Welcome to my "Open Window"...a place of hope, encouragement, and adventure as we journey down the road from "Closed Doors" to the new opportunities God places in our pathway. I hope you will take the time to go back and follow the trail of mixed blessings and fears, failures and triumphs from the past and side-trips in the present. Perhaps it will conjure up some of your own special memories, and be an invitation for you to share with others. I look forward to spending this time with you!
What Do You See Outside YOUR Open Window Today?
Remember: "When God closes a door, He always opens a window!" You never know what might be out there waiting for you!
Friday Morning Update: Blogger seems to be having issues with publishing comments, so I am unable to comment on other blogs, and I cannot reply to comments here. I think others are having the same issue. Hopefully they will have it resolved soon, and we will all have a lot of catching up to do to visit and comment on blogs! I hope you have a lovely day in spite of these issues. Hope we can all visit again soon!
Good Thursday evening! I am writing this tonight because we will be back on the road again tomorrow for another doctor appointment and I won't have much time to read or write. This has been a very busy week with appointments and activities beyond our normal slower routine, so I am playing hide and seek with my blogging friends and other computer activities.
However, between appointments I've tried to take some time to enjoy the beauty around us every opportunity I could. The other day we were getting a light rain shower, (praise God!) and I noticed these juvenile Bluebirds flitting around in the trees...I was so happy to be able to get a couple of pictures!
This one looks like he's more of a drowned rat than a bluebird! Poor baby must be molting...or he's just really wet. He looks kind of sad.
Thankfully Mr. Blackie was inside and not out trying to catch the bluebirds unaware. Rather, he caught me unaware and jumped up on my desk so quickly and silently I didn't even notice until all of a sudden there he was!
Look at that face! He's looking at me with that look that seems to say, "Mom! Would you please quit messing with this contraption on this desk and pay me some attention??"
But soon he got bored looking at me (and I did give him some attention and loving until he started getting bitey), and then he was jumping back down and off he went in search of other adventures.
Yes, he's definitely a character!!!
This morning's sunrise was beautiful! It kind of qualified for the rhyme "Red Sky in morning, Sailors take Warning...Red Sky at night, Sailor's Delight." It definitely was a portent of rain to come, and we did get some nice little showers throughout the day, but nothing really stormy. That's fine with me. I'd much rather have the gentle slow rain that soaks in anytime!
I'm so happy the rose bush has been blooming again now that we are getting more rain...of course I have to cut them and bring them inside where they can be enjoyed. I often stop and smell the roses throughout the day.
They really don't last very long outside where it is so hot, and the bush isn't that visible to passersby for them to enjoy, so that's why I bring them inside where they can be fully appreciated while they last.
As a matter of fact, I just went outside right now and cut this rosebud that I noticed was blooming when I was outside earlier. The others shown above have actually already died and I had to throw them away, so I was happy to have this new little bud to enjoy while it opens.
These cute little pink flowers were growing in patches throughout the yard, so I took some pictures because I knew the lawn was going to get mowed the next day and they would be gone for now. This is the first I've seen them all summer, because it's just been too hot and dry.
And my new batch of zinnias is finally starting to bloom!
Zinnia (Old Maid)
I didn't get a very good close up of this Skipper on top of the zinnia because I was using my cell phone camera from a distance. He was a bit flighty and so I couldn't get any closer without scaring him off.
"About Skippers
Appearance: Skippers belong to the family Hesperiidae. They look like a mix between a butterfly and a moth, featuring stout, fuzzy bodies, large heads, and hooked antennae tips.
Flight Style: They get their name from their fast, darting, and erratic "skipping" flight pattern from flower to flower.
Common Species: You may spot fiery skippers, sachems, or common checkered-skippers feeding on your garden flowers. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Why They Love Zinnias
Nectar Source: Gardeners widely note that zinnias—especially semi-double varieties—are a favorite food source for small butterflies like skippers.
Easy Feeding: The open shape of zinnia blooms gives skippers a flat, sturdy landing pad while they sip nectar."
