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A Letter Sent is Stationary Saved | The Ruby Stories

on April 11, 2022April 12, 2022Leave a Comment on A Letter Sent is Stationary Saved | The Ruby Stories

     Ruby stretched out full length on the couch and let out a sigh of contented coziness. She opened the book she was in the middle of and eagerly began to read. About halfway through the chapter, she looked up when Amber came into the room. Amber was carrying …

Why am I overwhelmed? Find peace in the chaos.

Why Am I Overwhelmed? 10 Reasons Why

on April 4, 2022April 4, 20224 Comments on Why Am I Overwhelmed? 10 Reasons Why

     Why am I always overwhelmed? Do you ever find yourself wondering that? There can be a lot of things in life that make us feel overwhelmed. Sometimes, those things are out of our control. But, there are many areas where we can do things to make life simpler …

Proverbss 31 22 Simple Wardrobe

Creating a Simple and Feminine Wardrobe (Proverbs 31:22)

on March 28, 2022March 28, 20224 Comments on Creating a Simple and Feminine Wardrobe (Proverbs 31:22)

     Is there a particular style of clothing that you love to wear but have trouble finding? There is for me too. Dresses. I am fairly tall, so finding long, flowy dresses I can wear is not easy. Recently I found one that fit me perfectly, and it was …

Answering the Tags

Ruby Interviews Bethany | The Ruby Stories

on March 14, 2022March 12, 2022Leave a Comment on Ruby Interviews Bethany | The Ruby Stories

     It’s a special day here on the blog! Bethany was tagged by her friend Alyssa, who blogs at Seeking The Timeless Anchor. Bethany wanted me (Ruby) to conduct the interview with her, and I was happy to oblige. So, let’s get past the preliminaries and get started! Rules …

Scripture Memory Tips Open Bible

6 Simple Tips to Memorize Scripture and Help You Begin Today

on March 7, 2022April 18, 2022Leave a Comment on 6 Simple Tips to Memorize Scripture and Help You Begin Today

     Do you think Scripture memory is hard? Boring? Well, I agree that it can be hard, but there are so many ways that you can make it easier and more enjoyable. Instead of viewing it as a chore, we want to take delight in soaking up God’s Word, …

Scripture on being prepared Red glove holding snow heart

7 Simple Ways to Be Prepared

on February 28, 2022January 22, 2022Leave a Comment on 7 Simple Ways to Be Prepared

     We have reached another aspect of the Proverbs 31 woman’s life. She clothes her family! While this verse is about the way the virtuous woman dresses her family warmly, there is a lot more than clothes that we can talk about in connection with this verse. What seems …

Reasons to memorize Scripture

9 Wonderful Reasons to Memorize Scripture Regularly

on February 21, 2022February 17, 20224 Comments on 9 Wonderful Reasons to Memorize Scripture Regularly

    At a weekend ladies’ retreat with my mom and sister, I once heard an amazing, and also true, story. Would you like to hear it? Okay, great! An elderly lady began to memorize Scripture. Now, most people her age would probably have thought it unnecessary, since after all, …

Love Your Brother Plate of desserts with pink roses

Peanut Butter Love | The Ruby Stories

on February 14, 2022February 11, 20226 Comments on Peanut Butter Love | The Ruby Stories

     “Okay, y’all.” Sterling stood up off the couch and snapped his book shut. “Mom wants us to get the living room straightened up this afternoon. We should go ahead and start so we can have it done by the time she wakes up from her nap.”     …

How to slow down your life and take the time to prioritize

How to Slow Down Your Life and Prioritize the Things That Matter

on February 7, 2022February 5, 20224 Comments on How to Slow Down Your Life and Prioritize the Things That Matter

     Most of us are just plain too busy. Not only that but we easily get sucked into being busy doing things that really aren’t going to count for time and eternity. We talked in another post about toobusyitis – the condition that we nearly all have but don’t …

Are you to busy? 8 Signs you are too busy and need to prioritize

8 Warning Signs You Are Too Busy and Need to Prioritize

on January 31, 2022January 31, 202210 Comments on 8 Warning Signs You Are Too Busy and Need to Prioritize

     There are many diseases and illnesses that people are diagnosed with these days. From cancer to arthritis, to just a cold, and everything in between, sickness is part of life. But you know, I think there’s one very common condition that the doctors don’t talk about. The funny …

Proverbs 31:20 She Shares With Others

Simple Ways to Give Like the Proverbs 31 Woman

on January 24, 2022January 22, 20226 Comments on Simple Ways to Give Like the Proverbs 31 Woman

     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 …

One-Sentence Stories

Ruby Writes a Tag For Me | The Ruby Stories

on January 17, 2022February 4, 20225 Comments on Ruby Writes a Tag For Me | The Ruby Stories

     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 …

word of the year 2021

2021 Word of the Year + What Did I Learn?

on January 10, 2022August 16, 20228 Comments on 2021 Word of the Year + What Did I Learn?

