Today, Charis Chua Chia Ling created history! She cleaned 4 pieces of fish from scratch!
Yes, I was cooking lunch for the family again. Typical soup, vegy and fish lunch. To my mild surprise, the fish sellers had not scaled the fish yet. In all my years of cooking, I've never scaled, or rather DE-scaled a fish before. Usually, the sellers do it for us.
Armed with a great big knife [it was bigger than this picture's knife], I started scraping off all the fins and cleaning all the messy insides. It was a smelly, fishy job!
But, I felt satisfaction within me. I've learnt a good housewifely skill, and a survival skill in the wilderness as well! I remember someone writing about the REAL responsibilities of a grown up, It is NOT shying away from:
Cleaning poo and pee off babies or pets
Paying the bills and buying insurance
Getting rid of icky scraps from the sink and bathroom floors
Fixing the light bulbs and declogging the sinks
Packing the vacation bags for the family when everyone's fallen asleep early
Making sure every family member has a present during Christmas, even when you don't have one yourself.
To grow up in a godly way is to learn to serve people in all sorts of ways.
I'm growing up, I hope. I'm learning to do the icky things that are not that fun, but sometimes necessary.
All things can be done to glorify God! Amen. Even cleaning fish!
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