Proverbs 31:13- 20

She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. She is like a merchant's ship; she brings her food from afar. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her family and for her servant girls. She goes out to inspect a field and buy's it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. She watches for bargains; her lights burn late into the night. Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy.

In this passage of Proverbs it is speaking of a virtuous woman; a virtuous woman speaks of excellence, moral worth, ability, and nobility; not just marital fidelity. Such a woman is ideal of wisdom in action. In Proverbs 31: 13-15 it says she carefully considers a field; that is , she buys and sells and builds her own resources. In this passage it clearly shows that she found ways to provide an income for her family to help her household. In Proverbs 31: 20-22: The virtuous woman works not to get rich, but to give to others. She can be concerned for others because her own family is taken care of. God expects us to take care of our family first, but then to help others where you see a need.  When you help someone else, I can promise you a need in your own life is also fulfilled.

I strive daily to watch over my family and to be mindful of the way I spend God's money. I try to be a good steward by cooking good wholesome food and by looking for ways to save money; one way is by making my own laundry detergent and other cleaning supplies. This saves my family money and still gets the job done. One of my favorite cleaning agents is vinegar...Vinegar can be used in so many ways and has no toxic chemicals. Here is my favorite bathtub cleaner recipe:

Put your drain stopper in your tub. Sprinkle bottom of the tub with baking soda and pour vinegar over the baking soda to form a paste. Scrub away. Rinse tub. Gets the tub nice and clean and no harsh fumes to contend with. The vinegar smell will go away once the tub is rinsed and air drys.

This blog has become for me a resource to help others. I hope that each person that reads it, takes something away with them that will nourish their body. Get into God's Recipe Book for your life (the Bible), and watch your life change. Keep Reading and Keep Cooking.