Finally the "Cape Honeysuckle" has decided to bloom. I've been waiting all summer!
I wanted to thank you all for your concern and prayers for my hubby the other day when we went to the Eye Surgeon for a check up. He did determine that the cornea was swollen and that he needed to be put back on some steroid drops for a few weeks and then go back in a month. However, there's been a snafu with the insurance company needing more information about why he needs this medicine before they will permit it to be filled, and apparently the doctor has been too busy doing more surgeries, etc., to answer their questions, and so it's still in limbo. But the good news is his eye seems to be correcting itself as each day it appears to be getting better and he is seeing more clearly. So maybe he doesn't really need the medicine after all? However when and if they ever get the prescription filled, he does plan to use it because he has other underlying eye issues that need to be addressed as well. Sometimes between dealing with insurance, the pharmacy and the doctor things can get quite exasperating! Still, we rejoice that the eye is feeling some better!
I had also mentioned that we needed to get haircuts somehow this week in between all these appointments. I had a dentist appointment yesterday morning for a cleaning, which was scheduled for 10:00. About 8:00 they called me and asked if I would mind coming in at 11:00 instead because their hygenist was running late for some reason. So what other choice did I have but to say yes? And so I took the opportunity to call our hairdresser to see if she had any openings that morning that would get us both in and out before 11:00, and she said yes, come on at 9:30! I took that as a little blessing from God because we both truly were looking pretty shaggy and we had a funeral to attend today among other things going on and no other time to get it done. So we got our hair cut and still had some time to kill before my dental appointment, so we took care of a little bit of shopping at the Dollar Tree and Marshall's, which are both right close to the Dentist office.
One thing I like to get at Marshall's is some pretty seasonal hand soaps for the bathrooms and/or kitchen. They always have so many cute ones to choose from that aren't very expensive, and their scents are nice without being too overpowering. I am very "SCENTSITIVE" to SCENTS, so I have to always give them the sniff test before buying. The one in the middle is so cute with some little doggies on the label, so I plan to give that one to Rose for their house, since of course they have doggies.
Today was the Memorial Service for the man from our church who passed away from cancer last week. It was a very nice service and well attended. I was so surprised to turn around and see two ladies that do not attend our church and are not family members of the deceased...but they are the managers of our local Dollar General store that is right here in the entrance to our neighborhood. Our friend who passed away also lived in our neighborhood, and apparently he shopped at that Dollar General quite often and must have been very friendly with these two ladies, as they are both very outgoing as well and we have a good rapport with them every time we go to the store to shop, which is quite often since it's so conveniently located about a block from our house. I know our friend who died was a very godly man who shared his faith openly with anyone, and it was quite impressive to me that he had made such an impact on these two ladies (who do not appear to be religious at all) that they wanted to come to his funeral. That really touched my heart to see them there.
Here is our friend, who was in the Navy and loved all things about the sea...
So it was fitting to have this poem in the bulletin for his service:
I had never seen this poem before so I looked it up to see where it came from, and here is the information I found online:
"A Sailor for the Lord" is an inspirational poem written by Richard John Scarr. [1]
The complete text of the poem "A Sailor For The Lord" by Richard John Scarr, which reflects on an old sailor's final voyage on God's heavenly seas with revered shipmates and an angel at the masthead, can be found in the referenced source. [1]
We also sang this hymn, "Eternal Father, Strong to Save", which is also known as The Navy Hymn.
Eternal Father, strong to save
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave
Who biddest the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea
O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy Word
Who walked on the foaming deep
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea
Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude
And bid its angry tumult cease
And give, for wild confusion, peace
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea
O Trinity of love and power
Our family shield in dangers hour
From rock and tempest, fire and foe
Protect us wheresoever we go
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea
Words: William Whiting 1860
Music: Melita, John B. Dykes 1861
One thing I've realized at each of the funerals we've had in the past year, and there have been too many, when given the opportunity for people to share some special memory of the dearly departed one, there have been such beautiful stories told of their faith and kindness and amazing works that they have done for others during their lifetime. I am always blessed by these testimonies, but I am also left with a feeling of wonder...it makes me wonder what will others have to say about my life when my time comes? And each time I come away with this sense that I'd really better get on the ball between now and then or there won't be much to say. But actually, it's not so much about what I do or don't do that really matters as much as where I put my trust and faith, and when I keep my eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith (Hebrews 12:1-2), I can run this race of life and finish it with confidence and joy...
