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I would like to share with you what the Bible
says
about a lady's place in the home.
"The aged women
likewise that they be in
behaviour as be cometh holiness, not false
accusers, not given to much wine, teachers
of good things. That they may teach the
young women to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their children, to be
discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good,
obedient to their own husbands, that the
word of God be not blasphemed."
--Titus 2: 3-5
I am happy to say that I am a stay at home
mom of three beautiful children. I have 2
sons and 1 daughter. My oldest, a son, is
now living on his own in another state. My
second child, a son, just graduated from
high school, and my daughter will be
graduating next year from high school. It
seems that my work as a mom is almost
over, at least for the beginning years. Some
day, I hope my beautiful children will
find Godly spouses and have a family of
their own. I can say I have never had the
desire to have a career outside of the home.
I enjoy being home with my children and
doing for my family. Here's an e-mail that
was sent to me from a friend about moms. I
hope that each of you will enjoy it. It sure
goes along with the Titus 2 statement.
I'M JUST A MOTHER?
A few months ago, when I was picking up the
children at school, another mother I knew well
rushed up to me. Emily was fuming with
indignation.
"Do you know what you and I are?" she
demanded. Before I could answer - and I
didn't really have one handy - she blurted out
the reason for her question. It seemed she had
just returned from renewing her driver's
license at the County Clerk's office. Asked by
the woman recorder to state her "occupation,"
Emily had hesitated, uncertain how to classify
herself. "What I mean is," explained the
recorder, "Do you have a job, or are you just a.....?"
"Of course I have a job, " snapped Emily. "I'm a
mother." "We don't list 'mother' as an occupation.
......'housewife' covers it," said the recorder
emphatically.
I forgot all about her story until one day I found
myself in the same situation, this time at our
own Town Hall. The clerk was obviously a
career woman, poised, efficient, and possessed
of a high-sounding title, like "Official
Interrogator" or "Town Registrar" "And what is
your occupation?" she probed.
What made me say it, I do not know. The words
simply popped out. "I'm....a Research Associate
in the field of Child Development and Human
Relations."
The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in
mid-air, and looked up as though she had not
heard right. I repeated the title slowly,
emphasizing the most significant words. Then
I stared with wonder as my pompous
pronouncement was written in bold, black ink
on the official questionnaire. "Might I ask,"
said the clerk with new interest, "Just what
you do in your field?" Coolly, without any trace
of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply,
"I have a continuing program of research
(what mother doesn't) in the laboratory and in
the field (normally I would have said indoors
and out). I'm working for my Masters (the
whole darned family) and already have four
credits (all daughters). Of course, the job is one
of the most demanding in the humanities (any
mother care to disagree?) and I often work 14
hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is
more challenging than most run-of-the-mil
careers and the rewards are in satisfaction
rather than just money."
There was an increasing note of respect in the
clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up
and personally ushered me to the door. As I
drove into our driveway buoyed up by my
glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab
assistants---age 13, 7 and 3. And upstairs, I
could hear our new experimental model (six
months) in the child-development program,
testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt triumphant. I had scored a beat on
bureaucracy. And I had gone down on the
official records as someone more distinguished
and indispensable to mankind than "just
another......."
Home.....what a glorious career. Especially
when there's a title on the door.
I hope that everyone that reads this page
will find it a blessing. Please sign my
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