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What it’s like to be a homemaker?

Posted on November 1, 2009 | Filed Under Discipleship, Evangelism, News, People, Testimonies 

My daughter En turned 11 last August this year. She invited a few of her classmates over. It was very tiring (by the end of her six-hour long celebration) but also highly enjoyable as my husband and I joined in the activities with all her friends. We even went knocking on some of our neighbours doors to pass them food and goodie bags for the children.

Birthday celebrations are great opportunities to bond with extended families, friends and even neighbours. It is also an excellent way to meet up with your children’s friends-to ‘check out’ who they are hanging out with. We know both our girls’ schoolmates pretty well, many of their parents too when we send and fetch them to and from school. As peer influence becomes greater as children grow older, we parents need to adapt as well. I do encourage En to invite friends over to visit (up to a certain timing during school days) or to do projects.

August also marks my 11th year as a ‘homemaker’. Quite a few young mothers have asked me what are some of my struggles as a stay home mum.

Unlike my early years when I struggled with issues like ‘restlessness’, ‘aimless-ness’, ’status-less’, ‘MC-less’, ‘leave-less’, ’salary-less’ and ‘appreciation-less’, these days I struggle more with boredom and routine-ness. Not that I have nothing to occupy my days with but doing the exact same things daily can be rather tedious and frankly, boring.

Thankfully, Yi provided many unexpected ‘turn of events’ and ’surprises’ daily and I still get time off to read my books whenever I nurse him. I even learnt how to hang clothes with one hand these days-a very useful skill if I may say so! Seriously, I love being a homemaker and I am thankful to God for providing me with much-needed grace and strength daily. I also praise God that WL (Navigator staff member) is a very hands-on father and provided me with much-needed daily breather as I am more often than not, emotionally, mentally and physically drained by late afternoon.

I came to a rather shocking but not truly surprising realization that the greatest teachers in my life (besides Jesus, my mum and WL) are my children. I learnt much about God and myself from them, through both their eyes and minds. They taught me the true meaning of “unconditional love and acceptance.” What I realized through them is how imperfect and sinful I truly am! Thanking God for my four precious ‘getting bigger’ bundles of joy-they make me smile daily for no other reason than the fact that I am blessed to have them! - by Ginny Pun

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