All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23
I was thinking about the weekend we painted our home before we move in. The hardest workers were my parents and my aunt and uncle. They took their time off on a holiday weekend to help us be able to move out of our rental by the end of the month. They worked tirelessly from morning until night, just to get up and do it all over again! We taped, we brushed on paint, and we rolled on paint…all weekend. They never grumbled or complained, they just did.
We worked so hard during those days, but we needed to get the job done. Do you know that I have great memories of that weekend? It wasn’t just because of us preparing to move into a home that we bought, it was because of the memories.
There was the laughter in seeing my hubby head out to the store every ten minutes to pick up something else we needed. I think he was really getting out of the painting. Come to think of it, he is pretty smart. I don’t think he has painted yet after all these years!
The memories also consisted of all the groaning my aunt did as I told that same guy who was running off…again…I loved him. Isn’t it great when family can tease you? Hey, we still don’t leave without saying that to each other.
There was the memory of the first use of the bathtub that weekend by my little one (my oldest) who ate one too many M&M’s…Grandma!
Oh, and we can’t forget the trip to the ER because I twisted my knee coming off a ladder. Apparently, there are certain things that pregnant women aren’t supposed to do. Oops! These were the crazy memories that we look back and smile at.
The character trait for today is Diligence-investing all my energy to complete the tasks assigned to me (definition from characterfirst.com).
I will always be grateful for those who invested all their energy to help us get moved into our new house. There were several people in and out over several days. They all pitched in because they cared. They didn’t just offer words, they offered their time and energy.
Today, if a job needs to be accomplished, do it with diligence. Be able to look back at tasks done with fond memories and laughter. Also, tell your spouse you love them each time they walk out the door, even if someone is going to give you a hard time about it!
