House Building 1: Elegant Blueprint
Simple, elegant solutions are some of my favorite things. I love when a time puzzle meshes perfectly. I get excited when one piece of paper can take the place of five. And a truly valuable tidbit that provides lifelong help is positively inspiring.
Of course, this meant I wanted an at-a-glance way to keep everything about myself, my home, and my family in front of me. I wanted an infographic thirty years ago. As is most often the case, the answer came from Scripture.
Proverbs 14: 1 says that “Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.” I was fairly sure that women were not the literal house builders in Middle Eastern culture. That meant something even more exciting: women were a significant factor in the complex organization called home. Read more
Priority Stewardship 