Doing the chickens, gardening, creating, preserving, housework, sewing, cooking, tidying, writing, taking care of my family makes a day long but very satisfying. Even though the list is endless, it's there to complete for God's glory.
Today I met with a bunch of beautiful ladies. Some from my church, some were sweet new faces. In conversation with today's prayer partners I learned to some my ideas of living from scratch is idyllic and to some it's too much time and too much work. I realise I am somewhat different from your typical stay-at-home mom or housewife and my perspective on the Holt House is all about having a safe haven for my family.
If my husband looks forward to crossing the threshold of his home at the end of the day to see my smiling face and if my children know coming home is much better than some other alternative I'd say my efforts speak for themselves.
Yes, housework is monotonous, gardening and canning is tedious and time consuming and creating your own curtains is a challenge. But working willingly with my hands is something God placed in my heart to do, therefore I will do it and I am satisfied.
We need to teach home economics again in the old fashioned way. Our daughters and sons need to know how to take care of themselves in the most basic fashion. For some reason basic homekeeping has a stigma related to this ages old talent. It's no longer being taught at home because homekeepers are quickly becoming a thing of the past. However, right now in this economic disaster the basics are needed.
Keep the faith!
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