Melissa 33, Female
Harlan, Kentucky
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Wish You Could Swap Houses? Land?

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Applesauce??

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Gearing up for hard times

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The Vintage Homemaker

Homeschool Curriculum For Sale…

I am trying to raise money to order this years books! I will accept paypal or money orders for the items below: - Plants Grown Up by Doorposts - wonderful book in excellent unused condition. I paid $40.00 ($48.00 on their website) - asking $30 ppd.   - TRISMS Discovering the Ancient World Curriculum in like new condition: [...]

We have babies… again!

Remember how I told you about our wonderful luck with the Luna Moth and the eggs? Well, today, exactly 12 days after the eggs were laid, we have sweet tiny little green caterpillars! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself… and so are my girls! We lost count around 30 or so. They are [...]

Plant a Journey North Garden this Fall…

       I received this in my email… looks like fun!  Get Ready to Track Next Spring’s Journey North It’s time to dig in! This fall, plant a Journey North Tulip Garden so you can proclaim the official arrival of Spring, 2009 in your community.  By sharing observations over the Internet, students across North America will follow the wave [...]

humble Bea’s

When I saw THIS:  I had to share it with you! Is that not the sweetest little baby bootie ever?? And, if you visit humble Bea’s shop you’ll find even more darling handmade goodies!

New House…

Well, we got the new house for my step-daughter Julina and her family! We are so excited we can hardly stand it! As I said before, the house is about 6 miles from my house and on top of the mountain ridge on Little Shepherd Trail. The property has 7 acres, a house, a detached garage, [...]

A Beautiful Day ….

Yesterday morning Mykal and I loaded our bags, our bedding, and our kids and drove five hours to Indian Creek Camp for 4 days at our Minister’s Meeting. We arrived last night at around 5:00 and had a delicious supper at 6:00 followed by a very interesting meeting and then swimming at 9:00. We found [...]

Very Busy Sunday

My grandaughters, Abby and Tierra left at about 6 am to go back home to Georgia. We had a wonderful time with them here. This morning, I went to the Harlan church (2 miles from my house) to pack up my props and materials that I need for our VBS in the Belcher church (2 [...]

My New Prayer and Day Journal

I completed my prayer journal last week. I was so excited to be finished with that little book! Actually, the last journal I had was given to me and I wasn’t delighted with it - I just didn’t find the style of it appealing, but the frugal part of me, just couldn’t bear the thought [...]

A Few of My Favorite Things

I was so happy to see the sunshine this morning. It has rained all week. I did appreciate the rain. We needed it. However, it was nice to see the sun. One of my favorite household chores is hanging up the laundry on the line outside. And of course, that is hard to do when [...]

Planning Homeschool 2008

I am so excited about this coming school year! I pretty much have most of my curriculum picked out … just need to start purchasing! Here is my plan so far… - Tapestry of Grace - If you are interested you can download the first three weeks of year one here: Go to Egypt. From their website: Tapestry [...]
 

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Tell us a little about yourself.
I am the Founding Director of A Virtuous Woman. I am also a proud pastor's wife, a homeschooling mom of five great kids, step-mom to four grown kids, and Grandarlin' to 11 (so far) grandkids.

I am a writer at heart and have published several titles including The Homemaker's Journal: Keeping House, If It Were Not So..., ADVENTures in Prophecy, and From Chaos to Calm: 15 Weeks to a Happy Home. I have several projects in the works as well including a new fiction novel!

I live with my family in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains of Harlan, Kentucky. My husband and I have three churches (Mykal is a district pastor) and they are located here in Southeastern Kentucky - Harlan, Middlesboro, and Belcher.

I am so thankful to be able to serve alongside my husband in ministry. I am excited to be able to teach Children's Sabbath Schools, lead our churches women's ministry and Bible studies.

We are also in the process of starting two new Pathfinder and Adventurer Clubs in two different churches for the children and I have enjoyed teaching Little Lambs and Eager Beavers in the past.

I will be speaking at an upcoming evangelistic series here in Harlan, Kentucky. Dates to be announced. I have two upcoming cooking schools one in Harlan and one in Middlesboro, Kentucky which I will be teaching as well. Dates to be announced.

God has so richly blessed my life. I am ever so thankful!
What is your favorite Bible Verse?
This is a hard one to answer - there are sooo many verses that I frequently remind myself of depending on the situation, but I the verse I quote almost on a daily basis to get me through the day is:

"I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

Another favorite is: Psaml 37:4 "Delight thyself in the Lord and He will give thee the desires of thine heart."

Another: “Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.” Psalm 107:28 - 30

And of course I adore Proverbs 31:10- 31!
What is your favorite book?
Hard Question! I'll have to think about it.
What is your favorite homemaking task? Why?
I love hanging laundry up on my line in the backyard. We have a beautiful yard and in the early summer the wild roses are blooming and the frangrance is amazing! But just the very act of hanging up the laundry is wonderfully domestic. It makes me feel like a homemaker.

