Food for the SoulEverybody needs a smile now and then. Today is your day! Have one on us!"Homemaking"thanks Serena
I love homemaking because I can sit and read to my children all day if I want with every pillow we own under us. I love homemaking because my uniform is a simple apron. When I put it on I feel like my grandmother and want to do so many "homey" things for my family. I love homemaking because I get to keep learning new things to make my home a special place for my kids and my husband. (Many things from a library book!) I love homemaking because I get to listen to beautiful music all day long which causes me to think of my Savior and LORD. My work doesn't even seem like work with Him on my mind. I love homemaking because I can go to the library and check out other women's wisdom which inspires me in my own kitchen and home. I love homemaking because I get to smell up my house with some of the best smells on earth: homemade bread, apple pie, fried chicken, baked beans, and Cole slaw. And that's just one meal! I love homemaking because I can feel the softness of yarn flowing through my fingers as I knit an afghan for my kitchen chair. I love homemaking because I can sit with other women and their babies and compare struggles and trials; then come away feeling so much better to handle my own babies and struggles and trials. I love homemaking because I can look at each room in my house as a blank canvas to paint a beautiful picture on for my family. And slowly, here and there, I pick up the beautiful treasures at thrift shops or swap meets to make those canvases come alive with love. I love homemaking because I create the atmosphere all day in my home. If I am at peace, they are at peace. And the King helps keep me at peace because I have spent time at His Throne in the early morning hours learning from Him. I love homemaking because I fill little mason jars with homemade jams and watch my kids open them in anticipation for breakfast. I love homemaking because I can make lemon butter, scones, and devonshire cream for my daughter and all her little friends for "tea". I love homemaking because all the little girls can dress up in hats that hang in my living room waiting for their next visit. I love homemaking because when my kids are sick it is no inconvenience. I get to put them right to bed in their pajamas and bring them a "tea table" with a flower, tea, and some special treat to make them smile. I love homemaking because I get to cut my kids' hair and have them sit on a special stool I designed for them. Then I get the pleasure of looking at their hair for days knowing that I cut it. I love homemaking because I get to hang out my clothes on the line just the way my mother did and smell the sweet air in them when they come back in the house. I love homemaking because I get to stretch a budget beyond measure which gives me great joy to see so much done with so little. I love homemaking because I get to put a fluffy feather down comforter on everyone's bed and run them out to the clothesline on a windy day. I love homemaking because I can put a fresh tablecloth on my table and transform it into a fancy restaurant with a rose in the center. I love homemaking because I can cover up "holey rugs" with beautiful handmade throw rugs that someone's grandmother probably made. I love homemaking because no one can make me laugh like my kids. I love homemaking because I can bring home some of the best books in the world and know they will get read. I love homemaking because it makes me more in awe of my mother, grandmother, and favorite aunts causing me to notice their work in great detail. I love homemaking because my kids can get really dirty and jump in the tub before anyone's the wiser. I love homemaking because no one can run this home like I can. No one knows that man of mine like I do. And no one can tell you about those kids that I live with like I can. I love homemaking because I have time to light candles, put on soft music, and start a fire in the fireplace. I love homemaking because I get to be HOME.
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