Home Life
CategoryFounded on Memories
Let our homes be full of dancing, of random tickle fights, of yummy desserts, of games in the dish sink. May our homes be full of nature walks, of worship. Let our homes be founded on memories. They last a life-time!
Domestic Beauty
“Homemaking—being a full-time wife and mother—is not a destructive drought of usefulness but an overflowing oasis of opportunity; it is not a dreary cell to contain one’s talents and skills but a brilliant catalyst to channel creativity and energies into meaningful work; it is not a rope for binding one’s productivity in the marketplace, but reins for guiding one’s posterity in the home; it is..
A Reflection of our Eternal Home
“I believe that a godly home is a foretaste of heaven. Our homes, imperfect as they are, must be a haven from the chaos outside. They should be a reflection of our eternal home, where troubled souls find peace, weary hearts find rest, hungry bodies find refreshment, lonely pilgrims find communion, and wounded spirits find compassion.”
― Jani Ortland
Keeping that Smile! =)
Keeping that smile even when it’s hard. Things might be weighing down on you, kids might be frustrating, dishes and laundry aren’t getting done, problems with this and that, but those kids need to see their mommy and big sister smiling! It helps them and you! God gave you a special smile. Use it. It can brighten every day and every heart around you. Sing, laugh, dance to music while you work,..
Unearthly Beauty
O, Mother, whether you live in a palace or a hovel, if your chief care be to have God ever live in your heart, His light within you will shed such unearthly beauty on all things that you will make your little ones see a lovely palace in this world, in spite of a meager income and you life of hard labor. So keep that light ever full in your child’s soul. -True Womanhood
A Noiseless Influence
“Boys are sent out into the world to buffet with its temptations, to mingle with bad and good, to govern and direct – girls are to dwell in quiet homes among few friends, to exercise a noiseless influence.”
~Elizabeth Missing Sewell
My Occupation? Glad you asked!
What name do you give to your extraordinary role when asked your occupation? I do not use the word ‘housewife’ as it has negative connotations. I prefer to use titles as:
Home Manager! Nation Builder! Nation Changer! Director if Home Affairs!
These titles let people know who we really are as mothers. Yes, you are in full time work for God. You have great responsibilities. Do not let anyone..
The Choice
It’s 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and the breakfast dishes still aren’t done, there is a load of laundry in the washer from yesterday, the kids are in the bath crying, and daddy will be home expecting a nice dinner soon. You sigh to yourself and look in the mirror. A lop-sided ponytail and tired eyes look back at you. You have a choice. Hold a grudge against the house, your kids, your..
Folding Clothes with a Twist
5 super simple ways to get more out of your laundry folding time:
– If you fold infrequently or fold a lot of laundry at one time, folding is a great time to listen to a sermon or audio book.
– I like to think that time spent singing (good songs) is never wasted.
– Just think. Everyone can use a little time to slow down and think.
– Teach a little child to fold simple laundry like dish towels and..