June | 2018 |

Ornament of Grace

June 9, 2018

 “I Will Help Thee”  Do you know how it is to wake up in the morning and feel like the day is already over, because it is packed so full, that you hardly have time to think? In anticipating a busy week ahead, have you ever felt as if you were about to slide into […]

Whether Ye Eat or Drink

June 9, 2018

Whether Ye Eat or Drink Proverbs 31:17 says, “She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.” As little girls, most of us dreamed of the day we would meet our handsome prince, fall in love and marry him, to then live happily ever after. In our make-believe world, we were going to live […]

Keepers at Home

June 9, 2018

Are You Willing? Proverbs 4:13 says, “Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; keep her; for she is thy life.” There is a principle in this verse that has caused me to ponder ever since I recently read it. The passage is actually part of many verses on the value of wisdom from […]

Train Up A Child

Train Up a Child

June 9, 2018

Angry Baby By Malissa Custer Those cute, chubby cheeks are adorable. Those impish smiles are distracting. Those belly laughs are intoxicating. With each new word and trick, your parental pride grows. Those are the healthy feelings of a devoted and doting parent, making it all the easier to ignore their difficult times. I’m not going […]

A Heart for Wisdom

June 9, 2018

5 Things to Quit… Or Replace? Every day, we are bombarded with messages from our current culture. Some of these are out-and-out lies, and we recognize those, but often the sentiment is just a little more subtle. There is a truth to what is being said and it sounds good, but it must be balanced […]

Good Things

June 9, 2018

Good Things  Editor’s Note- This month we are reprinting an article, written by a very faithful member of Bible Baptist Church. Almost 20 years ago, I asked Mrs. Evelyn Brazee to share some of her life experiences with the readers of Far above Rubies. Her memories reveal character lessons learned and a glimpse into her […]

A Merry Heart

Merry Heart

June 9, 2018

Laughter, the Best Medicine She’s been at it again—my sister…Robin. I’m wondering how old the average, Far Above Rubies reader is? How many of you remember Reader’s Digest book/magazine? They had various humor sections that were made up of real stories, experienced by readers and submitted for publication. My sister could have gotten rich if […]