Kristy at Homemaker’s Cottage wrote a very sweet and encouraging post on what homemaking truly is. I was very blessed by what she wrote and reminded that I need to keep relationships first…not my to-do list. Here is a snippet of what she wrote:
On our way in Amy spotted a display of porcelain dolls in the front window and wanted to stop and look at them once we got inside. While she looked, I happened to see a cute little wooden plaque with a quote painted in black letters which read,
Homemaking is love made visible..That quote has been tumbling around in my head the past week and I’ve realized more and more how very easy it is to lose sight of the real reason we women do what we do. Too often homemaking is reduced to little more than housework; a list of duties to be marked off a never-ending to do list. But isn’t love the motivation behind all our efforts? It should be, and, I think, for most of us it is. We just need a good reminder every now and again that our homemaking is more about joyful service and cheerful faces (ours and our families’) than it is clean kitchens, spotless floors, and folded laundry. Without those things our work can quickly become drudgery and a source of frustration- not only for us, but our families as well!
Am I the only one that needed to read this? Go here to read the full article.