   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 …

Planning for change and looking for the best new year's resolutions

Do’s and Don’ts of Goals and Habits

on January 3, 2022January 1, 20228 Comments on Do’s and Don’ts of Goals and Habits

     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 …

Christmas Rewards Baby booties and winter decor

Christmas Eve Under the Lights | The Ruby Stories

on December 20, 2021February 4, 20222 Comments on Christmas Eve Under the Lights | The Ruby Stories

     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 …

How to make Christmas special and be cozy for Christmas

Simple Ways to Have a Cozy Christmas

on December 13, 2021August 12, 20222 Comments on Simple Ways to Have a Cozy Christmas

     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 …

M&M Cookies for Rhoda | The Ruby Stories

on November 22, 2021February 7, 20222 Comments on M&M Cookies for Rhoda | The Ruby Stories

      “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 …

how to use a planner An open planner with pens

How Can I Use My Planner Consistently?

on November 1, 2021August 16, 20222 Comments on How Can I Use My Planner Consistently?

     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 …

Proverbs 31:19 illustrated with a spinning wheel

3 Ways to Work by Hand and Live Simply

on October 25, 2021November 1, 20214 Comments on 3 Ways to Work by Hand and Live Simply

   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 …

Bible Characters in the New Testament

Which New Testament Bible Characters Practiced Simple Living?

on October 18, 2021October 11, 20212 Comments on Which New Testament Bible Characters Practiced Simple Living?

     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 …

Her lamp is burning like the lamp in Proverbs 31:18

How Can I Get the Taste of Success? Proverbs 31:18

on October 4, 2021October 4, 20212 Comments on How Can I Get the Taste of Success? Proverbs 31:18

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 …

Study on Bible characters who practiced simple living illustrated by picture from Israel of building on side of mountain

Which Old Testament Bible Characters Practiced Simple Living?

on September 27, 2021September 29, 20212 Comments on Which Old Testament Bible Characters Practiced Simple Living?

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 …

Picture of prayer journal for how to start prayer journal

How to Start a Prayer Journal (+ free printable!)

on September 20, 2021September 17, 20212 Comments on How to Start a Prayer Journal (+ free printable!)

     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 …

Just Try Sticky Notes Picture of sticky notes

Sticky Notes to the Rescue | The Ruby Stories

on September 13, 2021February 4, 20222 Comments on Sticky Notes to the Rescue | The Ruby Stories

     “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 …

Purple weights, lemon water, pills, all to go with the benefits of exercise for health and our verse which is Proverbs 31:17

Simple Exercise Tips from the Proverbs 31 Woman

on September 6, 2021September 1, 20214 Comments on Simple Exercise Tips from the Proverbs 31 Woman

     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 …

Where is the Camera? Picture of camera on tripod facing mountains

The Lost Camera | The Ruby Stories

on August 23, 2021February 4, 20222 Comments on The Lost Camera | The Ruby Stories

     “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 …

How to start habits illustrated by alarm clock and coffee cup

How to Start Habits in 6 Simple Steps

on August 16, 2021October 7, 20224 Comments on How to Start Habits in 6 Simple Steps

     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 …

Grapes such as the Proverbs 31 woman had in planning for the future

How to Plan for the Future (Like the Proverbs 31 Woman)

on August 2, 2021July 31, 20212 Comments on How to Plan for the Future (Like the Proverbs 31 Woman)

     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 …

An Hour of Hallowed Peace represented in picture by Bible, books on prayer, bamboo whistle, and purple flowers

An Hour of Hallowed Peace | Monthly Melody Discussion

on July 26, 2021October 7, 20222 Comments on An Hour of Hallowed Peace | Monthly Melody Discussion

      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 …

Picture of bread with spread and radish slices to illustrate ways to make it easy cooking food

Simple Cooking Lessons from the Proverbs 31 Woman

on July 21, 2021July 21, 20214 Comments on Simple Cooking Lessons from the Proverbs 31 Woman

     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 …

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Hi! I'm Bethany.

I'm so happy you are visiting me at my blog today! I am on a journey to simple and intentional living as a Proverbs 31 woman.
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