House Work's Hidden Treasure

Photograph:- Wolfgang Lonien

Gathering the washing in off the line today

 I noticed a couple of the bathroom towels 
were fraying out on the edges.

They were as good, thick, and fluffy as ever apart from this,

 so I threaded up the sewing machine 
and began re-hemming them.

To my surprise hubby asked me why I was bothering;

after all new towels wouldn't break the bank, 

and don't I have enough to do?

Now I count myself blessed to have time to do these little jobs

while so many of my sister home makers are 

struggling to hold down jobs,

care for family and home;

constantly struggling to keep too many balls in the air. 

I think of them every day as I go around my own home,

 while the routine of  my housework 

allows me time to think, 

to pray, to ponder.

As one friend once said to me,

"If ever I want time to myself I head to the kitchen and do the washing up.

I can guarantee nobody will join me until I've just about finished!"

I guess that goes for most of the chores as well.

Hubby's words made me wonder though,

am I a dinosaur to be mending towels?

Blessings

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