Partners in Parenting

“The ‘Laundry Fairy’”!

I got home late in the evening yesterday, and I was overjoyed to discover that the “Laundry Fairy” had come to the house while I was gone.  While nobody was looking, I gave a quick fist pump in celebration that I wouldn’t have to be the “Laundry Fairy” this time.  We call the “Laundry Fairy” the person or people who fold the laundry for the family.  At our house, the clean laundry gets put on the couch until it gets folded for everyone to take upstairs to their dresser.  The hard part was done, and I was so happy that someone else had done the work.  The “Laundry Fairy” is a light-hearted way that we keep the work done around the house that needs to get done for our home to function smoothly.  Yes, work is required for homes to function smoothly!  What about your home?  Is everyone doing work to help and support the needs of the family?  What about making meals, setting the table, cleaning, chores, homework, etc., etc., etc.  Many times work is viewed as a curse instead of a blessing.  That is not so.  Work is a blessing given by God for serving others.  “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Genesis 2:15

Family Discussion Points!

Talk about who is the “Laundry Fairy” at your house.  Do you have any other “Fairies” to mention??

Thank family members for the work they do around the house on a daily basis.  Make this an on-going habit to notice the work of others and thank them.

Talk about how doing work is a blessing even when we see it as a real “pain in the neck” to have to do.  (NOTE: Work is a blessing because it is one of the things God put man on the earth to do – work in order to care for things and people He has given you.)  Is work an act of love?  Talk about it.