Day 3 - "She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands."

Proverbs 31:13 "She selects wool and flax and works

with eager hands"

Hi Ladies,

What a wonderful scripture to read on this day as it is the first meeting of the Coffee and Crochet Club.  One way to fulfill our goal of Proverbs 31 living is to appreciate the womanly art of sewing and working with our hands to create useful things for our family.
This scripture calls us to to be working with eager hands and also shopping for the raw materials so that we may be able to make the things we need for our home....if you read further in this proverb you see that this woman would make warm clothing for her family, provide clothing to the poor, sell what she made for a profit, she makes coverings for her bed, and I am sure that is not all she made...OH AND she made herself fine clothing as she was clothed in fine linen and purple.  Her family was also well dressed and warm as they were clothed in scarlet a fine, beautiful and warm fabric of the time. 

Sewing, crocheting, knitting, crafting, scraping, are all wonderful ways to fellowship with other woman and your daughters, to delight in the beauty of womanhood!

Also learning a discipline such as sewing, embroidery, knitting, crochet, or other skill that takes time and effort will not only create a feeling of satisfaction once the work is complete but also fine tune the spiritual disciplines of self control, patience, hard work.

Last week I selected the yarn, fabrics, and needles I would be using for this weeks projects.  I made sure to shop on the day of the sale and use the coupons I found in the mail and newspaper; saving me upwards of 30 dollars.  I will be able to make, 2 scarfs, 2 aprons, a Cloche hat, and several pot holders and hot mitts, all for about 60 dollars.  Not bad in my opinion for fine clothing, household items, and great Christmas gifts.

Below are several pictures I took of the making of the scarf and the many uses for the scarf once it is finished.

SO SOFT, Warm and Feminine!!!

Other scriptures tell us to also be busy at home. 

Titus 2:5

New International Version (©1984) "to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God."

I hope that you will delight in using your eager hands to making something wonderful for your friends and family, and of course, for yourself.

***This is one way that we can be frugal and save money on gifts, clothing, household needs such as; curtains,  pillows, hats, mittens, scarfs, bedding, place-mats, table clothes, hand bags, tote bags, aprons, dish towels, hand towels, napkins, and so much more. 

We can also make money doing these things thus helping us to work less outside the home and so fulfill the scripture that a woman is the keeper of the home.

Kisses and Hugs,
Jenny