The Treasure of Mundane

"In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers"

Proverbs 31:19

In my Bible notes it says, "spinning thread was women's work." My arms are crossed and I am pouting. Women's work - how unfair! Good thing that was way before this girl's time...since I can't sew and all! As I sit here and ponder "women's work" I realize this idea still exists. My husband is very good at helping when needed, but for the most part, I am responsible for cooking, cleaning, and laundry. That's not always good...

I love to entertain so I will work hard to make my home inviting and prepare a delicious meal on a specific day or for a particular occasion. But to pick up before Mike gets home, make sure dinner is hot and ready at just the right time, and to ensure everyone has clean clothes {every single day}...well, let's just say I need a little work. I get distracted. I get lazy. I find other, more important things to do.  

That Proverbs 31 Woman has got me this time. Sometimes I think she purposefully finds things to make me look bad. Here she is spinning her own thread - surely to be used on the clothes she will make and mend. Although I want to learn how to sew, I don't think I will take up making clothes for my family let alone spinning my own thread. But I will think a little differently about my work. The things I can do to make my house a home - for my family and my friends. I can work a little harder to make sure the house is picked up before Mike gets home from a long day at work. The whole house too...not just the parts he will see right away. Those bedrooms always get me! I could probably plan my day so dinner is timed a little better. And I can set some goals to keep up on the never-ending laundry.

I'm sure it wasn't fun for the Proverbs 31 Woman to spin her own thread knowing that she would have to put in even more time using it to make something worthy to wear. {the pressure}. I have realized that these tasks that I have before me are not always fun or easy, but it is the work God has for me at this time in my life as I care for my family. I wouldn't be serving him well if I ignored the tasks at hand. I love what Courtney says in her eBook:

"...do not grow weary in your mundane tasks. Mundane tasks are the hidden treasure to creating a home that is a haven. Embrace this hidden treasure as the Proverbs 31 woman did."

Lesson learned! What mundane task do you need to embrace in order to reveal a hidden treasure?

Keepin' it Real...D