In the sharing of duties in your home (childcare, work, house cleaning), are you and your husband satisfied with the way things get done? If not, how would you or he like it to change?

Mark and I believe that I should do the domestic duties in our home of cleaning and cooking, although he does make TERRIFIC breakfasts on the weekends! I, also, do most of the childcare, since I homeschool the children and am a "stayer-at-home" (see below for explanation). I have NO PROBLEM with accepting these as my duties in my role as keeper of the home! I believe that God gave me the role in Titus 2 of being a home worker! I am to be WORKING at home, which if done as it should be done will result in a clean, organized and efficiently run home and family, as is pictured in Proverbs 31. Is this always the case at our home? No....but it is most of time, I believe, because we are all fulfilling our God-given responsibilities.

Let's look at Titus 2:3-5. Note that in the parentheses is the direct translation from the Greek. This helps us to understand exactly what the writer meant! "Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may teach sober [instruct/chasten/correct], the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible [self controlled], pure [modest], workers at home [home workers/domesticators/stayer at home/good housekeeper], kind [good], being subject to their own husbands [obedient], so that the word of God will not be dishonored."

Now, that's pretty clear and straightforward as to our role as wives!

Mark's role is biblical, also, in that he is the provider, protector, and priest of our home. He provides for us, is our protector and he is our priest, meaning that he conducts family worship and devotions!

We are very satisfied in our roles and wouldn't alter them in any way! God's plan is perfect and we never seek to alter His plan for our lives! After all, HE knows what we need better than we do! In obedience to God's plan we will truly find perfect peace!

~ Lisa