I just heard Caleb and Achsah again.
Our Cindy called. Cindy is our oldest child and our affectionate nickname for the shortest person in our family is "Warrior Princess". She may be small, but she'd take on any giant and indeed has faced some formidable ones in her life and come out victorious.
So it was no big deal when I overheard her familiar "Hey Dad!" when she called and was met with "What do you want?!" from her father.
Boy, is that familiar!
I've loved Achsah for many a year. There's actually very little said about this plucky gal in scripture, but suffice to say:
1) she was very much her father's daughter
2) she recognized what was good, needful and necessary
3) she wasn't afraid to go for it
Some scholars regard her as pushy while others regard her as a heroine, one who wasn't afraid to brave the challenges of conquering a new land. And the highly theological regard her as an example for prayer.
Until today I didn't have any source that explained this remarkable woman the way I understand her from my own study - so if you're up for a bit of reading and don't mind wading through the explanations to get to know her better, you're in for a treat on this much appreciated (by me!) page.
And you're in for a bit of insight to a beautiful father/daughter relationship that's been repeated for centuries and in my own family as well.
