The Titus 2 Homemaker

She is like the merchant ships, she brings her food from afar.
Contrary to popular (and apparently, not very attentive) opinion, this verse has nothing to do with outside employment.  (Something about that “magic” word merchant seems to cause people to jump on this.)  The verse says that she is like the merchant ships, and it […]

She seeks wool and flax, and willingly works with her hands.
I think the emphasis here is on the second half, rather than on wool and flax, specifically.  This ideal woman is a diligent worker.  She looks for productive work to do.  The implication (in the word “willingly”) is that she works cheerfully, as well.  (Ouch; […]

Nourishing Traditions has definite strengths and weaknesses.  On the negative side, it is first of all not very practical for those completely new to whole foods cooking.  Nearly all of the recipes are “weird”: not the kinds of things that normal people will be willing to eat (especially hard-to-convince hubbies!).  Very little basic “how-to” information […]

She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.

This is another fairly self-explanatory verse, but let’s consider some practical applications.
When our husbands make decisions we don’t like, do we make them sound bad to others in conversation so no one will think it was our idea? Ouch. Not doing […]