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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - May 08 2011 : 12:32:41 PM
Happy Mothers Day to all of Our FarmGirl moms and grandmoms!
To celebrate I thought I'd share this fantastic translation of Proverbs idea of the ideal woman. I can see so many of you amazing women reflected here, regardless of whatever faith you might adhere to.
Proverbs 31:10-30 The Message Translation
A good woman is hard to find,
and worth far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her without reserve,
and never has reason to regret it.
Never spiteful, she treats him generously
all her life long.
She shops around for the best yarns and cottons,
and enjoys knitting and sewing.
She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
and brings back exotic surprises.
She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast
for her family and organizing her day.
She looks over a field and buys it,
then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden.
First thing in the morning, she dresses for work,
rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.
She senses the worth of her work,
is in no hurry to call it quits for the day.
She's skilled in the crafts of home and hearth,
diligent in homemaking.
She's quick to assist anyone in need,
reaches out to help the poor.
She doesn't worry about her family when it snows;
their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.
She makes her own clothing,
and dresses in colorful linens and silks.
Her husband is greatly respected
when he deliberates with the city fathers.
She designs gowns and sells them,
brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.
Her clothes are well-made and elegant,
and she always faces tomorrow with a smile.
When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say,
and she always says it kindly.
She keeps an eye on everyone in her household,
and keeps them all busy and productive.
Her children respect and bless her;
her husband joins in with words of praise:
"Many women have done wonderful things,
but you've outclassed them all!"
Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.
The woman to be admired and praised
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - May 08 2011 : 7:24:47 PM
The hubby took me and my mom out to applebees for lunch/dinner :D it was the best mothers day meal ever!
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - May 08 2011 : 6:02:53 PM
Jen, thank you, and happy mothers day to you, and after all you've shared about your own mother, wish her a wonderful day as well.
Deb, me too! There is even a proverbs 31 women's organization. Oh, to be like the Godly woman in this Proverb!!
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
www.broken908.blogspot.com
http://forums.familyfriendpoems.com/broken908
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge |
| sunflowercritters |
Posted - May 08 2011 : 5:49:21 PM
That has been my prayer to be that proverb mother/women.
I Thessalonians 5:16,17
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Deb-farmgirl sister #462
http://sunflowercritters.blogspot.com/
Be like a Sunflower, Turn your Face to the Son. |
| classygram |
Posted - May 08 2011 : 5:31:48 PM
Wonderful, thank you for sharing!!!
http:///www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
| oldbittyhen |
Posted - May 08 2011 : 12:33:26 PM
AMEN!!!!!!!!! |
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