Digging Into the Word: Proverbs 2:10-22

 

Hi everyone! I apologize for the quietness here lately. It's been quite a chaotic month in our home. My oldest turned 18, we had a round of sickness go through the house, we took a short family trip, then we had another round of sickness go through the house! In the midst of the chaos, I found myself getting more and more stressed. 

Suddenly, I realized I had been neglecting my morning quiet time with Jesus. We kept doing our family devotionals, and we read from the Bible during our homeschool. I kept telling myself that was good enough and I would get back to my quiet time when life calmed down a little. Wait, what??? 

First of all, I learned that family devotionals and homeschool Bible reading with the kids definitely isn't the same as one-on-one time with God. Not to mention, in the midst of the chaos is when I had the most need to make that time happen! No wonder even small things were beginning to stress me out!

That being said, I'm getting back into it. And what better way to also get back to my love of writing than to continue in my Proverbs study? Let's dive right in! At the end of this post, I will link up the previous studies in case you missed any and would like to read them.

When wisdom enters your heart,

And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,

Discretion will preserve you;

Understanding will keep you,

To deliver you from the way of evil,

From the man who speaks perverse things,

From those who leave the paths of uprightness

To walk in the ways of darkness;

Who rejoice in doing evil,

And delight in the perversity of the wicked;

Whose ways are crooked,

And who are devious in their paths;

To deliver you from the immoral woman,

From the seductress who flatters with her words,

Who forsakes the companion of her youth,

And forgets the covenant of her God.

For her house leads down to death,

And her paths to the dead;

None who go to her return,

Nor do they regain the paths of life--

So you may walk in the way of goodness,

And keep to the paths of righteousness.

For the upright will dwell in the land,

And the blameless will remain in it;

But the wicked will be cut off from the earth,

And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.

Proverbs 2:10-22

When you has wisdom, God's wisdom, you have truth. Truth is the protector from all evil. You will have discretion to keep from following those who are twisted of speech, who leave the right path and delight in doing evil, who are crooked. It will keep you from being as one who delights in others doing evil. Wisdom will help you discern a flattering tongue. It helps you walk in the ways of goodness and righteousness, and to dwell in the land blameless.

In other words, when you walk in God's wisdom and truth, you will not be easily deceived by the world's temptations and flattery. 

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Thanks for reading with me today! As always, I encourage you to read the scripture and write down your own thoughts on it. It's such a great way to study scripture!

1-Proverbs 1:1-7
2-Proverbs 1:8-9
3-Proverbs 1:10-19
4-Proverbs 1:20-27
5-Proverbs 1:28-33
6-Proverbs 2:1-9

Stay tuned this week as I blog about what I'm doing this year for Spring cleaning, as well as what I've read in the month of March! There may be a peek at what I have going on with THM food prep. Have a great week, everyone!

Books We've Read February 2019

 

It's time again to share what we read for the month! This is a collaboration I joined, hosted by Ingrid from Mommy & Mia Homeschool Chronicles, April from The Simple Rugged Path, and Lee from Creative 2X Mom. I encourage you to go check out these YouTube channels! They all provide so much encouragement to this homeschool mama, and like me, they love reading and have great books to share. At the end of this post, there is a link to the YouTube playlist of everyone participating in this collaboration, so you can see what everyone has been reading! Now, let's get started!

Devotional

Daily Light on the Daily Path, compiled by the Samuel Bagster Family. I talked about this in my post about what we read in January. I also wrote a separate review on a different version. We have continued doing the morning and evening readings every day, and the whole family is really enjoying this.

Leading Little Ones to God, by Marian M. Schoolland. This is something I decided to add to our bedtime devotions. I have had this book for years, and I confess I started it many times, but never finished. I am determined to do that this year with my kiddos. The reading may be a little "young" for them now, but there are so many doctrinal truths about God, explained so simply! I dare say even Hubby and myself are learning right along with the kids.

Personal Reading

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good, by Jan Karon. I mentioned this in January's reading list, but I did finish this in February.