"1Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
And then I pray that someday it may be said of me the words from this passage from Proverbs 31:25-31:
(especially verse 30)
"25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
And on her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many daughters have done well,
But you excel them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates. "
That would be the description of a life well lived, by God's grace and strength..."A woman who fears the Lord..."...that is my goal for this life. And please understand that "Fear" here does not mean that I am afraid of God, but I revere Him and trust Him implicitly, no matter what. That is my goal in life.
Well, it's time to wrap this up and get to bed. Tomorrow is another busy day. Actually, hubby is having an MRI, which is an annual check up to keep tabs on a condition that we want to make sure is still under control with no reoccurance, and that's all I'll say, but prayers are always appreciated. Thank you!
Good Night dear friends. Thank you again for being special friends. That really means a lot to me.
Happy Mother's Day today, as we remember our mothers and those who were "mothers" to us throughout out lives in one way or another. This post is going to be a cut and paste from some previous posts that I've done in the past... This is probably my most favorite Mother's Day picture...back in 1980 when we lived in Nova, Ohio, while hubby was attending seminary at Ashland Theological Seminary. We are standing in front of a lilac bush that was just beginning to bloom. Click HERE for the full story of this picture. Me with my three sons: Matthew in the space helmet, Benton in the suit, and Scotty picking a flower...sweet memories...
This picture below was taken in February, 2014, just a few months before our #2 son Matthew passed away from cancer. These are all the Steiner "men" in my life:
L to R: Hubby, #1 son Benton #1 (and only) grandson Noah, #2 son Matthew, and #3 son Scott. I am blessed to have been known as Wifey, Mom, and Grandma by this crew of handsome men.
Here is my mother....
My mother at age 70. In my mind, she was still this beautiful when she passed away almost 20 years later. Dorothea Tedlie Mursch 1917-2006
This is a picture (below) of me with my mother, way back in the late 80's I think. This was taken on a very special day that we spent rambling around an old abandoned house in north Georgia. There just happened to be some lilacs blooming on that property, and since that was my mother's most favorite flower ever, my Dad took this picture of us enjoying the lilacs together. Such a beautiful memory of a wonderful day together.
And then of course I want to remember my dear mother in law too. There are many stories about her scattered throughout this blog, as she spent a good bit of her last several years of life with us in our home. If you want some interesting stories about life with "Nanny", go to the right sidebar here on the blog and under "Some Special Topics", click on the first one "Caregiver", and you will be able to live through some of our adventures together. She was a very special woman, one whom I will never forget. I was blessed to be her "daughter-in-love".
Vivian Martin Steiner, "Nanny" 1923-2018
You can also CLICK HERE for a "Tribute to My Mother-in-Law, updated for Mother's Day, a few months after she had passed away.
In closing, I want to thank the Lord for the wonderful women He placed in my life. My own dear mother, and also my dear mother-in-law. Not to mention the many other women of influence throughout the years, many who were like "spiritual mothers" to me during my years of serving alongside my husband in the ministry. I needed a lot of wise counsel during those years, and God always seemed to bring just the right women along at the right time to help lead me in the right direction. I am not sure I would have made it without their kindness and Christian love.
Praying that you have also had a blessed and beautiful day today. I know for many this has not been a great day, due to distance away from loved ones, and perhaps some have not felt like this was a day they could celebrate for one reason or another.
I believe that Mother's Day really should be a day of tribute to all women, regardless of whether or not they are mothers. Many women, who may not have been mothers in the physical sense, have been more like mothers to other people's children than perhaps those other's own mothers were. I like these words from the famous Proverbs 31 "A Portrait of a Virtuous Woman"
"25. Strength and honor are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come.
