Helping others

Well, lets just say hump week ended with a big flop (where the house and chores are concerned).  However, that being said, I spent Friday being a blessing to someone in need.  Saturday was the wedding of my daughter's teacher's daughter.  Well, on Thursday morning when I was picking my dd (darling daughter) up from school, her teacher mentioned that they were still in need of table cloths, and she didn't know what she was going to do for center pieces.  Well, I thought about it that afternoon, and looked around while grocery shopping, but didn't find anything too exciting, but I knew Friday was available to help if necessary.  So, when I dropped off my dd on Friday, I asked her teacher if she still needed center pieces for the wedding.  With a somewhat stressed answer, she said yes.  So, I told her not to worry, I would have something for her ready to go by 11:15, when I come to pick up dd from school.

After running around all morning with a friend and ds (darling son) in tow, who by the way was a trooper, we finally found something that would work.  We went back home and with the magic of hot glue, ribbon, and some left over shells from an old project we came up with something that would work.  We had one more stop before we could drop them off to the mother of the bride, and then we were done.  We arrived at 2:30 with finished centerpieces, a tired & hungry boy, and a very happy mom.  After dropping my friend off back at her home, I arrived home around 4:00pm.  DS was exhausted!  He had only had 1 hour of rest since 7:30 am, and his bfast and lunch consisted of crackers, cheese stick, chicken, and yogurt.  Called hubby to pick up pizza, and began work on wedding present for the next day.

I believe that my actions Friday were warranted, even though the house took a beating from it.  The Prov. 31 woman gave "a portion to her maidens."  Which for me means she cared about others.  The P31W also:
Prov. 31:20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.


This mother wasn't poor, but she was needy.  She was working all day, and the rehearsal was at 5:00pm, there was no time for her to run around and find something.  It took me 3 hours just to find the right items, and another 2 to modify it.  The key in a situation like this is to not make it the normal everyday occurrence. Be willing to help, but not to the neglect of your family.

Until next time,
Erin