Thank God for Dirty Dishes
@AnneEJ (4917)
Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
April 20, 2016 9:54am CST
When I was in Bible College, we all had to take our turn at doing dishes, as well as other duties. I was thinking today about a poem that was posted over the sink in the kitchen. So I want to share it with you today.
Thank God For Dirty Dishes
Author Unknown
Thank God for dirty dishes;
They have a tale to tell.
While others may go hungry,
We're eating very well
With home, health, and happiness,
I shouldn't want to fuss;
By the stack of evidence,
God's been very good to us.
Doing the dishes was the chore I liked best then. And I don't mind doing dishes today. Like the poem says, they remind us that we had food to eat.
Truly we have been blessed
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@Juliaacv (52306)
• Canada
20 Apr 16
@AnneEJ An Aunt of mine worked as a missionary in Peru, with the very poor, and she would tell my Gramma about her experiences down there when she was home for visits, and it always hit home with my Gramma that we had it so well in our country. She never took anything for granted.
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@BelleStarr (61194)
• United States
20 Apr 16
That is a very good point and I think we should all remind ourselves of it often.
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
21 Apr 16
We have so much to be thankful for. I can always find something in my cupboard or fridge to make a meal, and that is something we just take for granted. There are so many who do not have this.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
21 Apr 16
It's ny least loved chore too! Just so repetitive and boring- great little poem!
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
22 Apr 16
@MarymargII Fortunately, I don't use my oven that much and have a foil liner on the bottom rack, so it doesn't need cleaning that often.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Apr 16
@AnneEJ I'm with you on the oven anyway- a most hateful job.
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
20 Apr 16
I can remember washing them at our summer camps as well. Your hands looked like jelly when you were done
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
20 Apr 16
what a lovely poem'n oh so true. i've ne'er minded doin' the dishes neither, the more the merrier coz that meant that i'd shared a meal with friends/'r family.
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@1creekgirl (42449)
• United States
20 Apr 16
I love that! What a wonderful reminder of God's many blessings. Like the time my husband was complaining about so much food in the refrigerator that he couldn't find what he was looking for. I said, "Well, praise God!" He said, "You know, you're right."
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@destimona (1910)
• Luxembourg, Luxembourg
20 Apr 16
Wow. Very nice to read this poem. wonderful. So I don't mind doing dishes hereafter.
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
20 Apr 16
I would rather do dishes than other household chores.
