Have you met Jenine?

Jenine is married to my cousin. Here, she's known as "Jenine the wise." Most places around here she's known for her wisdom, and that's the truth.

She is the momma to 7 children, and she parents well.

There are some people who should not reproduce, but Jenine is not such a woman. No, she has great kids. They are well mannered and interesting people. This woman, when she is not doing mountains of laundry, home educates her kids. She's smart, I tell you. You know how much I like to rub shoulders with smart people!

And she's sexy. I don't normally say that about other women, (nor men for that matter), But she just is. She's one of those women who exudes confidence, and a powerful feminine presence. She sends dynamite signals to her smiling husband constantly. He, as you can imagine, can't take his eyes off of her. That's sexy, I don't care who you are.

You have never known anyone who has modeled such a life of self sacrifice. A large family has meant staying home when her friends are going out. It has meant nursing an infant, long after her peers have graduated theirs from the baby stage. Her life has been a life of commitment to the people she serves.

Neither have you ever seen such a powerful example of strength, and beauty. It honestly doesn't matter if Jenine hasn't had a shower in two days- she has this beauty thing going on. It so far transcends externals! She knows who she is and what her purpose is, like few people I've ever had the delight to witness.

She speaks of her investment in the future. When she peers through the corridors of time, she anticipates a rich harvest for her current work. She looks ahead to a future impact on the generations to come; holidays filled with many grand babies, and her adult children around her kitchen table. She is sowing into Important Lives, and expects to reap tenfold.

It's not just her kids that benefit from her life. Her husband is one lucky dude. She is creative, and hardworking, and pretty crazy about him. She sets a high standard for the wives around her. She kind of blows the curve for everybody else.

Jenine and Mike are moving into their dream home. I spent the morning hanging out with her and pretending to work at packing. She listened to my idiotic rambling, she prayed with me, and she spoke truth into my life. I didn't get a lot done there, but she got a lot done in me. It's like that when you spend time with her. She has a way of making you better than you were before being with her.