Joy is a fruit (or a benefit) of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, along with love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). We learn from the Bible that a benefit of the joy of the Lord is that it renews our strength (Nehemiah 8:10). Indeed, there are many health benefits …
Knowing how to conduct yourself when you are a visitor in someone else’s home is just as important as it is to know how to extend hospitality to those around you. Considering that this week brought the unofficial end of summer, that means that Thanksgiving is just around the corner and perhaps an invitation. Here are …
In my last post, I wrote about the importance hospitality plays in the Church. As we learned in a previous post A Guide to Living the Virtuous Life, the Proverbs 31 Woman has 10 virtues; when we practice hospitality, we are demonstrating four of them: homemaking, service, time, and beauty. This is because being hospitable involves …
We are instructed in God’s Word in several places that we should practice hospitality. But what is it and to whom should we demonstrate hospitality? “Be hospitable to one another without complaint.” – 1 Peter 4:9 AMP What is Hospitality? Miriam Webster defines hospitality as “the activity or business of providing services to guests”. The …
Last week, I shared some book recommendations and some tips for reading aloud to your children. Reading aloud daily is very important to helping your child to develop vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension, and a love of reading. See Related: Book Recommendations for Children I focused on elementary aged children because those are the ones …
As a single person, it is very difficult to create a variety of fresh meals each week. I understand the importance of meal prepping, but the problem is that you have to eat the same thing all week. I am okay with leftovers, but it is healthier to have a variety of foods each week …
Several years ago I was doing a Bible Study on the Proverbs 31 Woman, and came across an article by Melissa Ringstaff on her 10 virtues. The purpose of my blog, Above Rubies or Pearls, is to inspire women to see our true value in Christ, to become virtuous women, and to live accordingly. So …
I have lost some toning and conditioning since working out at home. I was so happy then when Empower was added to the barre class schedule. I quickly learned, though, that it would not make much more of a difference. Because I live on the 3rd floor, I can’t fully do the exercises the way they …
Just this past week in the news, there was a story about community refrigerators. The concept is very simple: if you have food to donate, leave it in the community refrigerator, and if you need food, help yourself to it. I pray more of these pop up all over, so that even more people struggling …
Relaxation is so important for me now because I am having a hard time doing so during this pandemic. The future of this world is so uncertain that it is hard at times to just unwind and let go. But did you know that there are major mental and physical benefits of relaxing? The Benefits …
