Though they go through the regular wash cycles, from time to time I like to collect all of the girls' favorite nightgowns
for mending and careful spot treating along with a loooong fresh bask in the sun for the day.
The way the sunlight streams through the pleats and ruffles sings of the beauty of childhood. How I love the sight.
I hope my cherishing the labor of love that is laundry remains a source of nurturance and encouragement for my children. I know I shall remember with fondness praying along the clothesline, with a special spot in my mother's heart for Cornelloki washing days.
"And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home,
kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled."
kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled."
Titus 2:4-5
