Anouchka Talks

Mother's Day is tomorrow and, as it is my first official turn to celebrate the holiday (Alice and Betty forget every year...), I am reflecting on my life as a mom. Many of us have heard of the "Proverbs woman" from the Bible (Proverbs 31), but few of us know how to apply the skills described in this chapter to our daily lives.  Let's face it:  the modern woman does not spin her own thread. So, in honor of the upcoming holiday, I thought I might provide my own interpretation/self-evaluation of what it means to be the "Proverbs woman" (New Life Translation): A Wife of Noble Character Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?   Habibi did.  She is worth more than precious rubies.   Yup.  Her husband can trust her, true and she will greatly enrich his life.  I hope so.  She will not hinder him but help him all her life.   I do my best! She finds wool and flax and busily spins it.   Huh.  I thought flax was a kind of cereal used for keeping you regula