26. She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and on her tongue is the law of kindness.
27. She watches over the ways of her household,
and does not eat the bread of idleness."
29. "Many daughters have done well,
but you excel them all."
30. "Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing.
but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised."
31. "Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her own works praise her in the gates."
That is the kind of woman that we should each aspire to be, regardless of whether or not we are married, have children, or live alone. Our worth comes from the Lord, first of all...not from our marital or familial status.
"A woman who fears the Lord....She shall be praised."
That is the most important quality in a woman ever.
Amen?
May your day be filled with blessings and peace today.
This is this week's Tuesday 4, and I didn't get around to participating until today, Wednesday. Yesterday was a busy day, and I honestly didn't think I had anything to contribute to this dialogue, so I thought I would just let it pass for this week. However, then the *Library called me and said they had all the books I had ordered online waiting for me to come pick up...and I said to myself, "Self, you may have something to say here afterall...so go ahead and give it a whirl." Better late than never...So here we go, and thank you to Annie for faithfully coming up with these discussions each week. Perhaps you are also late to the "party", and maybe you would like to add your thoughts about this topic. The link up is still available at Tuesday 4 if you still want to join...or go visit the others who participated on time, unlike yours truly. LOL. So here we go:
Book Worms
Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we try and challenge you to think , discover and make new friends through blogging.
1. Did any book besides the Bible have an impact on your life or beliefs? I would be hard pressed to come up with any other book that has had such an impact on my life as the Bible. It is the book that tells the story of my very existence...and yours too! It tells us all about our beginning and also our 'end'. Other books that I appreciated in my life were varied and diverse. I remember having as required reading in our senior year of high school the book 1984, by George Orwell. I remember how we all discussed the predictions made in that book, and this was in 1968...55 years ago. The book itself was written in 1949, and what is amazing to me to think about now is how George Orwell thought up all the ideas he presented in his book...and even though he may have been off by a few years, I'm thinking we are seeing much of what he wrote about coming true now in this day and time. What's interesting now to me is what my father's reaction was when I brought home that book to read. He picked it up and looked at it and threw it in the trash because it had some inappropriate language in it and he didn't want his daughter reading that trash! I had to go fish it back out of the trash to take back to school, explaining to him that the book belonged to the school and I had to make a report on it or I would get a bad grade. He was very upset about it and said he would talk to my English teacher and ask her why she was requiring us to read such garbage! Bless his heart, he meant well...but I am thankful that he is not around today to see the garbage that our children and grandchildren are being exposed to in our schools today. I have a difficult time with it and if I had kids in school today, I think I might be reacting much like my father did 55 years ago. Sadly, "Big Brother is watching you" is no longer a fantasy idea...
2. What books influenced you as a young person.?
To be honest, except for the book I just told you about above, I cannot remember what books I read when I was a young person. I don't recall reading all the usual books that many have mentioned...I do remember reading "Little Women", and also loved the movie version with Katherine Hepburn as Jo.
One book that my hubby and I used on a regular basis in our early years was "Streams in the Desert",
a daily devotional book by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman. It was always so amazing to us to see how the daily devotional always seemed to speak to whatever was going on in our lives at that time, and even when we would read it again the next year, it always seemed to fit our situation. Here is a link to today's reading. I was happy to see it hasn't changed. The copy we have was published in 1950. The Copyright is 1925. Here is an excerpt from today's reading: (July 19):
"The present circumstance, which presses so hard against you (if surrendered to Christ), is the best shaped tool in the Father's hand to chisel you for eternity. Trust Him, then. Do not push away the instrument lest you lose its work.
Strange and difficult indeed
We may find it,
But the blessing that we need
Is behind it.
The school of suffering graduates rare scholars."
