A Magnolia's Heart Beats

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“We, as women, think of ourselves as mothers, teachers, nurses and so on, but God says that we are builders. We usually relegate this role to the men, but we are building with something far greater than brick and timber.” By Nancy Campbell, The Power of Motherhood: What the Bible Says About Mothers

Me? A *woman* builder? Gender lines are often crossed in today's culture, blurred, in fact. Still, when I think of builders, I think of men.


What in the world have I built in my lifetime? What did I use to build it?

As I've worked to build my home over the past 17 years, I realize that there are instructions on how I should have built it in the Bible. Fortunately, I know that now, but I didn't know it throughout the early years of my marriage.

I was spiritually immature, but I built. Through the years I built and built...

A legacy of faith begun in grace, founded in Christ alone. It was built with love, joy, tears, prayer, hope, patience, gentleness, persistence, effort and time. Trial and error, encouragement, knowledge and wisdom.


Was it successful? Don't know. I'm still building. Rather, God is still building through me.