I have participated in several daily memes for a while - Menu Plan Monday, Tackle It Tuesday, Works for Me Wednesday and Frugal Friday are my favorites. Because my current focus is to be a better child of God, wife, mother and homemaker, I have decided to start my own meme on Mondays -  "More than Rubies Monday."

In corresponding with Proverbs 31, I want to encourage other women to not get bogged down in the monotony of the daily routine. Our job as SAHMs is soooo very important! Many of us have part-time jobs, too ... whether that be working outside the home, online from your own computer or saving money by couponing and yard saling. All of those things bring in extra money for your family. However, to get it all done takes organization and diligence. Trust me, there are days when I don't feel like doing what needs to be done, but I know that I can't slack off or my family will suffer.

You can find a post for More than Rubies Monday on my blog each week ... some weeks, I'll be sharing links to Proverbs 31 resources and blogs. Other weeks, I'll be posting some of my recent thoughts and other times, I'll be asking you to share something from YOUR life. I hope to make it fun and interesting. You do NOT have to participate every week and you do NOT have to post your response on Mondays. This is NOT meant to be something that drags you down, but something that encourages you and lifts you up!

I'm not sure of the direction that this meme will go, but here are some ideas off of the top of my head ... I'd like for us to share tips about what works for us to keep motivated to "stay the course." I'd love to share daily schedules and tips for staying organized while working from home, whatever that may be. I'd also like to share ideas for keeping our marriages strong and things we do to support our husbands in their jobs. We also might discuss what we are doing to train up our daughters to be Proverbs 31 women and how we are helping our sons to find a woman "worth more than rubies."

I have created some buttons and banners for you to use on your blog to link back to my main post. To pick them up, go to this page.

I know that a lot of memes use Mr. Linky for people to add their post to, but that is a paid feature. Until I know whether this meme is going to take off, I'm just going to ask that you post a comment giving the link to your "More than Rubies Monday" post.

I hope you will join in the meme when you have time, even if it won't be every week. I look forward to learning more about you!