Satisfaction

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Yesterday was kind of a bummy day. I was feeling really, really jealous of my husband and kids. They had the whole day off and pretty much got to do whatever they wanted. I was stuck doing the same old thing; preparing food, cleaning up food, laundry, baking bread, cleaning, cleaning, and more cleaning! My wonderful PIC did run out and get me a drink at about 3:00, which was nice. At 10:00 last night, my kitchen was very clean, the second load of dishes for the day was in the dishwasher, all but one load of laundry was finished, four loaves of bread were tucked in the freezer, the kids were tucked in bed, the animals fed and watered, and my husband was waiting for me to come to him. I looked over my little house, my home, my life, my loves and I felt satisfied. Despite the bad days, the ho-hum days, this is where I want to be and this is what I want to do. This is my calling and my passion. I truly love what I am doing. It is something to be proud of, and I am satisfied.

The Plight of a Mother

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I am going to complain a little…when I first decided to do a blog I wanted to only post positive things. I wanted to be happy and up-beat. Well today that isn’t happening! Everybody has the day off today. My PIC isn’t working and the kids are out of school. So right now PIC is playing computer games with my little brother (who spent the night…yay…fun!) and the kids are playing at friends houses, or doing what they want to do. Me on the other hand, does not get the day off. I have to do all the things I would normally do, and try to do them around a houseful of people. PIC, told me to kick back and just take it easy today. What he doesn’t understand it that if I do that then I am behind all week. I have to bake bread and do laundry and all the other daily chores that need to be completed. I want a day off, a true day off. I don’t know if that is ever going to happen while I have little kids at home.

Training them up right

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I firmly believe in training or teaching my son to grow up to be a man. I want him to be able to provide for a family, do hard physical labor, maintain car and houses. In general, I want him to be a manly man.

However

There are exceptions

I think my daughters should know how to mow a lawn and take care of finances.

On that same token, I think my boy should be able to help around the house.

And it is never to early to teach him the art of laundry.

Here is my boy. He is saying “Ooooo, Ooooo”
that is his favorite word.


“Oooo Ooooo wassat” (“whats that”….his second favorite word)


“Now son, that is a washing machine, a pretty shiny new one.”


“See all the clothes go round and round…..”
(at this moment I would like to take second and say a prayer of thanks, that I am in my warm house watching my laundry being cleaned, instead of down at the lake banging them against a rock)



“Whoa, stay focused buddy…focus, focus….I have more to teach you….”







And this is where he makes a quick exit……




So much for that lesson!

Thought I would share…

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I saw these “Beatitudes” for Homemakers on another Blog and thought I would share.
 
 

 
Blessed is the wife who greeteth each day with the thought “This is the day that the Lord hath made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.”

 

Blessed is the wife who taketh time each morning to bathe her soul in the word of God and prayer.

 

 

Blessed is the wife who refuseth to think upon her husband’s faults.

 

Blessed is the wife who puteth her husband’s wishes before her own and provideth well for his spiritual, mental and physical needs.

 

Blessed is the wife who is never heard to contradict her husband in public.

 

Blessed is the wife who waits to bring complaint to her husband till he is neither tired nor hungry.

 

Blessed is the wife who is contented with whatever her husband is able to provide.

 

Blessed is the wife who considereth her home to be a palace and not her prison.

 

Blessed is the wife who counts it a joy to keep her home clean and orderly for the sake of her husband.

 

Blessed is the wife who would joyfully welcome a bundle of joy into her heart and her home.

Blessed is the wife who lives each day in anticipation of the heavenly Bridegrooms return.

 

 

Kind of make me tired, just reading those! Maybe I will try to be a perfect wife tomorrow…ha!