In my amusing and edifying spiritual retreats with young teenage girls, I often analyzed the manner and amount of luggage that the girls carried; their suitcases were so large that, on all occasions, it was up to us men to carry them. At first glance, we judged jovially that it was a matter of vanity; but now, when time has passed and God has given me the capacity to understand the feminine attitude, I have understood that they were luggage of dreams, memories and responsibilities, which had not completely left their homes; because attached to their principles and values, they continued to be there.

Women have a much stronger sense of belonging than men, a clear concept of family and its consequent protection, naturally or, perhaps, culturally; the concern that weighs on my soul is that work outside the home (in most cases), has strengthened the desires, needs, imposed or not, debts and commitments of the consumer society, drastically losing the concept that once solidly united the members of a nuclear family. In Antioquia, Colombia, they used to be called: midwives!

Proverbs 31:10-31 NKJV

10 Who can find a virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax,
And willingly works with her hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
She brings her food from afar.
15 She also rises while it is yet night,
And provides food for her household,
And a portion for her maidservants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From her profits she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength,
And strengthens her arms.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is good,
And her lamp does not go out by night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hand holds the spindle.
20 She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
For all her household is clothed with scarlet.
22 She makes tapestry for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies sashes for the merchants.
25 Strength and honor are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
And on her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She watches over the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many daughters have done well,
But you excel them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates.