We may be tempted to believe homemaking is mundane, drudgery, and… if we accept this mindset, it will be. No joy will be found in the daily tasks that take many of our hours. Here are 16 ways you contribute as a homemaker each day!
We may be tempted to believe that we shouldn’t find satisfaction in homemaking and that gliding through our days using our gifts, talents, and skills should be done out of duty, not joy.
Both temptations are a deception and should be quickly rejected. The truth of the matter is that while homemaking tasks may have a repetitive aspect about them, it is far from grunt work. It is a high calling and we must value it as so.
The idea that we should reject feeling contented from a job well done is another tactic of the enemy to steal joy. The LORD calls us to excellence and diligence. Perhaps we’ve never calculated the homemaker’s contribution.
Here are a few ways that you contribute, as a homemaker, to your family’s well-being:
- Bringing peace to the family
- Loving your husband and children
- Preparing meals
- Keeping the laundry clean and put away
- Keeping the home organized and presentable
- Teaching your children about the LORD and His ways
- Training and educating your children
- Providing hospitality
- Reaching out to the needy
- Being engaged with your family
- Being available for your husband and children in a myriad of ways
- Shopping and running errands
- Paying bills on time
- Keeping the checkbook balanced
- Keeping papers organized and quickly “findable”
- Giving the kids chores
The list goes on and on.
Ladies, you do tremendously significant work in your homes each and every day! It shows, it encourages, it blesses. Many women are out of the home either by necessity or by choice, in contrast though, a full-time homemaker is available to contribute so much to her home, family, and those around her.
We must continue in good works that bring glory to our Creator. His Word instructs us to be diligent and busy in our homes. we must weary not in well-doing, for in due season, we shall reap.
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What are some other ways that you as a Homemaker contribute to the good of your families?
Hello Jennifer, Thank you so much for your encouraging posts. They are an uplifting way to start the day. Thank you for your hard work and taking the time to help us all.
Blessings to you and your family,
Linda
Blessing to you too Linda. Thank you for the mutual encouragement!
Thank you for this inspiring post. My particular challenge is that we (me, my husband, and our two girls — a toddler and a baby) are currently staying with friends and family while we sort out where we belong after living in Israel for almost three years. I left a comment on an earlier blog about this. This means that when I read posts about homemaking, I think, ‘how nice it would be to be in that position’ and even sometimes, ‘how could anyone feel in the doldrums if they *have* a home?!’ In a way it is relative, since when we lived in Israel, I was very much simply looking forward to being the US. So, I am very happy we are here. Also, if we didn’t have friends and relatives, that would be even harder. So, I am grateful for the nice spaces we get to stay in. When we do get our own space, hopefully this time of waiting will help me to not get in the doldrums at all! Hopefully I will appreciate it and not get behind on things. My weakness can sometimes be procrastination on certain duties and tasks. I am balancing being super grateful, being content, and anticipating what God might bring about in the future. Meanwhile, I can contribute (and am accountable to do so) in so many ways at “home”, even though it is not our home. God has even provided two house sitting times which gave us some privacy. He is kind to us!
I want to emphasize that I am ultra super grateful for simply being in the US. This was a huge answer to prayer. (My husband and I are both from the US.)
Praise God for His goodness to you all, Anna! Procrastination can steal joy, as it gives us something that is hanging over our heads and creates a burdensome feeling.
Welcome back to America! 😀
This is a great list! That amount of support is invaluable!
Thanks for sharing! What a great reminder of all that homemakers do to be an emotional, spiritual, and physical support to the family!