Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
“10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”
Proverbs 31 talks about a woman who works tirelessly to take care of her family, but it also doesn’t shy aware from talking about ways she takes care of herself and does things for herself on her own.
I think that self-care is often attributed to things like washing your face, taking a bubble bath, etc. And through our weekly challenges we have tried to have a more holistic view of biblical self-care. Like taking of ourselves as moms in our relationships with the Lord and our families. Physical health and maintenance is definitely a big part of self-care though and we don’t want to ignore that.
So this week focuses on that:
Every night this week, wash your face/take off your makeup before bed.
This is one that is hard for me when I am really tired. My trick (and Kirsten does it too) is to keep face wipes on my nightstand for when I forget before getting in bed. It’s almost impossible to drag myself back out of bed to wash my face, so with my face wipes, at least my makeup can be taken off.
I think we all know how good it is for our skin to wash our faces and take our makeup off every night, though we may not always do it. As with all of the challenges, we want this to be something that refuels you as a mom and makes you feel refreshed. Even if you don’t wear makeup everyday, it may be beneficial to you to wash and moisturize your face every day, especially as it gets drier this time of year.
Additionally, feel free to use a face mask once or twice this week and take some extra time relaxing while your skin soaks up some goodness. Here are a few super simple DIY recipes for some easy face masks. Good luck with the challenge this week!
Adventures In Bliss 