A Worthy Woman

As most of you know (since many of us have the same blog friends), Kristen Jenkins has spearheaded a wonderful online Bible study opportunity for women.  For starters, we will be studying Prov. 31:10-31, one verse per week.  Check out Far Above Rubies if you’d like to participate in this Bible study. I’ll be using my blog to post my comments about each week’s verse.  So, here we go. Introductory Thoughts About Proverbs 31:10-31 Sometimes we lose some of the beauty of the Hebrew language, once it has been translated.   It is fascinating to learn that Proverbs 31:10 is the beginning …

Lay Not Up for Yourselves Treasures Upon the Earth

This morning our family worshiped with the brethren at the Njiro congregation.  We always enjoy worshiping here.  Though they be few in number, there are some good people here.  During one of the prayers offered this morning, my heart was struck at some words which were uttered.   But first, you must understand context.   The home of the one who led the prayer is kind of like “The Projects” of Tanzania – rows of apartment-like dwellings for factory workers.   Their space consists of two very small rooms.There is a small cubby hole where some food preparation is done.There is a tiny …

To Market, To Market to Buy a ??

This afternoon I took Julia, Lindsey and Lydia to the clothes market. Occasionally a visit to the market will uncover a great find, like a name brand, almost new skirt.  We’ve definitely found an item here or there that we’ve put to great use.  The skirt I wore today was one I found the last time I went to the market.

That being said, the market wears me out.  Today, for instance, we drove onto the “road” where we usually park.  It was really a mud swamp.  I found a place that was sort of okay, so that we wouldn’t …