I know its not right to want to be someone else...
To look at her and say man I wish I was her! I want what she has, I want to do
the things she does, I want to dress like her, act like her, cook like her
etc... But the woman described in Proverbs 31 is truly a testament of what kind
of wife and mother I truly long to be.
Hymn to a Good Wife
Prov 10-31(MSG) A good woman is hard to
find,
and worth
far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her without reserve,
and never
has reason to regret it.
Never spiteful, she treats him generously
all her
life long.
She shops around for the best yarns and cottons,
and
enjoys knitting and sewing.
She’s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
and
brings back exotic surprises.
She’s up before dawn, preparing
breakfast
for her family and organizing her day.
She looks over a field and buys it,
then, with money she’s put aside, plants a
garden.
First thing in the morning, she dresses for work,
rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.
She senses the worth of her work,
is in no hurry to call it quits for the day.
She’s skilled in the crafts of home and hearth,
diligent
in homemaking.
She’s quick to assist anyone in need,
reaches
out to help the poor.
She doesn’t worry about her family when it snows;
their
winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.
She makes her own clothing,
and
dresses in colorful linens and silks.
Her husband is greatly respected
when he
deliberates with the city fathers.
She designs gowns and sells them,
brings
the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.
Her clothes are well-made and elegant,
and she
always faces tomorrow with a smile.
When she speaks she has something
worthwhile to say,
and she always says it kindly.
She keeps an eye on everyone in her household,
and keeps them all busy and productive.
Her children respect and bless her;
her
husband joins in with words of praise:
“Many women have done wonderful things,
but
you’ve outclassed them all!”
Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.
The woman
to be admired and praised
is the
woman who lives in the Fear-of-God.
Give her everything she deserves!
Festoon her
life with praises!
Amazing post! And totally
amazing blog totally worth checking out!
Her
post was beyond beautiful and so easy for us to forget that our family is our ministry, the things we do for our family is our ministry.
In 2008 I went to Uganda Africa and fell in love with those beautiful children and that country. Its easy to see doing things in Africa as ministry but ministry opportunities are all around us not just in foreign countries. I spent 3 years on staff at a church and I loved working in the 'ministry' Its always something I thought I would do and I never thought of the things I do every day as ministry.
Its so easy
for me to get frustrated and say whats the point. Most days are a little crazy around here and
lately our days have been starting earlier and earlier. Jax still wakes up several times each night
which makes early mornings even more annoying. Our laundry is beyond
overflowing. I feel like an epic failure
when my hubs goes to get ready for work and says I don’t have any clean pants?!
Or where are all the clean towels? I
just can’t seem to get ahead! Most days
cleaning seems pointless, I do it many times and it’s a mess 10 mins later My sweet lil monkeys mess it up faster than I
can clean it up. We watch way to much TV and most days seem to be a free for
all run amuck kind of days with no progress really made, maybe a load of
laundry done etc.
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| This is seriously the story of my life! |
When I was growing up my mom was ALWAYS on the go.. She rarely
sat down and vedged, as a matter of fact I don't know that she knew how to.
That's because she was and is a great wife and mother. She could have worked a
13 hour day and still found energy to keep care of her husband and house. I
used to think dang mom take some time for yourself why are you doing this for
your husband can't he do it himself etc. But she had embraced what God had
called her to do and was and still is very much like the woman described in the
verses above.
When my
hubs came home from deployment we went on a mini 3 day vaca and my mom stayed
here and took care of my 3 kids. When we
got home the house was clean, rearranged, all the laundry done, all the dishes
done etc. My hubs said maybe someday I would
learn to be like her. I was a little
ticked off but at the same time well its true.
Of course she only had to do it for 3 days which is totally different
then living it every day but still..
Steven Curtis Chapman - Do Everything (Official Music Video) from steven-curtis-chapman on GodTube.
Before you stop the song playing listen to beginning.. it is totally perfect for mommies! LOVE the words!
The post
Heather wrote about housework being a ministry seriously stuck out to me. It was one of those posts I just happened to
stumble upon and then couldn’t get it out of my mind. This verse seriously sums it up…
Colossians
3:23
Amplified Bible (AMP)
23 Whatever
may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for
the Lord and not for men,
It
really is time to find joy in laundry not bc laundry is fun but you are doing
it for your family and ultimately doing it for Jesus, take joy in cooking
dinner and doing dishes, running around simply bc thats what a good wife and mama do! Time
to quit being soo lazy and embrace the wondrous job I have been given as a
woman and rise up and take care of my Husband, Babies and our house!
So this begins a new journey, a time to put down self and flesh and
laziness and rise up and be the crowning joy of my family and aspire to be just
like the Proverbs 31 woman.
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