Friday, January 18, 2008
Proverbs 31 woman - Day 4
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Trading ships and exotic surprises!!! "She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places and brings back exotic surprises." Sounds very Caribbean-esque, does it not?? Very Greta Garbo and South Pacific and all those romantic, balmy beach scenes of the 40's and 50's old movies. Not quite sure that was what God had in mind, but it DOES remind me of something a pastor we sat under once told us. He said a wife needs to have a certain 'mystique' about her. And here's where my mind goes when I put that together with the verse today. Does it mean we're supposed to go far off in order to find things that will please and excite or are necessary to our families? Doesn't God KNOW how high the price of gas is now?? I'm VERY convicted on this point, since hubby is supposed to be eating organic, low fat, low cholesterol food. We found a WONDERFUL organic grocery, but it is in 'the city'.....50 miles away now!!! I feel I should make MORE of an effort to obtain the things he needs. Especially after losing his father this weekend to illnesses that could have been prevented by diet that started YEARS ago!!! Or does it mean I'm simply to 'surprise' my family and/or my hubby with fun things? Meals, games, little 'field trips', etc? We need to keep our lives interesting. Period. I could dwell on the personal, intimate things about being a wife that this could entail. OR I could bring out how we take care of our homes, what attention we give to them. OR what attention we give to our husbands. OR I could even talk about how boring it is to eat the same meals over and over again. But I am going to let everyone else tell ME what they 'get' out of this verse. Leave a comment or two......you all together are SO much smarter than I can be by myself. And no "sailing ship/size of a battleship" references, ok? What, to you all out there, would be an 'exotic surprise'? (No monkeys allowed)??? I've also decided to only give my take on these verses during the week. I will leave the weekend either for other 'homesteady' things or blank and spend time with family. So, we'll get back at this on Monday. Denise aka The Domestic Angel (cue hula music and drums) |
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