The cleaning ladies came:)
This is not something I take for granted. And if I had to, I'd give up clothing or even a meal a day just to keep them. I LOVE my cleaning ladies! I love the smell of bleach and vinegar and...
FABULOSO!!!
There is nothing (and I do mean NOTHING) like walking into your home after an afternoon out on the town with your 4 children, to the aroma of a clean home.
I know you momma's can relate.
I actually really enjoy cleaning my own home, but found that being a busy mom to 4 kids and homeschooling... well, something's gotta give.
It also keeps us on a good schedule.
As for the homeschooling...
It's going.
Some days are great. Some days aren't. That's how it goes.
We are working through sanding down some rough edges in our family habits. It's not easy. I can see where we all need to work harder.
I was reading my sweet cousin-in-law's blog today. She and my cousin Matt have been married for about 4 years and they are pregnant with their first baby girl. I couldn't help but feel a tinge of jealousy for all they are experiencing right now.
Remember when things were so exciting? All of those firsts? I'm not saying that this life I'm living is dull and void of excitement. It's absolutely not. But things are just different now. We are in the throws of parenting and it is H.A.R.D. Some days I'd like to click my red heels and go back to the days of all those firsts...
I know that parenting has pushed me harder than I would ever push through anything else in my entire life. But I wouldn't be anywhere else. This is real living. This is what I was created for. I know my place in life, and that it is to love, nurture, and shepherd my children and be the very best wife I can possibly be to my husband. I long for NOTHING ELSE (and I do mean NOTHING ELSE) than to know that my children are walking in the ways of the Lord and for my husband to feel my love and utmost respect and devotion. It's such a powerful longing. I beg the Lord on a daily basis to fill in the gaps where I fall short. I pray that each one of my children will love Him with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their strength.
I realize my posts have been a bit "heavy" lately.
It's just where I am right now.
As I type this I have a throbbing headache, dinner to cook, and schoolwork to finish with all 3 kids... AND it's already 6:00.
BUT...
I have a clean house:)
Blessings,
Rebecca
LOVE the video...how fun! Praying that God gives you abundant peace and joy in the midst of the many hard things of life.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Rebecca - be as heavy or as light as you'd like or need to be! You're entitled - and we don't often get to claim "entitlement"!
ReplyDeletehugs - prayers - and peace -
aus and co.
I so UNDERSTAND what you mean in this post. I also remember the early day of my motherhood - it was such a precious time. And now, well, it is HARD,
ReplyDeleteyet like you said, there is also something precious in shepherding the little hearts that the LORD has given us.
And a clean house is always a Happy LOL!!!!