Thus far, this passage on the Proverbs 31 woman has looked primarily at her home life. It’s talked about the different occupations she has at home and how she cares for her family and the others in her household. This verse takes more of an outward focus. While the Proverbs 31 woman prioritizes …
I was tagged recently, and I decided to do something a little bit different. The tag is combined with our monthly Ruby story. That way, I was able to get Ruby to help me with the writing! I hope you enjoy what she had to say. Rules Thank the person who nominated you. Thank …
Well, are you ready for the big reveal? I’ve decided to make this a tradition here on A Ruby in the Rough. Each year, I want to share with you what my word and verse of the year was for the previous year. My word of the year I revealed for 2020 was perspective, …
Do you ever wonder what the best New Year’s resolutions are? Or, maybe you have tried making resolutions over and over, and you have decided that they just don’t work and aren’t worth it. I think most of us (myself included) have experienced the excitement of making big plans for the new year, …
This is the second part of the story, M&M Cookies for Rhoda. If you haven’t read that story, start there! “Look at me! I look like a princess.” Rhoda Marshall twirled around, her pink gauze skirt ballooning as she went. Ruby Randall laughed. “How am I supposed to put …
The Christmas season with all of its joy, coziness, and festivities is here! It’s the perfect time of year to remember what Jesus did for us and rejoice in His goodness. Christmas is a time for rejoicing and getting in the Christmas spirit. But, we all know that sometimes this is easier said …
“Oh, I just don’t know what to do.” Ruby Randall spoke the words aloud to herself, going into her bedroom and dropping onto her bed. She rested her chin in her hand and gazed out the window. “I had Dad’s and Mom’s blessing to start this business with Amber and everything. And, …
You have a beautiful planner. You also have a bag full of stickers – enough to decorate your planners for years. Maybe you even have all the fancy pens, washi tape, bookmarks, and sticky notes. Oh, and even with all of this, you still can’t resist picking up that cute package of stickers …
I don’t know about you, but I don’t know how to use a spinning wheel. I did try spinning once at a craft festival, and it is a lot harder than it looks. While I think it would be fun to learn, I don’t think that you have to use a spinning wheel to …
Simple living is an appealing ideal in our fast-paced world. Slowing down and taking time to smell the roses sounds wonderful, but is it Biblical? As Christians, don’t we need to rush from one thing to the next as fast as we can, trying to do as much for the Lord as we …
You know that feeling. You have finished a hard job, and now you are reaping some of the benefits of it. Maybe you just cleaned up your messy kitchen, and now you are surveying the sparkling countertops and gleaming dishes. It could be that you planted a garden. All summer long you worked hard, spending …
Have you ever wondered if there were people in the Bible who practiced simple living? I think that there were actually quite a few of them and that they have a lot to teach us if we slow down and take the time to learn. What does Christian simple living look like? Is simple living …
Prayer can be such a battleground. Do you know why? Satan knows that as Christians we so desperately need to connect with the Lord and draw strength from Him. So, the devil fights us on this. Oh, it may not look like a fight. It may come across as a simple thought such …
“August 1,” Ruby mumbled to herself. She flipped over the pages of her journal. “It’s been exactly 3 months since my birthday. A quarter of a year gone, and what do I have to show for it?” Discontentedly she stared at the page she had written on her birthday. ‘Goals for …
Exercise. We all know that we need it. Sometimes we may enjoy it, but other times it is just another to-do list item to hang over our heads. There was a workout routine that I used to do. It was certainly not something I wanted to go do just for the fun of …
“Don’t forget to watch the casserole in the oven. Have fun! Bye!” Mrs. Randall called back last-minute instructions as she climbed into the car. Mr. Randall closed her door and got into the driver’s seat. Both Mica and Ruby waved as the car pulled out. It was Friday night: date night for the …
Of course, you know those things that you would like to start doing and develop as habits. We probably all have them. There are things that we know we should do regularly, but they just fall between the cracks in our busy lives. Whether it is exercising, spending time in prayer, drinking more …
All of us want to accomplish something, right? We all look off into that rose-tinted dream we call “someday” and think of all the things we will do. In the meantime, the only time we are promised, which is this present moment, is passing us by. If we don’t start planning now, we …
Did you get to listen to our Monthly Melody yet? An Hour of Hallowed Peace is such a beautiful hymn, and I love this arrangement of it. It is so peaceful!! Whether or not you try to learn the song, at least go and listen to this beautiful piece. And you may …
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon. You walk into the kitchen wondering, “What should I make for supper?” Slowly you pull open the fridge door. Surprise, surprise! Nothing jumps out at you ready to set on the table for your family. For the 4th time that week (and it’s only Wednesday), you remind yourself …
Hardly daring to breathe, Ruby flipped to the next page, letting her eyes run through the lines as fast as her mind could keep up. What was going to happen? She stiffened, unsure how the main character would escape from her predicament alive. The villain was gaining on her; he was about to grab her. …
Grocery shopping is not exactly my favorite childhood memory. In fact, I used to get very bored the times when I tagged along while Mom did the shopping. We went so slowly, stopped often, and stared at row after row of food. I would get very tired from the stop and go pace. …
June already? Where has the year (almost half) gone? Time just keeps marching on, and it’s really important how we spend it! One way that we all should spend some of our time every day is in praying to our Heavenly Father. It is from God that our strength to live the Christian …
Have you ever seen flax? I don’t just mean flax seeds, although those are flax. But have you ever seen flax growing and the gorgeous little blue flowers it gets? Some friends of mine used to grow flax. It had delicate flowers, and I can still remember seeing those miniature beauties growing beside …
Can you believe that May is already half over? To me, it feels like we should probably be less than a week in! But here we are: ready for our Monthly Melody Discussion. Do you know what that means? It means that we all have the opportunity to share with each other what …
Ruby’s Thoughts “Wow! I can’t imagine being comfortable wearing something like that.” This was the thought that flashed through Ruby’s mind as observed a girl about her own age standing a little way down the shoe aisle. Oblivious to Ruby’s notice, the girl was handling a pair of tennis shoes. Glancing …
Hello May, and hello my friends! God has brought us safely through another month and into a fresh new one. Don’t you just love fresh starts? I’m so glad that God gave us nights for resting and having a fresh start in the mornings, as well as new seasons, months, and years. …
Are you tired today? This is a busy world we live in. There are so many things that – have – to – be – done – right – now! Do you ever feel like you don’t know which way to turn because you are so far behind? When this happens, it may …
I think most of us would agree that having good homemaking skills is one of the things that sets apart the Proverbs 31 woman. We talked before about the need to develop your homemaking skills in order to do your husband or future husband good. From reading the description in Proverbs 31, it …
Have you been joining me in listening to our Monthly Melody? I hope so because it’s a wonderful one!! Something For Thee has beautiful words and music, and I love the singing in this recording. As usual, let’s look at this hymn verse by verse, a few lines at a …
