You know how refreshing it is to know that God meets me just where I am. This year really began for me as a journey towards stepping back and focusing on myself and family. I have truly felt God pulling me toward the house through my prayer and searching. Just the other day I was looking for some home organization ideas and found one called JOY -- Just Organize Yourself --
JOY I felt like that goes back to the pull at the beginning of the year that keeping my home isn't supposed to be a chore but to be a JOYful Giver. Then I found the site about having a mission statement.
Home Sanctuary
My goal/mission
I would like our home to be clutter-free, inviting and peaceful. My goal is to decide which tasks I need to do or delegate each day so we can maintain a better, more organized lifestyle. My goals also include providing an environment where my children can learn to be productive and Godly people. I want my family and others to know that this house is one where they can be free to live simply, love deeply and laugh abundantly. I want to be able to invite friends over without having to clean up for three days beforehand.
With a mission/goal in mind now I make strides/baby steps to do this. It will not happen over night. But I know I am tired of having to do the panic detail clean to have family or friends over to visit.
Over the past few years I have made huge strides in maintaining a daily clean but want that deeper every day organization. I also say until one has walked a mile in another person's shoes don't judge or cast the first stone. One never knows why things are they way they are. There may always be an underlying reason. God is good and sees me through my darkest and brightest days.