“Do not forsake wisdom and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.” Proverbs 4:6
First Greetings
“Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.” Proverbs 27:14 A number of years ago, when I had a newborn and a toddler, my preschooler went through a season of barging into our room around 3:00 or 4:00 in...
One Way Ticket
“It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.” Proverbs 21:19 A few of us females in the house, by shrewd observation and naturopathic testing, have come to discover that certain foods are a diabolical enemy to our mood and...
A Most Excellent Correlation
“Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.” Proverbs 22:29 In Marshalltown, Iowa the school band began in Grade 4. During the instrumental demonstrations, I was wooed by the power of the trumpet. ...
Time to Re-Fuse
“The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.” Proverbs 12:16 I’ve always loved personal inventory tests. Not the magazine types about boyfriends and fashion. But the ones that reveal your personality type, your learning style...
Half Spent
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 I’m back. Though some of you (read: my mother) were waiting with great anticipation for a blog post last Wednesday, the silence was well-spent with my four favourite people in the world. ...
The Easy Road
“The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.” Proverbs 15:19 As a child I remember asking my parents why a road crew would bother going to all the trouble to blast through rock just to make the road more level. ...
Rotten or Regal?
“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.” Prov. 12:4 I think I understood the essence of this verse from the get-go, but I never understood it as well as I do after the events of the last few weeks. ...
An Unwelcome Relative
“Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.” Proverbs 18:9 When I was a young mother trying to manage home, ministry and family, I called my wise older sister in the States and asked what the secret was to getting it all done and doing it well. I...
Glorious Heroes – A Message for my Single Friends
“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.” Proverbs 17:6 It was a Thursday night. I was flying out the next morning to address some ladies near Ottawa and my girls were digging deep into their imaginations and...
Speech Matters – When My Words are Careless
“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his own opinion.” Proverbs 18:2 Many years ago when I was a young bride, my younger sister called me up and told me about some difficulty she was experiencing in a work relationship. I listened,...