I have to share the following from the book Queen of the Castle. I just love this book. I bought it used for $6 on Amazon. Check it out here
Being a homemaker in our culture is not a valued position. Though the job involves incredible amounts of physical, mental, and emotional energy, it can still be trivialized by those who've never done it. When our work isn't valued by others, it is only with great effort that we value it ourselves.
Our families pay the price when we over commit ourselves. As homemakers, we need to be careful we don't give away so much of ourselves to the outside community that we have nothing left for those at home. "The godly professional seeks God first, then cares of her family, and then serves the community. Each is an outflow of the other. But many well-meaning women fall into the trap of serving the community first, then fitting in their family's needs, and finally having a few minutes left over to spend with God. They are always fighting burnout because their resources are constantly running dry. Life is running backwards!
The following is a quote from Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1923. "So much depends upon the homemakers. I sometimes wonder if they are so busy now with other things that they are forgetting the importance of this special work"
Aren't we all keepers of the home differently, depending on our interests, our energy level, the ages and number of our children, and our family priorities? Our spiritual gifts, too, help determine our niche as homemakers. Our job descriptions and our homes will look different than those of every other homemaker. The problem comes when we begin to compare. We are each unique. God has given us "varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord" (1 Corinthians 12:4-5)We have different gifts and different ministries. Why do we think our homes should look the same?
So give it some thought. Ask God. What is your niche as a homemaker? How should your home be unique as a result? Dwell on the wonder of that, just as each person's thumbprint carries swirlies and whirlies unique to its owner, so our homes carry one of a kind impressions simply because our touch leaves an imprint that no one else can duplicate.
I am reading another book called Mitten Strings for God by Katrina Kenison. This book is about mothers slowing down. As mothers we rush headlong through days, we are left scattered and exhausted, unable to luxuriate in the quiet gifts of everyday life. We end up shortchanging the ones we love, depriving our families and ourselves of moments of grace, intimacy, and joy. But there is another way..... Check out this book here
Being a homemaker in our culture is not a valued position. Though the job involves incredible amounts of physical, mental, and emotional energy, it can still be trivialized by those who've never done it. When our work isn't valued by others, it is only with great effort that we value it ourselves.
Our families pay the price when we over commit ourselves. As homemakers, we need to be careful we don't give away so much of ourselves to the outside community that we have nothing left for those at home. "The godly professional seeks God first, then cares of her family, and then serves the community. Each is an outflow of the other. But many well-meaning women fall into the trap of serving the community first, then fitting in their family's needs, and finally having a few minutes left over to spend with God. They are always fighting burnout because their resources are constantly running dry. Life is running backwards!
The following is a quote from Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1923. "So much depends upon the homemakers. I sometimes wonder if they are so busy now with other things that they are forgetting the importance of this special work"
Aren't we all keepers of the home differently, depending on our interests, our energy level, the ages and number of our children, and our family priorities? Our spiritual gifts, too, help determine our niche as homemakers. Our job descriptions and our homes will look different than those of every other homemaker. The problem comes when we begin to compare. We are each unique. God has given us "varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord" (1 Corinthians 12:4-5)We have different gifts and different ministries. Why do we think our homes should look the same?
So give it some thought. Ask God. What is your niche as a homemaker? How should your home be unique as a result? Dwell on the wonder of that, just as each person's thumbprint carries swirlies and whirlies unique to its owner, so our homes carry one of a kind impressions simply because our touch leaves an imprint that no one else can duplicate.
I am reading another book called Mitten Strings for God by Katrina Kenison. This book is about mothers slowing down. As mothers we rush headlong through days, we are left scattered and exhausted, unable to luxuriate in the quiet gifts of everyday life. We end up shortchanging the ones we love, depriving our families and ourselves of moments of grace, intimacy, and joy. But there is another way..... Check out this book here
Here is a quote from the book: When I stop speeding through life, I find the joy in each day's doings, in the life that cannot be bought, but only discovered, created, savored and lived.
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