A Full Time Grandmother

A comforting painting in one of our rooms.

 

The grandchildren have been actively busy outside this winter. There are also cozy days indoors, and stormy days when they must stay inside. These are the hours of hot chocolate, home-baked treats, art projects, and reading lots of books.  On sunny days, they are ice staking, skiing, snowboarding, and sledding. There is always some adventure happening that gives them cheer and builds wonderful memories of their childhoods. 

When they visit me, I offer them puzzles, drawing paper, books, and games. I have maps, history books, Bibles, and Hymn books. We enjoy studying it all and have a lovely time talking about history and the blessing of being God's children. We often set up the card table so we can gather around for boggle, monopoly, or bingo. A highchair is pulled up to the table so the littlest child can join in our fun.

The children help me with housework. We go along a common routine of the day, times for snacks, meals, and cleaning. Someone does the sweeping. Another will set the table.  One will pour the milk and help serve the food. . . And always, there is someone chosen to ring the little dinner bell, so everyone knows to come running to the table.

I want to always be here for this. I do not want to miss a single minute, hour, or day of being a mother and grandmother.  Many years ago, the name of housewife started to change to being a full-time mother or a stay-at-home mother. This seemed to imply that it would not last. As if it was a temporary plan until the children were older. It doesn't have to be this way. One can choose to remain a housewife or a full-time mother. Eventually this will turn into the title of being a beloved full-time grandmother, one who is always here for the children, grandchildren, and family. 

There will always be some call or opportunity to do other things, to get a job or to join clubs and organizations. There will always be some opening outside the home for mothers and grandmothers. As for me, all I have ever aspired to be is simply a housewife, a housewife for life. May it always be so.

Blessings

Mrs. White

From the Archives -

The Way it Was - Caring for the Family at Home - A Comforting Sick Room.

Contentment with our - Standard of Living.

A Godly Mother is the Hostess at -  The Mission House.

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