Laundry as a Holy Experience

Speaking of laundry, where did this come from?

I was looking at a mound of laundry before me and made a conscience decision. I could moan and groan or I could spend some time praying. After I started praying quietly, I was surprised at how quickly the time went and I was able to pray for so many things that I wouldn't have normally thought of. There were even some items that needed extra prayer, so I held on to them a little longer than needed. This might be a good exercise to give your children to try while they tackle their own laundry.

Here is just a sample of what I found in my heap and a little of how I prayed for each.

• A stray outfit of Susannah's- prayer for her salvation
• Sarah's Oregon T-shirt that she got on a mission trip- prayer for missions
• Lydia's Minnesota T-shirt - prayer for Adrian's family
• Pajamas - prayer for rest for those who have trouble going to sleep or resting
• Mary's Ocala T-shirt - prayer for our dear friends at Olivet Baptist Church in Ocala
• Lydia's Nanny T-shirt - prayer that we remember our heritage and the faith of those gone before us
• My jeans - prayer that my day to day walk with God would honor Him
• Dish towels - prayer that we would clean to bring order to our world
• Sarah's Spartan race T-shirt - prayer that she would be able to get back to exercising and be strong and healthy
• Baby towels - prayer that God would always bless our homes with babies
• Jeans that are too little and socks with holes - prayer for provision of new clothes when we need them, and that we would buy what we need, not frivolous
• Hannah's teaching clothes - prayers for her classroom, students, attitude, strength, wisdom, school
• Stray towel left by a friend that visited - prayers for that family 
• Cloth napkins - provision for food, service to our family and others
• The dress Hannah wore to a wedding shower - obvious prayers there
• Mounds of underclothing from five daughters bring lots of ways to pray for modesty,  good health, protection from evil, future husbands