A Tribute

My project on my great-grandmother is underway. Technically, I should be writing about her on the *actual* project blog right now, but what I want to share is a little more up the alley of "To the Life!" I was perusing through some great resources my great-grandma gave me over break and found within a scrapbook dedicated to her a little something one of her daughters (my grandmother) wrote about her:

A Virtuous Woman

Her husband could not have asked for a better wife. Her value is beyond description.
Her husband can trust her with the care of his household and his good name. She will guard his assets.
She looks out for her husband's health and best interest.
She provides for her family. When necessary she worked outside the home.
She made sure her children were fed, though at times, she may have wondered where it was coming from.
She was tireless in meeting the needs of her family.
She has good business sense and knows what and when to purchase commodities.
She has a great strength and is not afraid to work.
She is vigilant, always keeping watch over her family.
She is always prepared.
She provides food for the sick, comfort for the bereaved, words of encouragement to the downhearted. She cares for the lonely, and elderly. Her deeds of kindness cannot be counted.
She is not caught off-guard when trouble comes. She knows where her help comes from. Her help comes from God.
She is a compliment to her husband. He is not ashamed of her, and she honors his positions of leadership.
She is a woman of strength and dignity. She faces the future with confidence.
She is a wise woman. She knows when to give advice. she is not meddlesome. She has taught her children well, by example and words.
She tends to the affairs of her household. She can always find something to keep her busy.
Martin, Charlotte, Phyllis, Carolyn, Wayne, and Carl cannot praise her enough for what she means to them. They have indeed been blessed.
Charlie knows that among the daughters of men, he got the very best.
Mother is both charming and beautiful, inside and out, and she knows that true beauty comes by knowing God, fearing and loving Him and knows that her greatest praise comes in His smile and His "well done."
We, her family, are the fruit of her hands, and may we praise her by our commitment to love her God and follow her example.

A tribute to my mother (Mildred Shelton)
By: Phyllis Shelton Hunt
(A Paraphrase of Proverb 31: 10-31)