I have been reading A LOT recently about how to make better use of my time, how to better organize the space I have, what kind of schedule will work for our family, how to improve the attitude in our home (mainly mine), and what things are TRULY important - realizing that housework HAS to happen!

I think I finally realized something big - at least for me.  A fellow blogger, whom I can't exactly recall at the moment, was blogging about how she liked the part of an "outside the home" job that required her to punch in and out.  At the end of her shift, she felt a sense of satisfaction, of knowing she was "done".  Yet in a SAH situation, you are never *done*.  You may finish a load of laundry, but most likely you have two or three waiting for their turn in the machines.  You may have a spic-n-span bathroom, but most likely your fridge needs cleaned out or there are weeds to pull in the garden.  Being a wife and mother, being a keeper at home, you are never just done.

So then you have to keep thinking - don't just get stuck on that one point.  Oh forget, I'll never get "done", I'll never feel satisfied - forget it.  Nope, not the point.  The point is, God has called us to this work.  This never-ending work.  And it's hard - physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, you name it.  Yet it is what God wills for our lives.  And He won't just give us this calling, this duty, and then leave us out there to dry, to be miserable.  Nope.  He gives us HIS joy in our lives, HIS power, HIS love. 

So the main point is:  work hard, know this is what God has called you to, do your best every single day.  Some days, that may be just snuggling on the couch with sick babies.  Some days, it may be really sweating it out as you scrub floors and baseboards or pull weeds and rake.  Some days, it may be baking all day, knowing you are providing wonderful meals for your family.  Whatever it is, do it!  You aren't here to "finish it".  You are here to be the wife and mother in your family.  Go to bed each night knowing you did your best for your family and for GOD - you will sleep so good having that peace in your heart.

Don't worry if there's still laundry left to be done - as long as you did your best during the day, relax - the laundry will be there for you tomorrow.  As long as you can pray to God as you fall into bed, yes Lord, I worked FOR YOU today - HE will give you a peace beyond anything that a FINISHED chore can give you.  That's the point.  That's how you can become the JOY-filled wife and mother in a sometimes hectic, yet loving home!  It doesn't come from finishing the job - it comes from GOD.  What peace!!

Ok, there ya go - for what it's worth.  It is just something I really needed to hear.  I like to "finish" things, so I needed to basic concept drilled into my head.  I'll probably need to hear it again, and again, and again.

Luv to you,

~MommaJoy~