Now you may be asking, “What do I do during the season between the time I complete my academics and the time when I become a wife and mother?”
There are plenty of ways to keep your hands busy. Here are a few things that come to mind:
First, start in your family’s home. Are there things that you could be doing to lighten your mother’s load? If you aren’t sure, ask.
Once the household needs are taken care of, dedicate some of your time to deepening your relationship with Christ and your understanding of the Word, and to increasing your knowledge of being a keeper-at-home. Read books by other keepers-at-home. (Proverbs 4:7; 16:16)
Then there are many things to do with the hands. Some may include learning a new skill and/or handiwork; making meals for a sick neighbor; visiting a lonely widow; giving a tea party for a friend; sewing; crocheting; knitting; weaving; spinning wool; making soap, candles and baskets; gardening; caring for animals; rubber-stamping; calligraphy; photography; photo scrapbooks; researching your family’s genealogy; gathering and trying recipes for your future home; making and collecting things for your hopechest; helping a neighbor to can fruit or vegetables; giving piano, art, or sewing lessons, or teaching other skills you have learned to another eager young lady; etc.
One thing that we should desire most in our maiden years is that they be productive and useful ones.
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