So this week's chapter...taking care of your home was good to read but difficult at the same time! It seems that right now in our home, everything that I take care of and put back in order instantly gets taken out and placed into chaos. I wanted Elizabeth to give me some advice for what to do when a one-year-old is following behind me undoing everything...plus some!!! Hence, I still do my best to keep a clean house, despite how difficult it is at most times. Also, I have had to learn that patience and love is more important at times than everything being in perfect order. Right now, the condo is in disarray...Tiny Mack has pulled everything out of 3 trash cans and distributed it randomly throughout each room...dirty diapers have been her favorites on this trip! What does the Bible say about this? I'm serious about that...I need help!!! For this perfectionist, having a little one follow behind me and make my home less than perfect has been a SIGNIFICANT challenge. I would say this is one of the most stressful points of my day is trying to clean, and it immediately becoming UNCLEAN!!! So through the constant cleaning, God is sifting me of so much! Everything is a sifting process if we allow it to be, even cleaning a house!
So what are your thoughts on this week's chapter? What are your best suggestions for taking care of your home and creating a Godly as well as peaceful atmosphere for your family?
Love y'all,
Macki
3 comments:
I have to agree, when children are around it is very difficult to keep a clean house. (Especially, when you have one messing things up right beind you. Hang in there Macki, "this too will pass." However, she and any others may be in college by then.) We can be a wife after God's own heart by taking care of those things He has given us. Sometimes, that does mean letting the dishes sit a little longer in the sink so you can make memories with your spouse (& any child or children). This is something I have struggled with in life. However, sometimes the Holy Spirit just has to decide for you which thing is most important.
I liked her comment about planning menus and thinking ahead about supper. I got really motivated and made 6 weeks of meal plans for when I start teaching school. For each week, I typed out which groceries I would need to buy for all the meals for that week. I'm hoping this will save me time--time from thinking about what to cook, time in the grocery store, and time from making multiple trips. (Of course, I had to let some housework things go this week in order to have time to plan out the menus! - ha!) It's all about balance, isn't it? I finally learned that sometimes I just need to let myself rest when MM is asleep so that I will have energy to be kind when my husband comes home at the end of the day--even if it means everything is not perfect!
P.S. Macki, you do a great job with your home; I always feel so welcome and at home there!
Like Macki, I'm also a perfectionist and a little OCD at times, especially when it comes to organization. I think it was just an extra bone that God gave me when I was born. I don't have children yet so that isn't the difficult part for me. However, the way ya'll speak about your children is the way I feel about my husband. He always chooses to trim and shave his beard directly after I clean the bathroom, why is this?! Lord help me the day I actually have children! The most difficult part for me is keeping my cool when things get messed up again or when I'm running around in a tizzy trying to get these things done and the hubs is sitting in the recliner watching TV. The Holy Spirit plays heavy on my heart after I've gone off on him. I always feel so guilty for being ugly and end up apologizing for acting "crazy". One of my favorite things from this chapter was the physics quote. An idle body stays idle, but a body in motion stays in motion. God had this planned so that we would be able to keep going as long as there was work to be done.
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