She Is Worth More Than Diamonds (Way More)
Today is my wife Merideth's birthday, which ought to be a national holiday as far as I am concerned. The other day someone told me that I had most assuredly and without any question married "up." I couldn't agree more. Almost every single day I sit down to write these devotions, Merideth is either sitting across from me at our shared desk, or she's somewhere ready to read them, and offer her praise or her advice. And the ones that didn't have a typo or a grammatical error... Well, Merideth most likely proofread those. This will undoubtedly embarrass her. But this is her birthday, and other than our anniversary (which is in three days) it is one of the most important days of the year to me. So, I am going to share. In Proverbs 31 there is a description of a woman from the ancient Near East, "a good wife," who is "worth more than diamonds," according to the ancient text. This woman demonstrates all of the finest qualities...