Tending the Home

There are many distractions, in life, which keep us from housework and a calm focus on home. These distractions can include anything from clutter and disorganization, to excessive busyness or a gluttony of  television.

A list of daily chores for housekeeping is helpful for staying on track. We also gain a wonderful sense of peace when we polish furniture, sweep floors and iron the linens.  These tasks show our love for home, if done with a right heart.

They say there is a secret ingredient in good recipes. This ingredient is what makes the food amazing and delicious. That same secret ingredient is needed for a well-kept home. It is "love."  When we put love in our work, it gives us a rising sense of honor. We will go the farthest mile, despite weariness, for the love of what we are doing.

When we care for the home, by our daily work, and with a right heart, we create an amazing retreat for those around us. But truly, we are the ones who benefit the most, because we will reap the greatest sense of peace and fulfillment.

If we truly realized the greatness of an eternal perspective, and cared for the home out of a sense of devotion for The Master, our will would be so strong that nothing could distract us from so great a task as tending the home.

"Our fair morning is at hand, the daystar is near the rising, and we are not many miles from home.  What matter then, of ill-entertainment in the smoky inns of this worthless world?  We are  not to stay here, and we shall be dearly welcome to Him whom we are going."  - Samuel Rutherford

Blessings
Mrs. White

From the Archives -

Trying to Avoid - A Paper Plate Society.

Let it be Like - The Mission House.

Being distracted - Did you Clean Today?