Doing nothing?

by Crystal Paine

Hi. My aunt gave me a cd from Vision Forum- Victory for Daughters- and I just listened to it. These three sisters and another girl speak all about their wonderful lives at home. I have only read a little of your blog, but it seems to me that you and many of your readers advocate this sort of practice of daughters spending all day at home instead of obtaining a degree or earning a paycheck in the normal working world. I have no idea what the girls on this cd are like and don't want to be one to judge, but how can someone really be as happy as that to basically spend their lives doing nothing? I guess I've never heard of this before and want to know more about it. Does anyone know these girls and what they are really like? I really do want to know if they are as content and happy as they say they are. -Allison

Hi, Allison!

Thank you for taking time to comment. This blog is about encouraging women to embrace their God-given roles as wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters. I just finished writing a book on the very subject of your question to help debunk the myth that by staying at home and serving your family you are miserable and "doing nothing." Let me quote a small part of it here:

Being a wife, mother, and homemaker is not a very highly esteemed profession in our current culture. I've even been told that to be "just" a wife and mom is to live with "half your brain tied behind your back." For some reason, our society finds it completely acceptable to be a teacher or a nanny for other people's children, but to teach or care for your own children full-time is not a "real" job... Despite popular opinion or what the feminists may want us to believe, being a daughter, sister, wife, and/or mother is the greatest profession any woman can have. A woman who stands behind her man (be that a husband or a father) and seeks to make him successful is so much more powerful than any woman who stands on her own. A woman who devotes the bulk of her time and energy to motherhood or caring for and loving little children is shaping the next generation. All the glitter, wealth, fame, and academic achievements in this world cannot compare to these noble callings. -Handmaidens of the Lord

This book shares my own personal testimony and the testimonies of many other young women who are devoted to being visionary daughters. I would be happy to send you a copy free of charge if you are interested in reading how many such young women are practically living out the principles found in God's Word for young women. Just email me.

You may be surprised to find how much joy and fulfillment can be found in serving and giving to others rather than seeking to fulfill your own ambitions. It is truly a blessed life. I know from personal experience.

Crystal Paine is a 24-year-old homeschool graduate from Topeka, Kansas. She is the blessed wife of Jesse and joyful mother of Kathrynne. Visit her site, Biblical Womanhood, for books, articles, encouragement, and inspiration!

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