I am a Wife

I happened upon an "Oprah" show last night, and I can't stop thinking about it. The show was all about marriage and family, and the comment was made that in this day, "everyone wants to be married, but no one wants to be the wife." In other words, everyone wants to be married, but no one wants to be the one to stay at home, take care of home "stuff", raise the kids etc.

So...here goes my soap box speech. (This is a warning, by the way, for people that may not want to hear about the joys of WIFE HOOD. Please feel free to stop reading now. For the rest of you....)

The above comment not only "hurt" but it made me very sad to think how so many women are missing the picture. Being a wife isn't demeaning, it exalting. Women are missing out on perhaps the most honorable, the most feminine, the most wonderful position there is in the world for a woman!! Just the other day, I asked my husband, "Do you ever wish our positions were switched? That you could stay home with the kids and I would go to work?" (I have to be honest that I was worried about his answer, because personally, I think I have the easier and more fun job. Not to say that it doesn't have it's difficult days at times.) But, he said, "NO!! I am so glad you stay home and take care of all you do." I smiled.

So, I proudly say, "I WANT the wife job!" I want it with all my heart. I LOVE being taken care of by "my man." I love tending to the homestead. I love beautifying the home and our land. I love teaching my children about the world and about their Heavenly Father. I love seeing them learn from their mistakes and their triumphs. I love decorating the home. I love organizing our family calendar. I love serving a hot meal to my beautiful family, even if half of them complain about what I've made. I love reading stories, singing songs, watching my kids discover bubble bath. I love getting dressed up to look nice for my husband, I love watching my husband bring home the pay check. I love sneaking into my kids rooms while their sleeping and watching them sleep. I love being able to cry on my husband's shoulder. I love wearing an apron. I love having flour all over my hands from making homemade bread. I love getting my hands dirty from planting flowers. I love being the hostess of my home, and making appetizers and yummy food when my husband has a football party. I love knowing how to nurse my family back to health, complete with homemade chicken noodle soup. I love kissing my husband when he comes home from work and being able to say, "Welcome home."

Call me Mary Tyler Moore, or Lucille Ball or whomever...but I LOVE that image, and I love being a wife. And once again, a huge thank you to my husband who allows me to hold that position. I love you Kyle. Thank you for letting me be "the wife."