3. Do you continue educating yourself by reading books or listening to podcasts or lectures?
I think it would be safe to say that the majority of my reading today, besides the Bible and a daily devotional, would be primarily for my relaxation and enjoyment. I do not do well "listening to podcasts or lectures". I am too easily distracted to focus on audio type learning at this point in time. I am a hands-on, let me hold it in my hand and see it up close kind of reader. I do not use a Kindle or other electronic type of reader. However, that being said, my eyesight is getting to a point where I cannot read for long periods of time anymore, so I have to read in smaller increments than before.
4. Have you ever sat in a coffee shop/restaurant/cafe reading a book? What is your preferred place to read?
I do not like to sit anywhere in public reading, except while in a waiting room in a Doctor's office or something like that. My preferred place to read is in my recliner, in the living room, next to my hubby, who is in his recliner usually watching something like sports on TV. I like to be in the same room with him even though I am not watching what he is watching.
*Now, on that note, this is what I am currently reading:
Yes, a stack of Amish Fiction books. I may have read some of these before years ago, but long enough ago that I've forgotten the stories so I am enjoying them once again. This is the stack I just picked up at the Library.
And I think these cozy Amish stories are having an influence on me. If you have read any of those kinds of books, you know how they are always baking or cooking something...Shoo Fly pies, Whoopie Pies or noodles and meatballs or something else equally fattening but hearty and delicious. The women spend a good bit of their time in the kitchen, rising up early to prepare a big breakfast for their hardworking men folk. This morning I felt like an Amish woman as I rose up early and started baking right away...here's what I made...our favorite Blueberry Bran Muffins:
Here they are, fresh and hot out of the oven, bursting with delicious blueberries that I had put up in the freezer earlier this summer when they were fresh picked from the blueberry farm here in our town:
(I didn't pick them...they had some already picked that were fresh, and saved me the trouble! If I were a true Amish woman, I would have grown them and picked them myself LOL).
I didn't exactly provide a portion for my "maidservants", because I don't have any maidservants. Neither do the Amish women. They have to work without the benefit of electricity or other modern conveniences. I do admire them, but not enough to want to be one. They have hardships we do not fully understand or appreciate, and even though I believe they have a true faith in God and Jesus Christ, they live with rules that I don't believe Christ ever intended for us to have to endure. However, the way things are going in our world today, we might be wise to take some lessons from the Amish about how to survive without modern conveniences...
Okay, that's all I will say for today. I hope you enjoyed this little visit. I wish you could come and have a cup of tea and a blueberry muffin with me. Just let me know when you are coming and I will put the kettle on! God bless you all and have a wonderful rest of your day!
I really don't have many new photos to share with you today as I shared them all yesterday. So I may have to go searching for something "new" or maybe something not so new. Let's see where this goes...
Yesterday morning I was enjoying the way the morning sunlight was filtering in through the blinds in the kitchen. I know the pictures aren't very bright, but this is the view from my kitchen sink and it just made me smile. There's those muffins I made the day before...yum.
And that pillow on that stool says "Friends are the flowers in life's garden". I have always loved that saying. We can never have too many flowers in our garden...just like we can never have too many friends. Being so isolated these past months has made me really appreciate my friends here in blogland even more!! Thank you for being such a lovely bouquet!!
Just another view in my kitchen...there's the needlepoint that my paternal Grandmother made many years ago. It says: "Come into my kitchen and chat with me while I prepare a pot of tea." Just let me know when you are coming, and I will put the kettle on! Or even if you just happen to drop by, I will be so happy to see you and will gladly put the tea kettle on...or the coffee pot if you prefer!
There are several places to sit and visit with me while we wait for the tea kettle to boil...
We can be like these two little old ladies, sitting with our crochet needles working while we visit.
(sorry you can see the reflection of my cell phone over that sweet old lady's face. I'm sure she never dreamed of such a thing back in her day!)
Welcome to my kitchen. You can see the tea things are already set out for us.
Again, I like the way the sunlight was shining on this favorite decorative plate that says:
"Cherish your family for they are your treasure.
A storehouse of riches...wealth beyond measure."
Yes, we treasure our families as well as our dear friends. We are blessed if we are able to enjoy both!
