Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. —Proverbs 14:1 I was clueless as a young wife mother and– on top of my naivety…I was alone a lot raising the boys while my husband traveled extensively with the corporation that owned us but paid our bills. We had moved far from any family or friends, had no church yet and nights were very difficult for me because I was still in the throws of PTSD and those dreadful nightmares . It was a really difficult time in our marriage and I had a choice to make; Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.. —Proverbs 3:5 Or, become a noisy, contentious, irritating wife that would make her husband prefer to live on the corner of a roof, rather than in the house with her. —Prov 21:9 Contentiousness doesn’t occur in a vacuum, but there was only one heart I could do something about. God will have nothing by halves….all my heart meant, All. This is when Scripture became practical for me. Proverb