And on that note, I have started reading To Be Where You Are, by Jan Karon. This is the final book in Karon's Mitford series, and I am almost done with it. I'm seriously sad this series is coming to an end. In a way, I feel like I've been with some of the characters their whole lives, and it will feel like I'm "done" with many good friends.

Fame, by Karen Kingsbury. Besides reading One Tuesday Morning years ago, this was my first Karen Kingsbury book. And I'm hooked! I posted a separate review of this book, so you can go check that out if you're interested.

Family Driven Faith, by Voddie Baucham Jr. This is a non-fiction book about the problem with teens and young adults falling away from the church. It presents some reasons and solutions, starting in the home and family. This book gave me a lot to think about with my own family. I really wish I would have read this years ago!

Honey for a Child's Heart, Honey for a Teen's Heart, and Honey for a Woman's Heart, by Gladys Hunt. As if I don't have a big enough TBR pile already, right?! I received Honey for a Child's Heart years ago as part of one of our curriculum packages, and have a acquired the other two since. I did not read these through in February, but have been browsing the book lists contained in them for ideas.

The Life Giving Home, by Sally & Sarah Clarkson. This is a book I purchased after seeing/reading reviews by a few friends. There are readings for every month of the year, so that's how long I will be reading it. This book goes along perfectly with my on-going goal of making my home a haven for my family and all who enter! I am very excited about this book, and have also bought the companion journal/study book to go along with it.

Kids/Homeschool

Winter Eyes, by Douglas Florian. This is a sweet little book filled with poems and paintings about winter. I have been reading a poem or two in the morning out loud to the kids, and we have really enjoyed it. In fact, if I forgot to pull the book out, the kids would quickly remind me that we haven't read from it yet!

The Book of Virtues, by William J. Bennett. I mentioned this in my January post. I originally was having my youngest read it as part of his quiet reading time. But, I have since integrated it as part of our morning time instead, as with the poem book above. I will pick a passage or two to read out loud every morning. From now on until we are finished, we will be reading through the book this way.

Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers, by Ralph Moody. This is an extra read-aloud we do apart from our school reading. I had never heard of this book or author before. It was recommended by Sally Clarkson in her companion book to The Life Giving Home I mentioned above. This is another book the boys will remind me of if we haven't gotten to it yet for the day. It reminds me of Little House on the Prairie. The book is about a family at the beginning of the 1900's, moving from the East to start a homestead of their own.

The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare. I mentioned this in my post from January as well. This was our read aloud for school. We finished it in February, and we all really enjoyed it. There were definitely tears at the end. Mostly mine, with the boys rolling their eyes at me. LOL!

Black Ships Before Troy, by Rosemary Sutcliff. This book is what my 10-year-old is currently reading for his quiet reading for school. I did read it ahead of him, and I really enjoyed it. I recommend this for anyone who is interested in Greek mythology. Either someone who is just beginning to learn, or for someone who, like myself, is struggling to understand it all. This book is about what started the war between Troy and Greece, and goes through until the end of that war. There is another book about the adventures of Odysseus as he makes his way back home, which we will also be reading. This really helped me to understand what the war was all about, the different characters, and who was on which side. The illustrations are excellent as well. My son is also really enjoying it so far.

Finally, we have Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech. I found this book through Honey for a Teen's Heart, and read it ahead of my 13-year-old. This is a book about a teenage girl's journey with her grandparents to find her mother. Along the way, she tells them the story of her friend. I really can't talk a lot about this book without giving some twists away, so I'll leave it at that. I admit I am nervous about giving this to my son to read, as it is definitely a new level for him. Not reading level, but mental and heart level. But, I remember reading books like this when I was his age. And, after talking it over with Hubby, we decided our son is ready.

That's it for the month of February! My, that was a lot of books! Of course, we didn't read through all of them start to finish, and some we are not finished with yet. Don't forget to check out the YouTube Playlist of others sharing what they read in February!

Playlist: What We Read in 2019

If you stuck with me through this long post, thank you all for reading! And I hope you all found some inspiration to add to your own TBR pile. Have a great weekend, everyone!