When I was a little girl, Mama Ina Mae would put our clothes in our laundry baskets. We were required to put them away. A simple task, but a chore we knew was ours to complete. If you wanted something washed, you needed to get it to the laundry hamper, or do it yourself.
We had a little door from the bathroom into a hamper cabinet making it easy to get our dirty clothes to Mama. It was just a few feet from the laundry room. The sound of the washing machine and dryer was a constant one. Farming and busy teens made loads of laundry. Laundry baskets were for the collection, sorting and delivery of clean clothes to our rooms.
In between loads of laundry, laundry baskets were used for other tasks, such as storing quilts, hauling meat to the basement freezer or transporting gifts at the holidays. A laundry basket is a multipurpose household item.
Baskets are practical items. They have been since man figured out how to weave natural materials into many kinds of baskets. Different cultures have different raw materials, but every culture has some kind of basket that is used for laundry and other household chores.
When Jesus performed miracles to feed the massive crowd, the disciples used baskets to gather the leftovers:
"And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces." -Luke 9:16-17
Such a humble household item, but we sure would miss our laundry baskets if they were gone.
Today, I am grateful for the laundry basket.
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