Hey Loves,
Daniel has a work schedule that is regular now and so he currently works Wednesday-Saturday and additionally is taking classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Since he is much more busy than me with his schedule I have really taken on the role of "housewife."
I was also a housewife when I first moved to Colorado as I transitioned to married life but I was actively looking for work, working out, babysitting, in Bible study and in a small group. I felt much more active in my life then compared to how I am feeling now. Even in Colorado I started to get frustrated over time with not being able to find employment in my time. God had another plan and a better plan... I got a job just as Daniel left for his 7 month deployment. Literally, Daniel left on a Sunday and I started training for my job on Monday. This was after 5 months of job searches.
As a housewife here I was doing okay because I was working out regularly. Then when I got sick earlier this month I got frustrated with being in the house so often. Now I am doing so much better after much prayer from the heart. I prayed that God would help me to accept my role as a wife with joy and not contempt. I prayed that I would take advantage of this time of rest and serve my husband without being bitter. I prayed that I would be a better helpmate and have a better attitude that is pleasing and welcome to be around. I also (fairly ongoing) am reading about a wife's role according to Scripture so that I am taking care of my main ministry and am doing things that are pleasing to God.
Whether Daniel has noticed any changes or not I couldn't tell you but I can say that I know that I have changed. How do I know? I have started cooking regularly and have actually made some pretty decent meals because I am putting forth the effort. I am doing better with consistently keeping up with picking up after Daniel without as much irritation as in the past. I am spending less time on my computer and watching tv and more time reading books related to marriage and relationships in general. I am in a weekly women's Bible study and I plan to start volunteering once I find something that I like. I'll start working whenever I get hired because I am still actively looking for work.
On the menu today is tilapia po' boys, garlic lemon green beans, and for dessert salted caramel-chocolate pecan pie. Last week we had chicken chili and it was GREAT! I've made lemon melt away cookies, chocolate chip cookies, seasoned slow roast pork chops, beef tacos, maple salmon, garlic parmesan potatoes, etc. No one can say that I haven't been trying and I don't take pictures of food so...
1 Peter 3:1-5
Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
Love,
Camille
I appreciate the prayers :-)
Daniel has a work schedule that is regular now and so he currently works Wednesday-Saturday and additionally is taking classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Since he is much more busy than me with his schedule I have really taken on the role of "housewife."
I was also a housewife when I first moved to Colorado as I transitioned to married life but I was actively looking for work, working out, babysitting, in Bible study and in a small group. I felt much more active in my life then compared to how I am feeling now. Even in Colorado I started to get frustrated over time with not being able to find employment in my time. God had another plan and a better plan... I got a job just as Daniel left for his 7 month deployment. Literally, Daniel left on a Sunday and I started training for my job on Monday. This was after 5 months of job searches.
As a housewife here I was doing okay because I was working out regularly. Then when I got sick earlier this month I got frustrated with being in the house so often. Now I am doing so much better after much prayer from the heart. I prayed that God would help me to accept my role as a wife with joy and not contempt. I prayed that I would take advantage of this time of rest and serve my husband without being bitter. I prayed that I would be a better helpmate and have a better attitude that is pleasing and welcome to be around. I also (fairly ongoing) am reading about a wife's role according to Scripture so that I am taking care of my main ministry and am doing things that are pleasing to God.
Whether Daniel has noticed any changes or not I couldn't tell you but I can say that I know that I have changed. How do I know? I have started cooking regularly and have actually made some pretty decent meals because I am putting forth the effort. I am doing better with consistently keeping up with picking up after Daniel without as much irritation as in the past. I am spending less time on my computer and watching tv and more time reading books related to marriage and relationships in general. I am in a weekly women's Bible study and I plan to start volunteering once I find something that I like. I'll start working whenever I get hired because I am still actively looking for work.
On the menu today is tilapia po' boys, garlic lemon green beans, and for dessert salted caramel-chocolate pecan pie. Last week we had chicken chili and it was GREAT! I've made lemon melt away cookies, chocolate chip cookies, seasoned slow roast pork chops, beef tacos, maple salmon, garlic parmesan potatoes, etc. No one can say that I haven't been trying and I don't take pictures of food so...
1 Peter 3:1-5
Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
Love,
Camille
I appreciate the prayers :-)
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