So I had a little teary breakdown in the dressing room at Ann Taylor the other night. It doesn’t happen often and I only allowed it 10 minutes but it got me to thinking about the concept of beauty. The first Bible verse I memorized as an adult mentions beauty. It was Proverbs 31:30. The verse states: “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” What women do I think are worthy of praise?

In no particular order here are 3 women that I think raise the bar:

For years I have challenged others to use the following method for their devotional life:

1) read the chapter of Proverbs that corresponds to the date (there are 31 chapters in Proverbs)
2) read the chapter of the book of James that corresponds to the work week (5 chapters in James)

This is like a daily infusion of wisdom for your daily walk. Try it for three months and see how applicable those scriptures are to your current situations. Something will leap off the page every day. Today is the 30th and a Monday. Check out the following from Proverbs 30:

1The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.

The man declares, I am weary, O God;
I am weary, O God, and worn out.
2Surely I am too stupid to be a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
3I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?

So I think I’ll miss Sunday to go check out the Huntsville Air Show. Golden Knights Army parachuters at 12 noon and Blue Angels at 3.

http://www.hsvairport.org/airshow/schedule.html

So I am cruising the internet and I come across a story about Matt Allen (The Ice Cream Man) on ijustine.com…

He gives away free Ice Cream in the attempt to make the world a happier place.

I found the idea inspirational and completely applicable for the church. Looks like fun!!!

So I was sitting in my prayer time this morning, praying for the normal things I pray for…and I started to realize how much I could be totally freaking out about. I mean, there are at least 6 huge things going on right now in my and Wesley’s lives, that I should be a huge puddle of tears and a gigantic ball of stress. Normally, I would have had melt down already….(and maybe there is still one to come…who knows). However, I am unusually peaceful today.