women's work
There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. --Pablo Picasso
today was a truly lovely day. i spent most of the day doing "busy work" type things around the house. i did the laundry, changed the linens, vacuumed, cleaned out the cabinets, baked some caramel swirl brownies, read a little, and did a little yard work. i was in such a lovely mood all day that even the most menial things i did were lovely to do.
i know that sounds a little silly, but this was my reasoning behind it. the things that i do around the house now, and to keep up the house, are all in preparation for the times i will be with my Master. they are not just keeping me busy, and keeping my house clean, etc, but they are keeping me ready to become His slave.
as i perform each task, i do so as if i were doing it for my Master, and i think about the perfect way i would want to do things for Him. even something like folding sheets i take the time and care to do well, and as perfectly as i can.
there is a saying... "there are no small jobs, only small people" and i believe that to be so true. someday, i want to be my Master's full time slave, wife, lover, and mother to His children. i would prefer not to work outside the home, as i strongly believe it is not my place, but i would do so were it financially necessary. however, i think my greatest calling is to be a woman in every sense, and that means being at home to ensure that my Master and children are cared for well. this, in my opinion, is a womans primary and most vital function in the world, and one i want to be ready for.
Master said the other day that i was a "throwback". i have had O/others say the same to me in the past and i always take it as a compliment and a point of pride. i believe that one of the greatest tragedies of lost arts in our culture is the loss of the womanly arts. i cherish my knowledge of things like making preserves, quilting, sewing, and even general housekeeping. it is something i want to pass on to my daughters one day, and something i will pray they will continue to pass on.
progress is fine and good, and i am grateful for such things as the right to vote and the right to choose my own Husband, but i do believe the morals and values of previous generations were far better for the society as a whole than the morals and values seen in most parts of society today. this is only one girl's opinion, but years ago, there was far less turbulence in the world, far less violence. part of this was due, i think, to the stronger family structure. a mother who is home all day with her children knows what they are doing, who their friends are, and whether or not they are building a bomb in the garage.
i know that some women have no choice in the matter, that they "have" to work... but do they really? i am not speaking about single women or single moms here, but women who are married; if they stayed at home, the family wouldn't need a second car, necessarily. she wouldn't need work clothes, and would forego the costs of commuting to and from work. she wouldn't have to pay for child care. she would have the time to cook food from scratch, and not have to rely on expensive "convenience" foods. she would have time for an extensive garden, and time to preserve and dry foods from it to cut the family's grocery bills. she would have time to clip coupons and comparison shop to also cut these bills. she would have time for sewing, knitting and crocheting, to keep her family in casual clothes and save money, as well as saving money on home items like curtains, tablecloths, bedspreads, etc. she would have time to iron her husbands shirts and not have to pay the cleaners to do so. monetarily, considering that women only earn 66 cents for every dollar men do in the same job, would a working wife really be earning enough money to make a difference?
i understand that some women want to work, and if that is their choice that is fine as well. however, if they make that choice, they should think long and hard about putting down the women who makes another choice. yes, i would choose to be a housewife. it is a vitally important job, not only to do the items i listed above to save money, but to keep the home happy and functioning, so her Husband and children have a safe harbor from the world, so that she can keep up with her children, know their friends, and instill in them the values that the outer world seems to have lost.
in a world ever increasing in violence, it is more important than ever that children learn the proper path from their parents. it is one of the reasons i am an advocate for home schooling, though my thoughts and feelings on that would take another full page or two to go into, so i will save that for another entry.
be well and happy til next W/we meet. --di.