Proverbs 31 Maiden

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Hello bloggy friends. If indeed I still have any bloggy friends left.
I know I have neglected my blog shamefully the past year and a half, but it's been a hard year and a half, Four surgeries (and another one on the way) in under two years kind of makes one's life turn topsy-turvy. Funny how that is. Not that I'm complaining. I have grown, and learned many lessons during this rough patch.

All this to say that I am going to try and post more regularly (I know, I know, I've said it before...). I've come up with a blog series, and I am promising here to post at least once a month with this blog series, and I expect you all to keep me to my word! ;) The other day as a was browsing a lovely book, The Gentle Art of Domesticity I remarked to my mom that I wished someone would write a similar book from a Christian's perspective. While I enjoyed the book, there were some very worldly aspects that I did not enjoy. That comment to my mother got the wheels in my head turning. I wouldn't want to write a book, but I have a great way to share my thoughts - my blog!
So, This to say, I am introducing a new series here at Striving to be a Proverbs 31 Maiden, to be called Domestic Delights. Under this head, I will be writing monthly posts dedicated the the beauty of domesticity. I have lots of ideas tumbling about in my head, but I would love to hear your thoughts, what kind of subjects would you be interested in reading about? Would you like vlogs as well as blogs on the subject? Recipes and tutorials, or just discussion of the subject?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Stay tuned for the first edition of Domestic Delights!

~Elissa

6 thought(s):

SisterlyLove said...: Oh good! We've missed you. :) All of your ideas sound lovely.

Thanks for stopping by our shop! By the way, we love to trade as well. Just keep that in mind. :)

Genevieve; November 15, 2011 11:24 PM
Kara said...: You've returned!

Good to see you, dearie!

Glad you all are doing better now, it's probably been a "trying" hunt.; November 16, 2011 7:13 AM
Bailey said...: Elissa! What a beautiful idea. I'm up for anything you've got, though I have a special interest for a vlog. I haven't heard your voice for years.

{{{HUGS}}}; November 16, 2011 11:19 AM
Anna said...: Get well soon, Elissa. :) Praying for you.; November 16, 2011 11:25 AM
CNK said...: Glad you're back :D Can't wait for the new blog posts! Have you ever read, "The Hidden Art of Homemaking" by Edith Schaeffer?; November 16, 2011 5:52 PM
Lenna Marie Candler said...: What a wonderful idea, Elissa!! I would say recipes and tutorials could be quite fun as well. :) For the record- just got your letter yesterday and I'll be replying shortly, Lord willing. <3 {{hugs}}; November 18, 2011 8:21 PM

My favorite books

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy- J.R.R. Tolkien
An Old Fashion Girl- Louisa May Alcott
Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt by George Grant
Leave it to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
Persausion - Jane Austin
Mansfield Park- Jane Austin
Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
Faro's Daughter by Gorgette Heyer
Sherlock Holmes Books - Sir Arthur Conan Doyal
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austin
The Chronicles of Narnia- C.S. Lewis
Freckles- Gene Straton Porter
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Mongomery
Anne of Avonlea- L.M. Mongomery
Anne of Ingleside - L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island- L.M. Mongomery
Anne of Windy Poplars - L.M. Montgomery
Anne's house of Dreams - L.M. Montgomery
Rainbow Valley - L.M. Montgomery
Rilla of Ingleside
From Dark to Dawn- Elizabeth Charles
Beatrix Potter Artist, Storyteller, Country woman by Judy Taylor
Little Women- Louisa May Alcott
So much more - The Botkin Sisters
The Elsie Dinsmore Series- Martha Finley

Proverbs 31:10-31

An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. She makes bed coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to 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 women have done excellently, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.

Queen Victoria on 'Women's Rights'

I am most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of "Women's Rights," with all its attendent horrors, on which her poor feeble sex is bent, forgetting every sense of womanly feelings and propriety. Feminists ought to get a good whipping. Were woman to "unsex" themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen and digusting of begins and would surely perish without male protection.I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dilike these masculine occupations.
Queen Victoria, 1870