Ever since I was a little girl I've dreamed of the day when I would be a wife and stay at home mother. A mother of some 8+ children I had hoped. This has so much been my desire that I share it with practically everyone I meet. Even now, I can recall a previous post on this blog addressing my dreams of motherhood and homemaking. The reason I chose the profession of a preschool teacher is becuase its the next best thing to being a mother (minus the husband). My desire to be a homemaker shows itself on Pinterest too, of course. I have about four or more boards related to the subject. "When that Day Comes" is the label of one of the boards which has collected a number of pins with childrens' clothes, toys, and child related things. But what it didn't have were pins about my future husband or anything that suggested how I might serve him (other than feeding and clothing his imagined future kids in the most expencive way). So naturally I went on the hunt for husband/homemaker related things to pin. That's when I stumbled across the blog "Embracing a Simpler Life". The picture above is the pin that had caught my attention and led me to the blog.
When I read the mother's post "Homemaking is a Ministry" I was convicted. I have been wanting to be a homemaker for the wrong reasons. Because homemaking is my desire. I want to stay home. I want to homeschool. I do not like working a job. Homemaking was my selfish desire for me and my children, but not for God. Read the mother's blog, the link is in the name. Homemaking should be a ministry. It should come from a desire to serve God through serving my husband and household.
What struck me hardest was at the beginning of her post when she said, "As women, regardless of our martial, parential or employment status...." Regardless. I am single, employed and still live with my parents. My father is the head of the household and I could do a better job of serving him.
When I read the mother's post "Homemaking is a Ministry" I was convicted. I have been wanting to be a homemaker for the wrong reasons. Because homemaking is my desire. I want to stay home. I want to homeschool. I do not like working a job. Homemaking was my selfish desire for me and my children, but not for God. Read the mother's blog, the link is in the name. Homemaking should be a ministry. It should come from a desire to serve God through serving my husband and household.
What struck me hardest was at the beginning of her post when she said, "As women, regardless of our martial, parential or employment status...." Regardless. I am single, employed and still live with my parents. My father is the head of the household and I could do a better job of serving him.