“Work willingly with our hands” Proverbs 31:13
This particular part of the Provers 31 woman seems to go hand-in-hand with another:
“Provide for our family” Proverbs 31:21
I can’t say I’ve always had a very good work ethic – in fact, I would ditch work now if I didn’t have two kids to take care of. I liked being at home with my kids, doing whatever pleased me and them. Even still, I appreciate the work I do have, and take pride in being (usually) independent. Unfortunately, the money I make at my mediocre job isn’t paying my bills as quickly/easily as I’d like it to so, recently, I made the difficult decision to begin looking for a second job. It’s times like these that I wish there was a second income from a husband.
I applied at a local retail store I worked at from 2004-05 when I had to find work very quickly after my husband lost all of our income. They were willing to hire me on, but the work is extremely tiring and, after a lot of tossing and turning at night in bed, I decided to look elsewhere. Several of my family members work for a locally-owned restaurant, and I decided to use those connections to get a hostessing job there. Fortunately, this job should be relatively painless, and if I can find a better paying number one job (I’ve been looking for what seems like ages now) I’ll quit the second job. I don’t want to do this, but I need to – for now.
Imagine that – the girl who hates to work is going to be working TWO jobs now! I know, I can hardly believe it myself.
