In the past, while on this journey to live in holiness I have looked to online Christian Women Forums, Books, Blogs, and the like. One great thing I learned along the way is that the answers I need are found in the Bible! I've often wondered why we tend to turn to every resource first but the Bible.

I bought this CD a while back from The Wissman Family. One of the songs is "The Answer's in the Bible". If you follow my link to their website you can listen to that song as a sample. I love the words and message in the lyrics, loud and clear, read the Bible! 

A little over a year ago, right after having our third daughter, I was spending about $50 a week on our groceries, including diapers for one and all toiletries. I was making our own laundry detergent and line drying our clothes. I was making all of our food from scratch. Unfortunately I became lazy and got to the point where I was spending about $150 a week on groceries and buying detergent again, and not taking the time to homemake everything, and so-on.

Let's go back to the idea that our answers lie in the Bible. Each time I read Proverbs 31 again I gain something new from it. The wisdom and importance of this passage is superior to any I could find anywhere else.

Lately I have been convicted about my spending, my laziness, my stubborness. If I truly love my husband and my family and the Lord shouldn't I be giving them all my best? I have not been. But praise the Lord the answer is in my Bible! Right here in Proverbs 31.

"She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness." ~ Proverbs 31:27 (KJV) ~

So, now I am homemaking about all I can, including food & detergent & even fabric softener. Trying to spend $100 a week. I do understand prices have gone up and there are 5 of us now. Line drying when I can. Making sure my children and my husband get a wholesome breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Attempting to wake early every day to send my husband off to work and spend my quiet time with the Lord. Making Proverbs 31:27 my motto. Committing to do my best to serve the Lord and my family!