Esther by Katie Gardiner Hastings Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home! Today is Purim, this holiday celebrates Esther's story in the Bible. The book of Esther is about a Jewish orphan girl who rose up to become a Queen of Persia. She had faith in God so strong that her actions of intercession delivered her people from genocide. (Actions prove your faith.) Esther is the only book in the Bible that doesn't mention God, but God approves of Esther's actions that is why she is allowed this book in the Bible. She models biblical womanhood. The holiday of Purim was established during Esther's time to celebrate how God delivered his people. There is a stark contrast to the two women in the story. The reigning Queen Vashti is not obedient and she gets exiled from the kingdom. Esther is faithful and obedient and gets married to the king and crowned in the kingdom. Esther glorifies God by her actions. This post and A Woman of Virtue are for all of you women out there. Jesus is reaching out to you with this scripture and teaching you what he wants in a woman to glorify God. There are always a lot of great posts here at the Home Sweet Home party. Here are a few that caught my eye. Woven or Wagon Wheel Roses Embroidery Stitch Tutorial by Flamingo Toes. Waiting and Trusting by Bless This Empty Nest. Easy Weeknight Meal Plan Volume 20 by FiveSpot Green Living. *I will be absent next week and there will be no Home Sweet Home party but, it will return on Thursday March 15th. Sherry Follow me on Twitter Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Pinterest Follow me on Instagram Party Guidelines Would you please share anything related to your home in the spirit of Proverbs 31 (such as recipes, Christian encouragement, DIY's, gardening, home decoration, sewing, crafts, etc.) Please don't link up giveaways and advertisements. Follow and or subscribe to The Charm of Home. Please include a link in your post back to my blog. By linking up, you are giving The Charm of Home permission to use any picture or content to share as a feature on The Charm of Home social media outlets. If anything doesn't fit the theme of the party I will delete it. *If you are pinning a post submitted here, please pin from the original source. * Please note that posts on this party come from other blogs also and that they may not agree with my own personal faith. Take this into consideration when viewing links and use your own discernment using the Holy Scriptures as your guide. An InLinkz Link-up