The Wife\u2019s Importance<\/b><\/p>\n
Bob Greene (in the Detroit Free Press) cited a study by attorney Michael Minton on the monetary value of a wife\u2019s services in the home. First he listed the various functions she performs: chauffeur, gardener, family counselor, maintenance worker, cleaning woman, housekeeper, cook, errand runner, bookkeeper\/budget manager, interior decorator, caterer, dietitian, secretary, public relations person, hostess.<\/p>\n
Using this impressive list of household duties, Minton figured the dollar value of a housewife\u2019s work in today\u2019s (1981) labor market. He came up with the amount of $785.07 a week. That\u2019s $40,823.64 a year!<\/p>\n
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The Importance of Marriage<\/b><\/p>\n
Bishop Taylor came the closest of anyone to capturing the sentiment of Proverbs 31 when he wrote:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are for pleasure, marry. If you prize rosy health, marry. A good wife is heaven\u2019s last best gift to a man; his angel of mercy; minister of graces innumerable; his gem of many virtues; his box of jewels; her voice, his sweetest music; her smiles, his brightest day; her kiss, the guardian of innocence; her arms, the pale of his safety; the balm of his health; the balsam of his life; her industry, his surest wealth; her economy, his safest steward; her lips, his faithful counselors…and her prayers, the ablest advocates of heaven\u2019s blessing on his head.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today in the Word, July, 1989, p. 44<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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