Yes, just call me the "Proverbs 31 Woman." Everything runs perfectly in the Rainey household.You don't believe me? Good! Because I hate the modern stereotype of this woman described in Proverbs. She wasn't perfect; she lived in the realm of reality just like anyone else.
Let me tell you about one of those no-good, horrible, very bad days that comes along occasionally.
Dennis and I were getting ready to take our children on a trip that would combine conference speaking with some vacation. At 9:00 A.M. my washing machine sprung a massive leak and emptied its entire load of soapy water all over my kitchen floor.
Our youngest child, Laura, was sick and our eldest, Ashley, had piano and tutoring lessons. But I was able to take the laundry to a laundromat near the doctor's office and the piano teacher.
It turned out Laura had an ear infection. I got her prescription, put several loads of wash through the washing machines, picked up Ashley and tore back out to the house.
The phone kept ringing, and some workmen installing an alarm system at the house kept asking questions. Laura kept fussing and banging on her ear. Suddenly it was 5:00 P.M. and I had nothing planned for dinner. Worse, I hadn't packed any suitcases and the four oldest kids had youth group meetings to attend that night at church!
I called Dennis and we decided to buy hamburgers in town. I loaded up all the kids and we met Dennis, gulped something down and dashed to church. Then I rushed back home with the two little ones, put them to bed and continued packing while Dennis stayed in town to do some last-minute work at the office and later bring the other children home.
But that wasn't the end of my wonderful day....