Albert Mohler has a fascinating article commenting on the notion of "equal parenting" that opens with the line "Will Dad ever do his share?"  According to some studies referenced in Dr. Mohler's article, a component of this philosophy includes equal hourly division hourly of housework. Apparently women still do almost twice the domestic labors in the home that men do.

Dr. Mohler continues to welcome these researchers to the world of reality, and does a better job of explaining how a Biblical worldview would interpret such findings than I could.  I'd rather just give a simple personal testimony in favor of traditional home-life.

This sort of "time discrepancy"  in domestic division of labor doesn't bother me a bit.  I'm perfectly willing to admit I'm behind the times regarding husband/wife roles by beating his time at housework!  This is because I still cling  [hopelessly, according to some]   to a Biblical interpretation of gender roles where I am a worker at home. It's a simpler lifestyle, and one I enjoy and value. 

 A favorite 'homekeeping" verse of mine is 1 Timothy 5:14:

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, GUIDE THE HOUSE, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully." [emphasis mine]

Here's another I like:

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.~~~Titus 2:3-5 [emphasis mine]

I chose a "keeper at home" lifestyle, and not because of husbandly pressure or a weak backbone or a lack of ability to do anything else. Conviction after reading black print on white paper in the Bible led me to this decision. If I trust God with my eternal soul, can I trust His wisdom on daily living? I think so. While it has brought limitations and challenges, that choice has been rewarding, personally satisfying, and has produced a happy marriage and homelife for our children. This choice hasn't limited me to mundane routine, either. Sure, there are tasks to do that I'd rather not. But I have had so much more time to grow and learn and do new things as well. I'm glad I trusted God's wise counsel.

It simply doesn't matter to me whether or not he does as much housework as I do. Setting myself up as his "chore conscience" by keeping a running tally of what he did or didn't do is treating him like a child, and not a very loved one, to boot. It doesn't make for much domestic happiness. I don't fool with his work at the office, and he doesn't mess with my systems at home. Win-Win. Work gets done at both ends and then we have time for us to do things together with the children. like play outside in this gorgeous weather.

There are much better ways to spend our time than suspiciously eyeing one another's to-do lists. Maybe everyone can't [or won't ] do this, but at least we are much happier with this ridiculously simple arrangement. I can't help but think that others would be, too.