All posts tagged Proverbs 31 woman

Butter Knife to the Rescue – Have you ever had to position a screw by turning it with a butter knife? How did it go? If you’re like me, you probably made do with the tool at hand, while simultaneously thinking, “I could really use a screwdriver right about now.”

(Ancient) Blueprint of a Home Business – I remember once receiving a blender as a gift. There it stood in pristine fresh-from-the-box form. Despite its state-of-the-art touchpad, it was still clearly a blender. Because of this, I knew what it was and what it was for. I understood the concepts of placing my ingredients inside, replacing the lid, pushing a button, and letting the machine do its work. Despite this fact, I still paused for a moment.

Woman of Legend – It happens all the time on social media. You’re scrolling through your feed, and something catches your eye. It’s a heart-rending (or perhaps enraging) story that grabs you by the “feels”. Before you can stop yourself, you are linking, copy-pasting, hash-tagging, and sharing to the outer limits of your social universe.

It was the early 2010s, and I had decided that it was time to finally take action on plans to open my own practice. Although I was excited about future possibilities, the experience of accumulating hundreds of thousands of dollars of educational debt while securing my graduate degree also caused me to be cautious.