Building homes...literally!

The foundation of this blog is Proverbs 14:1, "A wise woman builds her home, but with her own hands a foolish one tears hers down."

In the Dominican Republic I had the opportunity to share this verse with a woman who has seven children. Her husband had left her and her home consisted of tin walls with a dirt floor. I told her how God could help her be a wise woman in her home.

Later that same day I found out that our team would be building her a new home...literally! How exciting to be able to share with her the words from Proverbs that have impacted my life so greatly. And then to put action behind my words by helping build her a new home.

I definitely needed wisdom to build her home: levels, saws, measuring, cutting, framing, doors, windows. Their homes are tiny - only two rooms - but as builders we still needed wisdom.

We are so blessed in the U.S. with our homes. Whether big or small, we have homes of beauty and convenience. Yet we still need God's help to be the kind of wise woman Proverbs 14 talks about. We need wisdom in how we treat and care for our husbands and families. We can so easily tear down our homes with foolish words or careless actions.

Take off your tool belt (or lay down your dish towel!), and ask God to show you how to build your home today!