The Helper I Want To Be

I love being a stay at home wife.  Even if it is only 2 days a week!  This morning I was going through a few of my favorite blogs and was challenged in a few areas as a wife. I was challenged to ask my husband if there was anything that I could do for him today.  I don't mean like doing my normal duties around the house, but more like doing something for him that would take one more burden off of his shoulders.  I do check in with Kevin often to see if I can do things for him, but not often enough.  I call myself blessed to be a wife.  My primary ministry should be my husband and the Lord has given me the responsibility to be his helper.  I recently have been convicted how much I take Kevin for granted.  Husbands are a blessing in a woman's life and I find it so easy to forget that truth.  Isn’t it easy to lose sight of the blessing we currently have in our life when we have our eyes fixed on the “one” thing we desire greatly and don’t have?  I don't want to forget the blessings the Lord already has given me as I am waiting for a child.

Kevin's nicely pressed
dress shirts!

I decided to send Kevin an email today while he was working to see what I could do for him.  He replied back asking me to mow the yard and move the patio furniture off the deck (to help get a head start on staining our deck). For those of you that don’t know Kevin very well this is his way of saying there is nothing he needs me to do.  He would NEVER let me mow the yard without him being home and he would be worried that I would hurt myself if I moved a large piece of furniture.  I know I am spoiled, but I LOVE it!  My brain starting going and I was determined to find something around the house that I could do for him. I wanted to do something that would really help him in his day to day routine. The light bulb went off!  Every morning Kevin irons his own dress clothes before he gets ready for work. Since he has started working out in the mornings I have noticed that he seems more rushed and he has not been having as much time to spend in the Word. So, I decided to iron his dress shirts for the next two weeks!  

While ironing Kevin’s shirts I turned on Focus on the Family and got lost in a very convicting broadcast called Rescuing Your Family From A Hectic Lifestyle.  This Wednesday night for our weekly family night we are going to listen to this broadcast together and come up with a plan of action of how NOT to fall into this activity trap! I highly encourage you to listen to the broadcast if you have time.  You might have to search under the broadcast link if you are not reading this today.  It will be well worth your search!

http://www.focusonthefamily.com/radio.aspx