Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Textile Management

Just yesterday I was lamenting the fact that I cannot keep up with the never ending laundry. So, the Lord, in His kindness, let me read this from The Flourishing Mother this morning:
Even so seemingly non transcendent an act as putting clothing away can be a gesture of memory or of hope. We put laundry away in drawers and closets in the expectation that another day or season will come when we will need those things again. We pack away baby clothes in boxes in the hope that another child or grandchild will be added to the family or that an opportunity will come to pass things along to others who will use them. We save articles of clothing that belonged to a loved one who died, remembering the body that used to be clothed in these things and hoping for the day when our bodies and theirs will finally be truly, gloriously clothed.~Margaret Kim Peterson, Keeping House: The Litany of Everyday Life


Doing laundry is symbolic of hope in our family. Hope that a body will be here tomorrow to wear the folded garments. After reading this quote, I see laundry for my family is a privilege, not a burden. I may still not enjoy it, but I will see the good in it.

7 comments:

Jennifer said...

What a great perspective. Love that. Thanks for sharing. :) I'll need to remember that when the girls get back from camp and I have to spend all day Saturday doing laundry to catch up.

Aaron said...

Thank you my dear wife, for managing my textiles so faithfully each week. I love you!

Jenny said...

Wow... that is good!

Krista said...

Great quote! Thanks for sharing.

Kim said...

That is a great quote! Thanks for sharing it! I needed to hear that! I've been slightly stressed lately with keeping house and laundry...I think the summer schedule has me feeling out of sorts! This quote was something I needed!

Phoebe said...

Thank you so much for posting this. It's just what I needed - just when I needed it. With Anna being gone this week, doing the laundry has really been symbolic of me looking forward to her coming home this weekend. I've had this in mind all week. If you don't mind, I'll most likely steal it and post it on my blog as well. :)

Jenny said...

I like your profile pic!!