Thanks to Austin at SkyCow, my two daughters, Bekah and Rachel,  and my daughter-in-law Heather are now going to be posting on Femina with me. In other words, you are now in for a real treat. They are all very busy mothers with lots to say about lots of topics. I hope you will enjoy […]

I mentioned some time back that we have twin grandbabies coming, probably in November, Lord willing. My daughter has blossomed into a beautiful sight, inciting frequent comments from total strangers. She is regularly asked when she is due by people who think it must be any minute (given her shape). When she confesses to a […]

A few years ago I did some study in the book of Proverbs on the different kinds of women. In the process I read quite a bit from  Charles Bridges’ Commentary on Proverbs. Here is a very short summary of just a few of his many insights, mixed in with my observations.
In Proverbs Lady Wisdom is […]

“If you wish to discourse of religion, get your minds well furnished with knowledge. Hereby, you will have a treasure to fetch from. ‘I am’, says Elihu, ‘full of matter’ (Job 32:18). Some are backward to speak of good things for lack of matter. The empty vessel cannot run. If you would have your tongues […]

Lots and lots of good can be done by the tongue, so it is particularly unfortunate when Christian women stir up evil and mischief with their tongues by backbiting, criticizing, or general cattiness. This tears the place up when we ought to be building. It is destructive, not constructive, creating division where there ought to […]

This little book, The Loveliness of Christ,  is a collection of quotes from the Letters of Samuel Rutherford, the great Scottish preacher (1600-1661). I have a small hardback copy that a dear friend gave me, and my father and mother-in-law reprinted it as a booklet some years back. It is especially helpful to those who […]