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May 2019

Her Children Rise Up and Call Her Blessed

“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies…Her children arise up, and call her blessed.” Proverbs 31:10, 28
 

There are some lovely, old-fashioned words that I am sorry to see go out of vogue. One of those delightful words is virtuous.  For many Christian women the term virtuous woman is synonymous with Proverbs 31.  This seems appropriate, since the last twenty-two verses of that familiar chapter of Scripture give us a beautiful description of a virtuous, or…

Aging Gracefully and Full of Grace

“Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come.”  Psalm 71:18
I recently celebrated yet another birthday.  I remember as a little girl thinking my next birthday would never arrive, but now each one seems to roll around more quickly than the last. As I pondered the passing of another year, I began to wonder how I’m managing at…