Good Quote

I can't remember which article I got this from on homemaking on LDS.org. But I thought it applied really well to this theme...

Laura

PS My constant search for "the answer" to establishing a house of order.

"What are some other elements of a good home? First, it is a provident home in which the needs of food, clothing, and shelter are met not only on a day-to-day basis but also in storage against a time of need. And just as the “gathering” concept in the early days of the Church included not only the gathering of new converts but also the gathering of knowledge, beauty, and all other good things, so the concept of a provident home includes more than daily bread.

The Church counsels us to be constantly learning, to enrich our lives, and to improve our job skills so that we will be prepared against a time of need. This counsel is urgent for women as well as for men, because the ideal home is often not realized. Statistics indicate that in the United States more than twenty percent of all women never marry, more than twenty percent of the families are now headed by females alone, and nearly twenty percent of the working women are married to men whose wages are below poverty level. These statistics are for the United States; studies of other countries indicate that as many as ninety percent of the women work out of economic necessity. If need forces the providing role upon a mother, it is critical that her skills be such that she can work as few hours as possible, leaving time for homemaking and for nurturing her children. The counsel to all members to acquire training and knowledge as a hedge against a time of need is one of our best “storage” concepts."