So I will admit it. I forgot I had started a new blog. *Palm Face*
I have been doing uber cleaning this past week. You know, those closets you put off, bleaching out the dishwasher (I'll come back to that), the dust around the washer and dryer that is so thick you could stuff a quilt with it. THOSE kinds of task.
Let me begin by explaining the dishwasher. I read once that every so often you need to wipe down the seals and whattnot on the dishwasher. LOADS of NASTY bacteria build up. The hot water doesn't kill it all. So I wipe it down and then pour bleach in it and run it on a heavy super hot wash. So see, I'm not crazy. :) I still have an old fashion agitator washing machine that needed a scrubbing too.
Football was cancled for this morning due to the weather. My children spent the night with MooMa and Grandaddy. I CAN SLEEP IN!!!!!! Well that lasted until about 7:30. Then I went back to sleep becasue I could. Then I woke up at 8:30. I could go back to sleep just because. My brain didn't agree with me. Now had it beem Mon-Fri,I don't think there would have been ANY issure whatsoever regarding this. Go figure!
I decided I would tackle the front closet! That is the catch al for the coats and board games and GEOTRAX. The children can't reach the board games because they are on the shelf. So where can they go? I'm sorry...that part is irrelivant and I tend to get sidetracked. On with the story. I found a sparkly sticker on the floor in the closet that said Serve One Another. If the back had not been covered in dirt and a dust bunny, I would have stuck it on my cork board.
I believe that this is what God intends for ALL of our lives. To serve one another. It doesn't mean that you have to be a slave to people and never say no. Just when you do things, even if you are put out or don't really want to, do it with a cheerful heart! THIS shows His love to others. Our testamonies can touch lives but our everyday actions acn touch others even more. Some people just flat out don't want to hear how God did this and God did that because how can you serve a God that casuse so much... You know those types. But if they see how we LIVE and that we are loving people and whatnot, this SHOWS God's love. It isn't just telling them.
I can tell people everyday until I am blue in the face, that God loves them. If my actions don't match my words then the point is moot. I strongly feel, and here is where I KNOW I am stepping on feet, so I am sorry, YOUR choice is YOUR choice. This is just MY beliefs and MY values and MY mindset. To each his own. I do not look down on ANYONE on this topic. I strongly feel that a woman's place is in her home serving her family. *Cringe* Whew....you're still reading. Good.
I feel that is where God wants me to be. Serving my family and raising my children and being a helpmate for my husband. It doesn't mean I am a slave or doormat for them. My husband is the head of the household. I make sure that after he comes home stressed out from work, that there isn't much for him to do. He DOES give bathes and cooks some and whatnot. But I don't want him to have to worry about the grass needing to be cut or homework needing to be done, etc. I want my entire famliy to feel when they walk in the front door, that they are in their safe haven where they can destress and relax and are loved no matter what. I want it to smell welcoming and be clean, and dinner cooking and something of some sort in the cake dish. The cake dish...the fist thing my neighbor's husband checks when he comes in our kitchen! Haha.
So all in all, the jist of my ramblings is to look at serving others as a blessing and not a daunting task. Tell when someone has blessed your day. Don't serve others to brag about it. That isn't serving in a Godly manner. Serve others with a smile in your heart and pay it forward. The is a reason that they say that actions speak louder than words. Have blessed and safe Saturday!
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