Following a Friday afternoon hang out with Anna Worley, mother of recently featured Lizzi and Quinn, Beth went into a whirlwind of kitchen activity.
It smelled like a pie. “Was Beth making me a pie? Have I done something amazing that I am not aware of?”
Then, the whirlwind of activity turned into a whirlwind of a whirring blender. “Is this an object lesson? Maybe this is a pie smoothie. Maybe Beth is wanting to encourage me in my exercising by making me a tasty frozen treat.”
Beth walks into the room. Beth picks up Abbey. Beth takes Abbey to the kitchen, sits her in the high chair. Beth tells her, “you’re in for a tasty treat.”
I sigh. “Foiled again”
Mild fatherly disappointment aside, Beth’s whirlwind kitchen product resulted in some incredible homemade baby food for Abbey.
(I know its incredible because I ate some of it)
Maybe, if you pester her enough, Beth will share her secrets. Until then, I wanted to honor Beth’s effort with a surprise video tribute to her hard work and thriftiness:
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Husbands, what are some ways that your wives bless you through their creative thriftiness?
Single fellas, how do you rank “creative thriftiness” in your definition of what a godly wife is?
Wives, how do you serve your husband creatively?
Single ladies, how do you cultivate creative thriftiness in your lives?
Everybody, take a quick read of the following passage of Proverbs 31 – what role does “creative thrift” play in scripture’s understanding of what an “excellent wife” is?
“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.”Proverbs 31:10-31
