"The Tailor's Daughter"

I've been reading "The Tailor's Daughter" by Samantha Standish.  It's a wonderful story of a woman who "flourished under harsh conditions", and touched the lives of others with her goodness of heart.  As the book pointed out "One who has not suffered finds no fertile ground for compassion....It was the tragedies, the suffering that had made..a better person...to understand many perspectives."   It was so heart-warming to see main character's steadfastness, humility, and hard work result in well-deserved successful returns.  She "persevered and conquered every adversity".

It is stories like this that encourage me to stand firm and to continue to be faithful, with the hope that God blesses the righteous who are faithful and kind.  I'm also motivated to consider how I can be more industrious, bringing to mind the example of the Proverbs 31 woman as well.