There have been wives who in their zeal for Christ's work outside have neglected Christ's work inside their own doors. They have had eyes and hearts for human need and human sorrow in the broad fields lying far out, but neither eye nor heart for the work of love lain about their own feet. The result has been that while they were doing angelic work in the lanes and streets, the angels were mourning over their neglected duties within the hallowed walls of their own homes. While they were winning a place in the hearts of the poor and the sick or the orphan, they were losing their rightful place in the hearts of their own household. Let it be remembered that Christ's work in the home is the first that He gives to every wife, and that no amount of consecrated activities in other spheres will atone in this world or the next for neglect or failure there.
Let this be the year that you put your hand to the plow and did not retrieve. Put away activities that keep you from serving your husband and discipling your children. Commit yourself to cultivate well for Christ a home that is productive and efficiently managed, that shows the skillful handiwork of God. And may you reap a harvest of blessings in the years to come.
Grace and peace be upon you in 2009 and many more to come as the Lord sees fit.