Well, my Proverbs 31 study is coming to an end. I will be honest that I skimmed/skipped over the weeks on husbands and children. Not b/c of bitterness/jealousy, but I just didn't get a lot of out of it. Maybe at the bottom of me, I was like, This has nothing to do with me and I know that my Bitter Bettyness would go up a million times if I continue to read through it. I once did a HUGE Proverbs 31 study with the older women of my church. We met at a wonderful older woman's house once a week. I think that there was 7-8 "younger" women and we were given "helpers" and assigned one older woman to be a mentor to us. I got a wonderful woman that I had already been getting to know while working with the older girls in the church. I remember that we would learn one lesson on being a lady, (napkin folding, etc), we would have a cooking lesson and then after we ate, we went through the bible study of the Proverbs 31 woman. I remember that at that time I was still bitter over being single and did not want to think or talk to people who were newly married or were about to have a baby. I remember that I just happen to not come when the weeks were Husbands and Children. Over the years I also did a summer Proverbs 31 Bible Study with friends from high school. At that time I was no longer that bitter and was excited to learn about what the Proverbs 31 woman had to say on both of the matters. The study was Woman of Joy by Sue Ferguson. You can check out that Bible Study at www.womanofjoy.com. Sue Ferguson attends my friends church and we were able to go over to her house for the day and talk about the Bible Study.
So, the Proverbs 31 woman has come into my life at different times. I think I love her b/c she would totally be my friend! Or at least I would want to hang out with this wonderful woman who takes care of herself, loves God, and helps her family and friends.
So, I only have three more weeks of work to do on the Bible Study and then I am finished.
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