz! and Girls’ Life Mag

About the book:

Faithgirlz! and Girls’ Life magazine team up with Redo Your Room, a fun new book girls nine to twelve (and possibly even their older sister!) will love to flip through again and again. Containing tons of fabulous room makeover ideas,Redo Your Room offers step-by-step instructions that help readers create a whole new look for their bedroom without breaking the piggy bank. Girls will be inspired by the creative, stylish, and resourceful tips as they discover their inner designer.

I have a teenage girl that is dying to redo her room at this exact moment. We’ve actually been talking about it for months, throwing ideas around. So when I saw this book up for review, I snatched it up.

I could tell as soon as I opened the book and turned the first page that my girl was going to love this book! Redo Your Room is a really awesome book that covers everything in your child’s room- furniture, study area, closet, walls and organizing their stuff! It has all sorts of easy DIYS for your room. I mean, hello, who doesn’t love a good DIY! It separates it all into sections: your desk, bed, closet, ect. It gives tips on how to clean your room, organize it and make it your own.

The book itself is a great size, very well made and it just jammed packed with happy colors and pictures. It’s just a fun book to read. This book gets you motivated to clean and start decorating! And I have the feeling it will inspire many craft store trips in the future.

This book was provided to me free of charge by Book Look in return for my honest review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.