spoke of work and war, labor and loss. There was little—if any—beauty, color, or evidence of pleasure. Everything I saw was stark, bleak, and basic, testifying to a life that was stark, bleak, and basic. Then it hit me! I suddenly realized that God’s beautiful Proverbs 31 woman was the sparkling jewel in her husband’s life! She brought the love, the color, the joy, the life, and the energy to the home. Yes, life was bleak in Israel, and everyday life focused on just surviving in that dry, rugged