"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. Luke 1:38 (New International Version)
I don't know about ya'll, but I love reading books. A while back Mom got me a book called "Handmaidens of the Lord" by Crystal Paine. I love this book because it teaches me what to do to serve my family until I have my own family.
Here's a bit about the author of this book...
Crystal, a homeschool graduate, has been married to her husband for 5 years. They have two girls, although they only had one when she wrote this book. Crystal and her husband own and operate Biblical Womanhood. Crystal has also written "The Merchant Maiden", "A Maiden in Training", "Homegrown Business", "How to Start Your Own Business", and "Simply Centsible Suppers".
In this book she said that you should help your family out. By reading to your little siblings, cooking meals, helping do chores without being asked, and doing things to honor my father. Since my father works in a business and wears uniforms all week I honor him by keeping his shirts and pants clean and ready to wear. Every night I go in his closet and check to see if he has any clean uniforms before I go to bed.
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you. Deuteronomy 5:16 (New International Version)
I try to help cook dinner as much as possible. I helped mom make chicken noodle soup made with left-over chicken, carrots, onion, herbs and spices, and wide egg noodles. We have not yet tryed growing our own carrots.
Mom said she often sees me doing house chores without being asked. Usually when she goes to church on Mondays to attend to her volunteer secretary duties I start doing laundry and cleaning the kitchen so the kitchen will be clean when she gets home.
"Handmaidens of the Lord" taught me to find things like this to do to honor my parents and prepare me to one day run my own home. I recommend this book to all of you who are wondering how to be "Handmaidens of the Lord". | 