To day has been unbelieviably busy for me. Both in the physical and in the mental....sometimes I wish I could just turn off my brain. I think I may get over stimulated by the computer. (I think that is possible...)
Anyway, I am finishing up schooling lessons for the week, cleaning house, doing laundry and packing for a ladies retreat this weekend. I honestly would not be going if it weren't for the fact that a friend of mine is leading it...otherwise I would be home this weekend probably putting in my concrete block compost bin. Oh, well...
I know that God has things for me to do...and He is with me, so I am just going to keep on keeping on until everything gets done. I hope I can get it done tonight, so tomorrow can be a peaceful day prior to traveling to Williamsburg for the retreat.
There is something (actually many things) on my mind. I love to read Christian Women's Blogs. I glean a great deal from them, but I am becoming more and more frustrated with them, too. (It is probably just today...I am a bit out of sorts!) Anyway, if my house is not all color coordinated, done with flowers everywhere and have spit shine floors....does this make me less of a Christian woman, wife and homemaker. I know I have let things slide, but I must confess....I am getting really bogged down in trying to be the perfect Christian wife and homemaker......I cannot have a home like the ones in all the pretty paintings and pictures. I try....Maybe, I should just not concentrate on the house and stay with what will never be taken away from me. Spending time with JESUS. This does brings me peace. I am such a Martha...and I need to be a Mary. I guess we all deal with this once in awhile. Hmmm......
Hello Mrs Beale,
ReplyDeleteAs long as your home is clean and tidy, then you really shouldn't worry about it not being as fancy as some others you might see or read about.Usually when ladies take photos of their houses it is only the very tidy rooms and not perhaps the laundry with the dirty clothes that need to be attended to.I love my home and I think its very welcoming but its not perfect and I really don''t want it to be. I have been into homes that were to perfect I didn't even want to sit down in case I dented the cushion. You're a wife and mother, you, like me will never be perfect. I am learning to be content with who I am and after all that is what God wants us to be. It has taken me 40 years of marriage to work this out, so you're OK.
Blessings Gail
Mrs. Beale,
ReplyDeleteI promise my home is not all color-coordinated & certainly not perfectly tidy with 8 young ones running around all day. The most important thing is keeping our home comfortable & inviting, and at a level of tidiness that is pleasant to your family and visitors. Only you can decide what that level is. People should come before our possessions :) and our homes should be full of joy, not perfectly-matched furniture.
Thanks for your visit,
Mrs. Q