There are a lot of things I don't know. There are plenty of things I'm unsure about. But one thing I know for sure is that I'm a wife, and that means I should strive for excellence in my wifey-ness. (I also know for sure that making up my own words is usually more fun than using the ones already created...) God blessed me with an incredible husband, so it ought to be pretty easy to submit and be excellent. But um... I'm me!
Most days I feel like an eeking-by wife, but today I feel pretty excellent. I know I'm doing just what God wants me to do when I'm helping Chris. When I'm working beside him, and doing everything I can to help him, I know I am smack dab in the center of God's will. That's a good feeling. Even when I'd rather do something else, or when helping Chris means physical discomfort (cutting grass which I am allergic to, then sneezing my head off; or helping him in the garden when I seriously hate being hot and sweaty and dirty and surrounded by bugs...), knowing I'm obeying God and fulfilling His purpose for my life is satisfying.
So today, I'm reflecting on how hard Chris has worked all summer to provide awesome fresh vegetables for his family. He (with Mr. Gene's help) tilled the ground. He planted seeds and small plants. He watered, fertilized, nurtured and protected the plants as they grew, and he picks vegetables daily! God has certainly blessed Chris' efforts, and we have an overabundance of vegetables! Chris mentioned that he'd like for me to prepare/freeze some of the vegetables so we can continue to enjoy them through the year. As I started to peel, slice, and freeze, I enjoyed every second of helping my husband today. I ended up baking zucchini bread and stuffing tomatoes for lunch too! It's so funny that things I ordinarily wouldn't get excited about can become truly enjoyable when I have the right attitude and the right perspective. How I want to become an excellent wife! Not only in honor of my sweet husband, but to honor God as well. "A wife of noble character who can find? Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good not harm all the days of her life... Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.'" Proverbs 31:10-12, 28-29
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