Comparing Myself to a REAL1950's Wife

On the Rachael Ray Show I was dubbed a "1950's Wife". But my grandmother, a mother of 4, is the REAL 1950's wife. She is ALSO a Proverbs 31 woman. On Mother's Day we sat in the Cheesecake Factory and I had my notebook and pen in hand and I wrote and wrote and wrote about what life was like in the 1950's. Here's some of what I learned.

My grandma had a weekly schedule that my mother rattled off as quickly as my grandmother did!! So this must be where I get my scheduling tendencies - it's in my genes lol!!!

Mondays - Wash Clothes (by hand in sudsy water, ring it, rinse it, ring it, hang it outside to dry. This took all day.)

Tuesdays - Iron ( Iron everything - shirts, pants, and underwear. There was no permanent press - everything was very wrinkly. This took all day.)

Wednesdays - Mend and work on new sewing projects (She sewed patches onto pants and mended socks. My grandmother sewed all of my mother's clothes until she reached the middle of high school.)

Thursdays - Cleaning of bedrooms and bathrooms (They only had one car which was normal in those days. Grandpa did the grocery shopping and grandma worked the garden.)

Fridays - Cleaning of living room, dining room and kitchen (Grandma baked every day. She made cinnamon rolls, pies, donuts and cakes from scratch.)

Saturdays - Prepare for Sunday by cooking double meals and giving baths etc. (Grandma always made hamburgers for dinner on Saturdays because they were fast. Then she focused on the Sunday Roast and sheet cake that they would eat after church.)

Sundays - Day of Rest

Grandma's life was full and busy as she lovingly cared for her family. She served God by serving her family. She worked with eager hands (Prov. 31:13b), she set about her work vigorously (Prov. 31:17), she watched over the affairs of her household and did not eat the bread of idleness (Prov. 31:27). And the most beautiful part was she feared the Lord (Prov. 31:30).

Do I want to be a 1950's wife? Not really, I certainly do love my modern day conveniences. But if there's a 1950's wife I'd like to emulate, it's not June Cleaver - it's my grandmother. Her God and her family were of prime importance and her daily priorities show this to be true.

As Proverbs 31:31 says "Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate."

My grandmother's works are worthy of my praise. And I pray that my generation too would be remarkable in our care for our families and homes and that we too would be worthy of praise. We must work with eager hands! The world may not praise us but one day our husband and children will rise up and call us blessed and our works will bring praise. So endeavor today to make your God and your family your first priority as my REAL 1950's grandmother did.


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