Morning blessings dear readers.
Thank you again for your
sweet comments. Even though I
don't post the comments, I do
enjoy them and also try to
add my own thoughts here and there.
A quote from a recent comment inspired me.....
"We do need to remember that our
lives are the only Bible most people
read. May we always remember that
we are living our lives before others,
and may others hunger and thirst for
His righteousness that they see
displayed in our own lives."
So true.
We are representing
our Dear Lord and Savior
with every word and deed.
Another comment.....
"So many things are important
in a family and my role in the family,
I just need to know how to balance
what is important and not compare
myself to someone else."
This sweet reader asks how do
we get all our necessary work done
and still have time to educate ourselves
in other areas such as health and
organizing our schedule and home.
I think we can all relate
to the longing she has for
her own growth and development
in the midst of her busy days
as wife, mama and homemaker.
Plus, the desire to have
a little down time to rest
and fill her own heart and mind.
One of the most unfortunate
situations in our culture today
is that we lost so much by leaving our
homes years ago and raising a couple of
younger generations with out a compass
or any knowledge of how things are done.
Simple things like canning, cleaning, raising
little ones, being a wife, budgeting, preparing
healthy home grown food, contentment,
discipline of self and children, and just
simply being at peace in the homemaking role,
were not passed to the younger generation.
The foundations of this society
are well nigh destroyed and our
homemakers are left feeling terribly
inadequate in the role of raising
a family, loving a husband and
caring for every little detail in the home.
It hurts my heart when
young women say they
often compare themselves
(negatively) to others who seem
to have the skills they lack.
One thing this generation has
that is demeaning and distracting
is social media. A blight that older
generations blessedly did not have.
A person can get online and
show a Kodak moment as if
this is their whole existence.
In days of old we had little
interaction with others.
We were busy at home
doing the things our mothers
and grandmothers had trained
us to accomplish as homemakers.
Not only do young women lack
proper training today,
the pictures on social media
are just small moments that
may not be the whole picture.
We are not living in a
"real" world when we look
at most social media.
In the old days we
had no one to compare ourselves
to the way that ladies have today.
We were satisfied with what
little we had and what we could
accomplish each day with the
strength we had.
We really had little idea
what others were accomplishing
because we seldom visited other
homes in the midst of our busyness.
My first suggestion is to
steer clear of the internet
and focus on home sweet home.
In time we find our haven
to be well suited to us
and our loved ones.
My second suggestion
is to always meet with the Lord
every morning in prayer and the Word.
Next make sure your dear husband
is nurtured and well loved.
You will never regret being
the wife of a well loved husband.
On we go to the children.
Begin each day with them
in loving prayer.
Even if it's a short
prayer over them as
you hug them and gently
greet the day together.
Train them day by day
how to tidy their space and help
in small ways to be a helper.
As for meal prep,
do what you can in the busy
season of life to eat simple meals
prepared in ways your family enjoy
while staying within your family budget.
Maintaining a happy healthy
home begins with a mama
who realizes that she is the
keeper of the joy and peace
in the home.
Rather than read social
media begin reading books
by ladies such as Laura Ingalls
or such authors who paint pictures
of homes built on simplicity and patience.
These stories can be read as a family
and each heart will be nurtured.
Remember, that you have
done the best you know how with
your abilities thus far.
As the children leave home
they will take what you
have given and add their
own thoughts to how life
will be in their homes.
At this time,
when the nest empties,
you can once again
focus on your dear husband
and then you'll have a bit
more time to grow and learn
in other areas.
For today,
do your best
with what you have.
Keep your priorities...
The Lord
Your husband
Your children
Meals
Laundry etc.
Priorities first.
The rest will
fall in place.
Life is too short
to live with self ridicule each day.
Take what you have been
given and simply do you best with that.
You are loved with an Everlasting Love...
just as you are.
And underneath are the Everlasting Arms,
that love you fully and always.