Proverb a Day: Day 17

CLICK HERE TO READ PROVERBS 6 Do you remember those ant farms that you “played” with as a kid? I can’t recall which of the three of us kids in our family received it as a present one year, but I was mesmerized … and also terrified … what if they somehow got out? The…

Read Proverbs 25 Proverbs 25 is rich with wisdom about choosing your words carefully. This fall, Robert and I will be celebrating 15 years of marriage. I wish I had applied this verse more during the early years of our marriage. I think it would have made some challenging days a little more bearable and…

Read Proverbs 26 Usually our oldest sleeps in, but one morning she was up early, and we talked about how this verse is going to guide her well through the junior high years (!) Personally, I’ve had to relearn this verse over and over again. Gossip is an easy trap to fall into and once…

Read Proverbs 23 I think we all know a person or two or three or more who have been affected by alcoholism or excessive drinking and it’s taken a toll. As we navigate the teen years with our oldest, I am very conscientious of drinking and teaching her the right attitude towards alcohol and the…

READ PROVERBS 10 We often kid with Ellie, our youngest, that she is the richest among her sisters because she is the most diligent. Need a chore or task to be done? Ellie is your girl. Of course, like all of us, she is motivated by the money so we pay her accordingly. Her grandparents…