I can’t write out a long entry because my husband’s sick and I’m more tired than usual the past couple of days, but I wanted to pass on some wisdom: My sister, who is an amazing stay-at-home wife and mother of 5, said this to me the other day:
“Since it is his role to bring money in so we can live, it is my role to make living as inexpensive as possible.”
How appropriate and what a wonderful way to show gratitude to your husband, especially if he is the primary bread-winner. Rather than blowing the money he brings in, save it and stretch it as far as it can go. Though I am not yet a stay-at-home mom, we are trying to live on only Andrew’s salary so we can face the blow of being deprived of my salary when the time comes. I heard a story about a girl my sister knows who kept clean only the “more public” parts of her house, but left the rest (children’s bedrooms, the family bathroom, the master bedroom) and never tended to them. Her husband came home every day to a messy kitchen, messy bedroom, etc. What does this “Welcome Home” communicate? Certainly not one of gratitude. Yes, our lives get busy (especially with children), but I pray that I will always keep my husband as a priority and ensure that he knows that I appreciate him.
