I had the day off to spend at home, just being a wife and mom! I love when unexpected blessing come my way. After party #1 was finished I even had enough energy to clean up, so today is all about just relaxing, well and laundry that I am so far behind on with all the doings the last week.
Today's Doings:
~Laundry
~Experiment for a bagel recipe
~Italian meatloaf for dinner
~Library
~Phase 3 of super secret mission
Ponderings:
Proverbs 31:12 She does him [her husband] good and not evil. All the days of her life
How much good do you do for your husband, every day? Not just cook him dinner, but real true good, every day? Are you doing evil? Do you argue, not complete that which you know you should, are you praying for your husband surrounding your home in prayer and worship, every day?
How often do we just get tired and loose our motivation to get everything done each day, I understand that if you work a job outside of the home, it isn't possible to do "everything". Heck even if you do stay home it isn't always possible to do it all everyday. But are the days that you do get doing good done, more than the days that you don't?
If you aren't praying for your husband, children, home and surrounding it in God's love through you, are you allowing evil into your home? Beyond your set aside prayer time are you filling your home so that it is a direct reflection of God's character?
We are told to not do evil but good, what does good look like in your family?
Challenge:
How can you better organize your time so you are spending less time at the computer, watching tv, reading books, just plain being busy with non-wife duties? How can you find that one extra thing to do for your husband today? Get out a time incrimented schedule, I can suggest one you can download if you need, and write down all you need to do in a day and all you want to do in a day. What time does your husband get up each day, now get up with him and make him that cup of coffee or toast. If it is cold pizza get it out for him put it on a plate, with a can of Dew next to it. And sit with him even if you don't say a word just show him love by being next to him. Makes is lunch, send him on his way with a kiss and a time of prayer to start his day off. Ask how you can pray for him while he is at work. Now time to get the kids up and going? Do so with a smile and loving words. Turn the start of your day into a blessing instead of a fight.
Now schedule out the rest of your day from shower to bible study, facebook, dishes, laundry EVERYTHING! Now that you have everything written down, follow it for a few days. Make changes till you find a schedule that works for you. Make sure to schedule about a half hour to relax before the children come home, that way you can have a moment of peace before chaos descends. Next schedule about 15 minuets to change into non food stained, or sweat pants into something your husband would like to see you in, for me that is jeans that are clean and a nice shirt. Greet him with a kiss and keep the kids from bombarding him. Don't bombard him with everything that went wrong in your day yet. Let him readjust to being home, I know you want to share your day but he needs quiet time to get back into the swing of home life not work life.
Try it might just work for you!
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