I don’t have very much time to write today but I came across this article that I thought was very well written. It isn’t from a Christian source but it sure speaks to the goal of contentment we Christians’ should desire. It really hit home to me. Enjoy!
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53028
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
All days are not equal. Some days are full of fun and joy. Others are full of sweat and tears. I have been pondering which of these days are of more value to me. The fun days are really a treat. Where everything seems to go right. The children all get along and are sweet to one another. We laugh and enjoy the time we have together without a care in the world. As a mom I get these kind of days pretty often. But I think the days of sweat and tears are the ones I treasure the most. Not a bad sweat and tears but the kind that brings a real sense of accomplishment. Where at the end of the day you know you have made a difference. Days where the children are just in a bad mood. They are short with one another and only concerned with themselves and nobody else. These are the days where I really get to make a difference in the lives of my children. It’s easy to go with the flow on the fun and joyful days. It’s the days of sweat and tears that the Lord does his best work. On these days the children learn that the Lord’s work isn’t always easy. Sometimes we need to be uncomfortable to make others comfortable. Sometimes we need to give rather than to receive. My prayer is that when these days come, as they often do, I will be a godly example for them. I will come along side them and show them what a blessing it is to serve our Heavenly Father by serving and loving one another.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
What a blessed woman I am to be a merry mommy of five!
I have come to realize in my fifteen years of motherhood that staying home and raising my children is an honor. These days so many are told that being home and doing the “mundane” work of raising childen, keeping a home, and joyfully supporting a working husband is nothing short of slavery. Not only that but if choosing this sort of lifestyle is your ultimate goal in life, you certainly must be lazy and unambitious. These sorts of thoughts are so prevailant in our culture. During these fifteen years of “slavery,” I have become the woman that I am certain God designed me to be. The laughter and giggles of my little ones are daily music to my ears. The look of my two oldest daughters faces when they have learned the knowledge that has been put before them homeschooling, brings such a feeling of accomplishment to my soul. The excitement every daughter, son, dog, cat, and mommy feel when the sound of daddy’s truck comes up the driveway at the end of the day, is truly the highlight of my day. This isn’t because I finally get a break but this is the time of day where everyone and everything come together. Where the laughter of the day is relived. The saddness of the day is put to rest. But most of all it is the time for my family to be whole and complete. While daddy is away all is well but with daddy home all is content. To all of those who view this lifestyle as ”mundane,” I say with a smile, “What an honor!”