I also love cooking but not washing dishes - ugh! I love to eat and come up with new recipes. So fun!
Share your testimony with us.
You can read a condensed version of my testimony online at e-GraceNotes.com:
More Than a Mistake
Do you have any prayer requests?
#1 I would ask that you especially pray for my husband, Pastor Mykal Ringstaff, who has very little time of his own and it seems someone is always needing his attention.

#2 Please pray for this ministry, A Virtuous Woman! I appreciate each and every prayer that is lifted up to our Heavenly Father on my behalf - what greater gift is there?

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Busy and Blessed

Ladies, I have been soooo busy the last two weeks. I have not even had time to turn on the computer in days. The first weekend in October, I took three ladies to the women's retreat at Indian Creek Camp. All I can say is WOW! It was by far the best retreat I have ever been to! (Of course I say that every year!) But, honestly, our speaker, Dilys Brooks, was so amazing - so profound. And she connected with everyone on some level. Amazing. Th… Continue

Posted on October 13, 2008 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

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Being a Virtuous Woman

Being a virtuous woman is not about being perfect or being a gourmet cook or even being a super mom. It is about doing the best you can with what God has given you in a way that is pleasing to HIM. If you have not read the Scriptures of Proverbs 31 this week, I want you to do so today. Don't just read the verses. Stop with each one and think about what it means. Ask God to show you His will for your life. Ask Him to make it clear what you should be doing to better serve your family and communit… Continue

Posted on October 13, 2008 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

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Fireproof

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Posted on October 13, 2008 at 11:04am — 2 Comments

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Apologia Science Books are...

on sale during August over at ChristianBook.com. Last year we used Apologia's Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. This year we are using Apologia's Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day with my four girls. These books really work well with a Charlo… Continue

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At 1:56am on October 25, 2008, EXPECTING JESUS ANY DAY NOW! :o) said…
Melissa,
Hi...No, I am not having problems now...I was trying to download some pictures and it kept saying that I had to be a member...I am, SO, I logged out and was going to log back in, and it would not let me....I tried several times, and after about 4 times it let me, but still would not let me download any pictures,...So, instead of doing the bulk uploader, I did the simple one and it gave me no more problems....If that made any sense....
I appreciate it...I hope that you and your family have a Blessed and safe weekend!
At 9:43pm on October 17, 2008, Shoshana in the UK said…
Wishing you a very happy and blessed sabbath

At 8:52am on October 16, 2008, EXPECTING JESUS ANY DAY NOW! :o) said…
I am having some problems...I am a member, but when I go to upload some pics on here, it says that I have to be a member to upload....So, I signed out, and tried to sign back in, and it would not let me at first because it said that there was not an account with my e-mail address, then after trying several times, it let me log back in....I have no idea what is going on...lol
At 11:13am on October 9, 2008, EXPECTING JESUS ANY DAY NOW! :o) said…
Hi, Melissa! I hope that you are doing well....I am sure you are quite busy...When you have extra time, may we have some more lessons....

God Bless You and Yours!!!
At 2:35am on September 27, 2008, EXPECTING JESUS ANY DAY NOW! :o) said…
Hi, Melissa! I am having a hard time sleeping lately...Well, I sleep for a couple of hours, and then wake up with the baby and cannot fall back to sleep right away....Regardless of what time I go to bed, I have been waking up at 5:30 every morning...I just wanted to tell you what an encouragement and blessing your Chaos To Calm study has been to me...At first, I would do it for a few days, and then slack off, but I have been following through steadily for the past few weeks, and I have been SO blessed,....Where I used to feel like I got nothing accomplished, now, I feel like I have done over and beyond....Thank you so much for putting the study on there!!! I am sure that many others have been affected by it as well....
May you and your family be blessed ALWAYS!!!
Much love and prayers,
Tamara
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Thank you for putting more lessons in the study!
At 9:20pm on September 26, 2008, EXPECTING JESUS ANY DAY NOW! :o) said…
Can you add some more days for the Chaos to Calm lessons?
Thanks!
At 3:18pm on September 11, 2008, Laura said…
Hey Melissa, I just wanted to ask if it would be posible if a Bible study group could be created. Like a group where women could start a discusion on whatever verse they have read and feel compell to write about,question for understanding,share and so on. I would realy like that and I think it would be a motivation for many to read their Bibles...you know like me! Now that shouldn't be the only motivation but we should have a desire though when that lacks this could be a way to point us to the Word of Life.
Thank you ,
Laura
At 11:55pm on September 10, 2008, ~Lenika~ said…
Hi Melissa, God bless you for building this site. I just started my own site called CWAHM for christian work at home moms and tonight I was creating a group called proverbs 31, and as I was looking for info, your site came up. This is great!!! God bless you!!!
At 11:42pm on September 10, 2008, Christi said…
Hi Melissa! I'm new to the site. Found your website via www.organizedhome.com and am enjoying what I am reading here! Hope to meet some new friends along the way!! :)
At 11:14am on September 8, 2008, Agnes Maingi said…
hi melissa its Agnes, i kinda feel lonely in this site, are there any unmaried ladies that i can chat with. its good coz am just 23 not married would like to talk to sm virtous ladies at my level. otherwise i love this ministry and am praying for it

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