...worth more than precious rubies

Sometimes my house is clean, but usually it's a mess (even with the Rainbow).

Sometimes I feel like I have it all together, but occasionally it seems like I could fall apart at any given moment.

Sometimes dinner is prepared, but a lot of the time we order delivery or go through the drive-thru.

Sometimes I'm showered, curled and all made up, but often days I'm working in what I slept in and don't get a chance to brush my teeth until noon (or even more embarrassing: before bed that night).

Sometimes I have patience with my children but from time to time I'm easily frustrated and quick to snap.

Sometimes the beds get made but generally speaking it just doesn't happen.

My car is always dirty, the laundry rarely gets put away and I have no time for yard work. 

As women of today we find ourselves rushing through day-to-day life chasing our to-do lists hoping we can check everything off that needs to be done. Did I respond to those emails, plan dinner, check homework,  pay the electric bill, fold the clothes, schedule that appointment. . . (insert any and everything else here)? Phew. Can we stop and breath real quick? 

As wives, mothers, homemakers, business owners, employees, etc. we often feel like all the responsibility falls on us. We carry such a heavy load that sometimes we just feel, well, tired. It's on these days, days that are heaviest and most exhausting, that I find myself coming to this set of verses :

WOW! Right? Just... wow.

Isn't it amazing to know that all the late nights (followed by early mornings), aching backs, tired hands and glazed over eyes aren't actually overlooked at all? It humbles me to think that everything we do isn't a mere check off the list but actually worth praise!! When we selflessly and consciously put everyone else's needs before ours and eagerly approach the responsibilities we have with the intention to serve others through Him we instantly lose the heaviness. It no longer feels like tiresome, overwhelming chores, but like little acts of service fully designed to honor Him.

Let us not dwell on our shortcomings but focus on our accomplishments!!

Let's continue to:
- be trustworthy wives who honor and serve our husbands
- rise early to create a clear plan for the day
- stay up late working to serve our families
- always provide our children with meals
- invest our money in something that will prosper
- be strong and energetic workers
- never stopping, always doing kind of serving
- shop for bargains
- give to the poor and welcome the needy with open arms
- make ourselves presentable in the way we dress
- make things for our home
- stand strong with strength and dignity
- never fear the future
- speak wisely and always with kindness
- closely watch over every happening in our households
- raise our children in a way that they never become lazy

...because, my dears, we are worth far more than precious rubies and shall be rewarded for all that we do. Keep on shining your light!