Quite a few years ago I attempted to write a devotional booklet for women based upon the "Proverbs 31 Woman". You know the one...that marvelous example of womanhood that many of us would love to emulate, but all too often we sadly fall short and find ourselves thinking we can never measure up to her standards. If you are interested in seeing some of what I did write, I'll leave a few links at the end of this post. You will quickly see what I mean about not measuring up...
Anyway, before writing this post I searched back through the things I had written from Proverbs 31, and discovered that I had written something for every verse in that chapter except for this particular verse 25. I'm not sure why I skipped over this one. The other verses were certainly more difficult in some ways...
But let's look at the complete verse...in the New International Version it says:
"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come."
The version of the Bible that I normally read is the New King James version, and it reads this way:
"Strength and honor are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come."
Either way you read it, this Proverbs 31 woman has the courage (strength) and dignity to not worry about the days to come; she can actually LAUGH and REJOICE perhaps even in the face of adversity and the unknown. Why? Because this woman has confidence in God...and she knows that no matter what, God is with her. She need not fear the future, because she knows WHO holds her future.
As most of you are aware by now, I just recently retired. To be quite honest, it was a risky move, financially speaking. There are many "unknowns" in my future...but there is One constant "KNOWN"...and that is the fact that God holds my future, and therefore I can enter into this season of life with a smile on my face and joy in my heart. Yes, I can "laugh at the days to come"...and with every new day of this retirement I am finding more and more ways to rejoice. Thank you, Jesus!!
My prayer today is that other "Proverbs 31" women out there will learn how to laugh at the days to come with the confidence that God is already there...no matter what.
Now, if you want to go back and read a few of my early escapades attempting to be a "Proverbs 31 Woman"... and some other examples of this remarkable woman...check these out:
Yesterday I told you about our "spare refrigerator" dying on us...(Click to read "Great Is Thy Thankfulness")...among other things going wrong and going good. Today when I got home from work I had to finish cleaning out that fridge before we totally shut it down. It was still barely cool, but not cool enough to keep it going. We ate lots of extra vegetables with our supper trying to clean out the crisper before they started to wilt.
One of the things I had stored in the freezer was my bags of bread flour. Now, mind you, I am not one of those suzy homemaker types who bakes her own bread and makes cakes from scratch (well, maybe sometimes, but not very often). I mean, I still work full time...and I have to choose my fun homey things carefully.
Anyway, you know the old saying, "If the world hands you lemons, make lemonade?"...Well, if the bread flour needs to come out of the freezer because the freezer is dying...bake bread. So that is why I smell bread baking...and I LOVE the smell of bread baking.
Don't get too excited over this... I cheated a little... I have a bread machine...and it does all the hard work...but I still get to smell the bread baking. That's almost as good as the eating part....you know? Eating hot homemade bread fresh out of the pan as soon as it is cool enough to cut? With real butter and jelly? drooling...i can't wait for the bread to get baked...how much longer...? Hopefully soon enough for me to have a snack before I go to bed...if not, I will wait for it before I go to bed...it's that good.
Hey...I may have some competition...my #1 son just said to me, "That bread sure smells good, Mom! I can't wait to have a hot piece of bread with some butter and jam".... My #3 son just said the same thing..."that bread sure smells good, Mom!"...
Hubby hasn't chimed in yet...he's not a real homemade bread connoisseur....doesn't know what he's missing. He prefers store bought bread. Something wrong with that...
I wish it would hurry up and cool!
Well, now that we are all drooling, I'd better go check the bread...I think it's just about ready! I'll let you know how it turned out. Later.
If it tastes as good as it smells...we'll all be happy!
I'll have to report back tomorrow. Right now I'm going to go eat some bread.
g'nite!
"She also rises while it is yet night, and provides food for her household, and a portion for her maidservants." Proverbs 31:15
"She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.' "Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates." Proverbs 31:27-31
Yes, It IS GOOD!!!!! YUMMMY!!!
(Excerpts from the "Portrait of the Virtuous Wife" found in Proverbs Chapter 31---a role model for all women still today.)
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