Proverbs 31 Introduction

1 February 2010

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Just a Blink Readers: Hang on with me…I may be going off the deep end with my next post series (which may take form in monthly or daily posts depending on how it goes). hmmm…I sure hope there are floaties in the deep end. Anyway, there will be plenty of craftiness and photos of the [...]

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Worth Far More Than Rubies

2 February 2010

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My First Day photo credit Designs of Life Well, I am up before the sun. I fed my 3 month old babies, Claire and Leah. They help me get up while it’s still dark. I stayed awake after putting them back down to sleep. I dressed myself in my gray imitation Uggs boots and my [...]

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Works With Eager Hands

3 February 2010

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Just a Blink Readers: I will pick and choose the order in which the verses from Proverbs 31:10-31 are “learned about”. I think I’ll clump together the husband verses down the road a bit.  Hey, it’s my blog I can wreck it up if I wanna. Proverbs 31:12 13 She selects wool and flax 
and [...]

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Flax and Wool Homework

8 February 2010

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Shopping I “gathered” wool from Mill End Factory Outlet.  I looked for felt fabric that I loved, but I guess modern felt is made of 100% Acrylic. So, I purchased a yard of Ralph Lauren wool from the remnant pile. Beats finding a sheep to sheer, no? I picked up a box of flax seeds [...]

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Flax Muffins

9 February 2010

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Proverbs 31:12 She gathers wool and flax and works with eager hands Today, I had a  yummy mid-morning snack. Recipe adapted from the back of the Hodgson Mill Flax Seed box: 1/4 cup Millled Flax Seed 1-1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt Couple shakes [...]

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Wool YoYo Pin

10 February 2010

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Proverbs 31:12 She gathers wool and flax and works with eager hands I survived using a needle and thread. I may even have the gumption to try it again. Of course, I had the lure of hot-gluing an old clip-on earring, to get me through to the end of the “sewing”. I used a 4-leaf [...]

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Like A Merchant Ship

24 February 2010

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{Hi, I’m back. I took an unexpected blogging break. Recovering from a 103 F fever will do that to a person.  I added new pages to my navigation bar during my week off. Check them out, Meet Jess and Welcome to Just a Blink.} Onto the task before me…try to learn about the wisdom found [...]

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Her Family is Clothed in Scarlet

26 February 2010

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{I’m skipping around Proverbs 31 again. I will get back to groceries I promise. It’s just that playing in the snow is so much fun!} Proverbs 31:21 21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet. Hats, boots, mittens, snowpants….check This Proverbs 31 “studying” is [...]

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Her Husband is Respected at the City Gate

3 March 2010

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Pete turns the big 3-0 today! In honor of my husband’s special day, I enlisted the help of some folks to tell Pete how great he is. (Which happens to tie in nicely with my  Proverbs 31 hands on learning  series.) Proverbs 31:23 23 Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes [...]

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“Provides Food” Homework

3 March 2010

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Proverbs 31:15 15 She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls. Just checking in to say I’m busy working on verse 15. I came up with a recipe file of 31 family meals. I started feeding the babies baby mush cereal. Leah likes [...]

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