Tuesday, June 19, 2012
In visiting with my wise
mother-in-law tonight, she said something about jobs, “It’s not who you are,
it’s just what you do.” That struck me and I see so much wisdom in it when I
use it to measure up an outside the home job. What your employment is doesn’t
define who you are. You are a child of God. Heir to His kingdom. More precious
than rubies. Forgiven. Righteous. Perfect. Being made holy. However, my wrestle
with this is, who does that make me? My job is in the home: being a mom, home
keeper, wife. I think I am these things in additions to His daughter. Is there
error in this? Or am I a mom and a wife but in the eyes of God not a home
keeper? I don’t know how to be the best mom and wife I can without keeping my
home in an organized, tidy manner. I can’t seem to overlook sticky floors,
splatter all over the cupboards, running out of ingredients and supplies and
just be “there” as a mom and wife. I don’t feel like I can have one without the
other. Is there error in this? I know in all things I should strive for balance
and meanwhile maintain perspective: it’s more important for me to give time,
service, physical affection, gifts, words of affirmation to my kids than having
clean bathrooms. Or is having the clean bathrooms and kitchen and floor and
clothes part of the service to my husband and children? “I am not a
home-keeper, it’s just what I do,” but “I am a home-keeper, mom and wife.” What
does scripture say about this?
1. Alicia
revealing her heart
2. Golden
heads helping me shop
3. Patience
to make it through the shopping
4. Being
able to treat them to lunch
5. 3
more Scoops tokens
6. Giffeys
arriving safely
7. Kids
not missing a beat
8. Big
kids talking until 10
9. Heart
to heart with Gail past midnight
10. The
compassionate one offering to take out the trash
11. The
engineer’s flight arriving earlier than previously thought
12. Micah
being able to spend the night at home..not Mayo
13. Opportunity
for Micah to see his doctor for a check-up
14. The
miracle You’re going to do in Micah’s life
15. Big
kids up and excited to be together at 6am!
16. Kids
Camp pictures
17. Ability
to mop the kitchen floor & wash away “sticky”
18. Seven
kids climbing onto the hammock with me in the middle
19. Popcorn
all over the ground…feeding the birds
20. Bottle
caps on the table
21. Ice
cream in a bag with the older kids
22. Naps
for the middle kids
23. Treasure
in heaven
24. Opportunity
to go to Kracht Garbage Day
25. Being
“emotional support” for grandma and mom
26. Ability
to share insight about marital roles with mom
27. Derrick’s
eagerness to serve at Garbage Day
28. Delburt’s
verbal gratitude expressed to Derrick
29. Watching
fathers and sons work together
30. Watching
brothers and cousins work together
31. Safety
getting home although sleepy
32. Really sleeping until 8am
33. Folgers
34. Shawna
serving grandpa compassionately...making scrapbooks
35. A
Sabbath without golden heads
36. Family
planning on the calculating one’s birthday party
37. A
week without being mom
38. The
golden heads eagerly staying at grandma’s for a week
39. Eagerness
of grandpa & grandma to have them a week
40. Compassionate
one making special K bars for grandpa
41. Wanting
grandpa to have the leftovers
42. Visiting
with uncle Carl
43. Boisterous
one’s kisses for grandpa great
44. Cousins
swimming for hours in the stainless steel calf feeder
45. Find
the boisterous one’s capris and undies
46. Boisterous
one so excited for grandma Barb’s play dough
47. Living
close enough to make a day trip “home”
48. Laughing
with the engineer about pulling the wrong chain for the ceiling fan
49. Ripstick
50. Ripping
out cooper tubing with the skid loader
51. Luke’s
leadership
52. Praying
Philippians 2:1-4 for Kestrel
53. Good
movies
54. Soaker
hoses
55. Blueletterbible.com
56. Memories
of the farm
57. Picture
of compassionate one and dad with the baby pigs
58. Dew
drops
59. “Life
is like a mountain railway” on itunes
60. Over
half the deck stained
61. Drier
weather to stain
62. Cool
morning breeze
63. Fish
in the pond
64. Soaker
hose
65. Grandpa
getting enough money to pay for the funeral
66. Lunch
& friendship with Alicia
67. Running
beside corn that I just barely taller than
68. Having
a birthday cake to make
69. Slip
& Slide
70. Cousins
coming to the party
71. Having
the deck stained
72. Tiki
Torches
73. Repentance
from selfishness
74. Campfire
with just the two of us
75. Mulch
in the flower bed
76. Home
Depot having plastic sheeting
77. Bakery
buns
78. Java
Chip Frappuccino @ Starbucks
79. Realizing
my homemade ones are just as good
80. Stack
of brush…gone
81. Wearing
a dress just because
82. Shopping
83. Finding
the engineer half way between Eagan & Woodbury
84. Going
to “work” with the engineer
85. Sitting
in the little café for 30 minutes with the engineer
86. Not
getting our chicken so I could have Starbucks for lunch
87. Not
having to pay for our drinks & salad
88. Opportunity
to navigate new territory
89. Tiny
peppers
90. Peas
to pick
91. Blossoms
on the green beans
92. Beets
sprouting
93. Sevin
to stop Japanese beetles
94. Learning
to garden as a child
95. Working
from home
96. Running
up the stairs after dinner
97. Peanut
butter toast & apples for dinner
98. Making
jerky for Micah
99. Note
from Jessica
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