September 25, 2005
To Dance or Do Dishes?
by PurpleButterfly
Sharing this little article I wrote a few years ago on the original GCM Joyful Homemaking forum...
Our daily lives as wives and mothers is so challenging. To think that most of us dreamed of a very different lifestyle when we envisioned our SAHM roles...how little we knew! I imagined myself with a perfectly organized home, simmering scrumptious homecooked meals each evening, neatly organized and folded laundry, sparkling floors and tidy closets. What I ended up with was a high-need baby, a dh who works 70 hours a week (I feel too guilty to ask for his help), a mountain of dirty laundry that has recycled on my closet floor for about two years now, and stuff sticking to the bottom of my feet whenever I walk through the kitchen. And my house is neat compared to many others I've visited! ;}
Lately I've been discovering the amazing power of prayer as a homemaker. I learned from the wise mamas on this board that my life role is now a loving ministry - I am raising a family, loving and supporting a hard working husband, and demonstrating a lifestyle to my son who will someday subconsiously seek these qualities in his mate.
What do I want to convey to my family? That the floor will always need to be swept, laundry will always be there to be washed, and dishes accumulate each day. That while I do keep up with these things to the best of my ability, I do not place a higher importance on a clean home than I do on spending time with my family.
After all, dirty dishes will always be here...my son will not. There are days that I do spend more time cleaning, but I have also learned that we can survive with less sparkle and shine than I used to determine necessary.
My home is still a welcoming haven, but one that also says, "A family lives and loves here."
Posted by PurpleButterfly at 03:19 PM | Comments (2)
MainAugust 09, 2005
Dancing Feet
by PurpleButterfly
Dancing feet
so boyishly sweet
I watch you leap through parking lots and fields
wondering what your imagination yields
Pirate adventure, a "Yo Ho Ho" skip,
frolicking on your invisible ship
Leaping over cheese craters on the moon
Running away with the dish and the spoon
A royal dance with courtly jesters
or teaching a seahorse to hop
the swirling and twirling of tiny toes goes on
and this smiling mama prays it will never stop.
Posted by PurpleButterfly at 08:14 PM | Comments (1)
