Special Assignment: Master Diaper Changer... for now

I am a master diaper changer.

I can wipe a hinnie in record time so the small fry won't even know what happened. My utilization of wipes is impressively efficient. Rarely do I distort my face because of the "aroma." I can fold up, roll up, fasten up that diaper into a tiny ball so no smell can escape. Pants up, squirt of Germ-X, two kisses and Kid Three if off and running again, oblivious to the fact that wasn't my favorite part of the day.

My husband is a different story.

Sure, he can change a diaper (and he'd better... he made that little pooper!) but he doesn't do it with as much grace and charm as I do. His breathing becomes irregular and his face gets all messed up. Once or twice I'm sure his eyes watered but there was certainly no joy in those tears. He grunts and rants about how "this is the WORST diaper yet." (Of course it is, Honey.) And the "wrap up" at the end of the event leaves me nervous that "something" might escape if he trips on the way to the trash. Baby is clean but not without feeling like he did something horrible in his pants.
How can two people who both adore Kid Three accomplish the same task so differently? One person feels like it was no big deal, while the other barely made it.

We are not wired the same. It's not his special assignment.

I nurture the small people. I cultivate relationships. I manage, prepare and watch over the affairs of keeping a home. He protects and provides. He leads and discerns what is best for us. I am the heart of the home and he is the strength of it.

I am thankful we are so different because together we demonstrate to the tiny hearts living under our roof what the body of Christ is all about. Different members working as one - each one doing specifically what we are created for. All of us bringing glory to the Father in our own way.

For now, I am a master diaper changer. This is my special assignment and I love it. It may be different in a few years so I will be the best at it. Today.

1 Cor 12:18 - "But in fact God has arranged all the parts of the body just as he wanted them to be."

Live out your calling today. Be the best at it... whether it's changing diapers or balancing the checkbook, writing a book or building a castle with Legos. It's your special assignment.