Virtuous Woman

There's on old Buddy Greene song that I love so much and have often told Victoria that when I hear it I simply cannot stop thinking of her. I've posted the lyrics below, obviously drawn from Proverbs 31. I wish you could hear the song, but there isn't a YouTube video available with Buddy Greene singing it.

A virtuous woman came into my life
The crown of her husband, an excellent wife
She gives me more than I'll ever need
This virtuous woman, a blessing indeed

So skillfully busy with the work of her hands
Tending her household and all it demands
Clothed in her strength and her dignity
My virtuous woman, a wonder to see

And Jesus wants me to love her
The way that He loves me
Sacrificing my own desires
Attending to her needs
As He does for me

Beauty is empty and charm a deceit
But her steadfast love is a treasure to me
No words of contention, no thorn in my side
Just a virtuous woman, my beautiful bride

A virtuous woman came into my life
The crown of her husband, an excellent wife
She gives me more than I'll ever need
This virtuous woman, a blessing indeed

My virtuous woman, what a treasure to me

Yesterday, Mother's Day, reminded me of the melody and I sort of hummed it in my heart all day long. We humbly honored Victoria and my own mother who came out for the weekend with my dad from Las Vegas. This was their first introduction to their new granddaughter, Piper Joy Xiao Qian, so our day was even that much more special with their presence. This was Piper's first Mother's Day too, and her reaction to it was enough to make any adult melt. Perhaps we'll share more about that in another post.

Victoria, and mothers/wives like her (like my own mom), fall beneath the "radar screen" of this world. We as a people have generally made much ado about little, meaning the "value" of business success, physical beauty, financial security, gorgeous homes, popularity, and dynamic personalities. Many mothers put the importance of these things aside to sacrifice for the sake of little ones that will one day walk in their footsteps. And their treasure will not be momentarily fleeting and self directed, but everlasting and Christ exalting. Victoria's the hero of our family, not me and not our kids.

Victoria usually gives me a little update every day while I'm at work to let me know what's been happening in her life. I'm always in awe and empathically tired just listening to or reading about her schedule. It's a calendar full of giving her life away to all of these children, all six of them. Kinda makes my job seem easy.

"So, I salute you Sweetheart. Even yesterday, when it was supposed to be your day, you did most of the heavy lifting. While a mother's work is never done, a mother's work reflects the Son. Thank you for pointing me and our children to Jesus."

Love,