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For all you P31 She Speaks sisters I wanted to share my experience at She Speaks 2012. I was blessed to have this article run earlier this year on Everyday Life at Proverbs 31 Ministries. I trust you were blessed at She Speaks 2013. I am excited to see what the Lord is doing in the lives of his P31 women. He Speaks “The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” (I Sam. 3:10) Have there ever been times in your life when you knew the Lord was calling youRead More →

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I wanted to share a dear friends poem with you today.  I hope it speaks to your heart. FORGIVENESS Although she’s nearly ninety years old her inner child still yearns to know: The one who struggled with his troubled soul unable to love or be known.Read More →

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“Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) Looking through a local antique shop called The Kaleidoscope I lovingly beheld objects that were identical to those that had decorated my grandmother’s home years ago. As I rummaged through antiquated styles and fads I began to reminisce about different friends and loved ones whom I miss. Oh, how things change! Do you ever think about that? Change, I mean. Everything in life changes. Our children grow up and leave home. We grow older. Jobs change. People move here and there, coming and going. Children are born. Loved ones die. Nothing seems certain. Everything isRead More →

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“Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.” (Hosea 10:12) The time of year has begun when gardens are planted and the earth springs forth with new life. Each spring my husband faithfully begins to cultivate the ground for his planting. I watch him from our deck as he marks off his garden area, cleans out the old remnants of last year’s garden, and begins to plow the ground in order to make it ready to receive the fertile seed.Read More →

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My father-in-law jokingly said, “If I’d known I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself.” With aging comes its effects. Response time slows. Minor lapses in short term memory. Our bodies just don’t do what our minds want them to do. But it’s a shock when you haven’t hit your 50’s and you notice these changes. I woke up one morning to discover that I could not lift my leg high enough to put on my socks. I’m too young for this! There must be something wrong. After many doctors’ visits’, I found out I was right. I was diagnosedRead More →