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My Adventures as a Cleaning Woman Part 3

If you’d like to start at the beginning of the story click here.

The last incident of interest that I remember happened one day as I was cleaning the shower.  These people had a huge, elegant master bath with a separate shower and Jacuzzi tub.  I would clean the walls and then on hands and knees scrub the floor, leaving it all squeaky clean.  While I cleaned the shower, Doré cleaned the tub.  The lady of the house walked in, took one look at me and started lecturing me about the proper way to clean the shower.  She ended her speech saying that from now on I must remove my shoes before stepping into her shower.  I nodded meekly.

I was never more shocked than when I heard Doré say, “Ooooh, that’s gross!  I wouldn‘t want to get in someone else’s shower barefoot!”  The lady was also very surprised.  She just stood there for a second gaping, and then coming to her senses, relented and said, “Oh, very well, I can see how you might not want to do it that way!”  That day when we got out of there, we high fived our way to the car!

After I graduated from college and moved on, my roommate kept cleaning the uppity couple’s house.  Eventually, they came to adore her!  She was such a good example of serving from the heart. When I am tempted to write off some unkind person and go on my merry way, I remember my friend, who instead of doing that, showed Christ’s love and served happily even when she was yelled at and looked down on.  Her reward, I’m sure, is waiting in heaven!

Esther

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5 Comments Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: funny, honest, wisdom

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  1. Maria Morgan says

    December 24, 2010 at 8:05 am

    What a great lesson! It can be SO difficult submitting to someone’s authority when they don’t treat us as we’d like. Your friend will be rewarded! Merry Christmas!

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  2. Danna says

    December 24, 2010 at 8:06 am

    What a beautiful end to your story. Amazing!

    **I think it is a fantastic idea to do your shopping after Christmas. I am thinking about doing that myself!**

    Merry Christmas!

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  3. Beth Paulsen says

    December 24, 2010 at 8:40 am

    these stories are so fun! I cleaned while in KC too. It brought back memories of a couple that I cleaned for too. whew, were they picky and snobby!

    Reply
  4. Frieda says

    December 24, 2010 at 10:06 am

    My sister and I cleaned house for a couple of ladies one summer when we were working at a Bible Conference when we were in high school. They were very nice to us and made each of us a pretty dress at the end of the sumer.

    Reply
  5. Debbie says

    December 28, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    I clean now for a few rich people… They are all very nice to me.

    Reply

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