{"id":131,"date":"2010-07-28T05:52:18","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T05:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2011-01-21T15:14:25","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T15:14:25","slug":"the-real-housewife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/the-real-housewife\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Housewife"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Real Housewife:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">house\u00b7wife\u00a0 [Hous-wahyf]\u00a0 noun, <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">A married woman who manages her household, esp. as her principal occupation. <\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Webster\u2019s definition is quite suitable.\u00a0 I am proud to be a housewife, and it is my principal occupation.\u00a0 However, I am not \u201cThe Real Housewife\u201d that you see portrayed on TV today, and I have no desire to be.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">God gives us an amazing picture of \u201cThe Real Housewife\u201d in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=proverbs%2031:10-31&amp;version=NIV\">Proverbs 31:10-31<\/a>.\u00a0 This Real Housewife is an excellent wife and mother.\u00a0 She is a woman that is noble, prepared, industrious<span style=\"color: #000000;\">, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">hard working (in and out of the home), <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">wis<\/span>e, intuitive, caring, loving, and beautiful from the inside.\u00a0 What a woman!\u00a0 I don\u2019t come close to this, but I am constantly reminding myself of this picture that God has given me.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>10<\/sup> <sup>[<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><a title=\"See footnote c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=proverbs%2031&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-17295c\">c<\/a><\/span>]<\/sup> A wife of noble character who can find?<br \/>\nShe is worth far more than rubies.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>11<\/sup> Her husband has full confidence in her<br \/>\nand lacks nothing of value.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>12<\/sup> She brings him good, not harm,<br \/>\nall the days of her life.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>13<\/sup> She selects wool and flax<br \/>\nand works with eager hands.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>14<\/sup> She is like the merchant ships,<br \/>\nbringing her food from afar.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>15<\/sup> She gets up while it is still dark;<br \/>\nshe provides food for her family<br \/>\nand portions for her servant girls.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>16<\/sup> She considers a field and buys it;<br \/>\nout of her earnings she plants a vineyard.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>17<\/sup> She sets about her work vigorously;<br \/>\nher arms are strong for her tasks.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>18<\/sup> She sees that her trading is profitable,<br \/>\nand her lamp does not go out at night.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>19<\/sup> In her hand she holds the distaff<br \/>\nand grasps the spindle with her fingers.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>20<\/sup> She opens her arms to the poor<br \/>\nand extends her hands to the needy.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>21<\/sup> When it snows, she has no fear for her household;<br \/>\nfor all of them are clothed in scarlet.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>22<\/sup> She makes coverings for her bed;<br \/>\nshe is clothed in fine linen and purple.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>23<\/sup> Her husband is respected at the city gate,<br \/>\nwhere he takes his seat among the elders of the land.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>24<\/sup> She makes linen garments and sells them,<br \/>\nand supplies the merchants with sashes.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>25<\/sup> She is clothed with strength and dignity;<br \/>\nshe can laugh at the days to come.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>26<\/sup> She speaks with wisdom,<br \/>\nand faithful instruction is on her tongue.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>27<\/sup> She watches over the affairs of her household<br \/>\nand does not eat the bread of idleness.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>28<\/sup> Her children arise and call her blessed;<br \/>\nher husband also, and he praises her:<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>29<\/sup> &#8220;Many women do noble things,<br \/>\nbut you surpass them all.&#8221;<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>30<\/sup> Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;<br \/>\nbut a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><sup>31<\/sup> Give her the reward she has earned,<br 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