She's Back!

She is clothed with strength and dignity;  she can laugh at the days to come.  Proverbs 31:25

This woman keeps showing up everywhere I go.  You remember her, the perfect Proverbs 31 woman?  I bet she even had great hair all the time!  I've read about her on numerous occasions, but have never seen the second part of the verse above:  she can laugh at the days to come.  I don't think the word laugh here means a giggle, but a full blown belly-busting hooorrraahhh!

If you read about the P31 gal, you'll find that her life isn't easy.  It's hard.  She is provider, nurturer, caretaker, helpmate, mother, business woman...her days to come probably seem pretty overwhelming most times.  But she doesn't look upon them with dread.  I'm thinking that maybe she had so much to take care of each day she couldn't do anything but laugh at tomorrow.  She was doing good to get through today!

On the other hand, maybe she had so much trust in God she just dared tomorrow to try to get her down.  She lived her life day by day trusting in her God and the promises that He had made.  She was faithful, diligent, and intentional.  The P31 lady just keeps getting better the more I get to know her.  I hope to be able to laugh at tomorrow.  Not a giggle, mind you, but the snorting, wheezing, crying kind!