I'm so glad you've joined me here! Welcome to my little homestead here...please, have a cup of tea with me, and let's spend a while chatting here in my kitchen.
Homemaking is such a lovely, gentle, and necessary art form. Some look upon it as work, but I choose to look upon it as a privilege and a blessing. To me, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing the fruits of my labors, and keeping my home is definitely *instant gratification*! As you bend over and scrub that bathtub one more time, look and see how shiny and spotless it's become. The germs are all gone, and it sits patiently waiting for a loved family member to step in and wash the dirt, grime, and worries of the day away. How rewarding this is!
There are so many wonderful aspects to keeping our homes. It involves more than just cleaning, per se, it involves blessing our home. Speak words of blessing as you clean, as you prepare meals to nourish your family's bodies, as well as their spirits. Put some lovely praise worship on, and give God all of the praise and glory for having a home to clean and the strength and knowledge to do so in a pleasing manner to Him.
I will be writing more about keeping our home in a little while. I hope you've enjoyed our little visit today....I look forward to seeing you again!
Until we meet next time,
Cynthia Robin
Hello!
Posted by kayinpa on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at 12:40 PM - Link
Welcome to HSB!
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Posted by HandsNHearts on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at 3:07 PM - Link
What a wonderful blog -- I look forward to reading more as you share with us!
Deanna
Hi Cynthia..
Posted by DonnaJoy on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at 4:03 PM - Link
...oh, you make housekeeping sound so wonderful!! I really feel like that, too, I just have a hard time putting it into action!!
I really do love to keep house - but it just seems to overwhelm me at times!!
I found out I am a perfectionist - I thought that was only the people who had perfect houses - no, it's people like me - if I can't have 4 hours to clean that room from top to bottom - then I don't do it at all!!!
I am workin on it though!!!
Looking forward to hearing about your "home" keeping tips!!!
Blessings
Donna
Posted by NannasKitchen on Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 5:20 PM - Link
for such a warm welcome! Bless you!
Donna,
I, too, am a *perfectionist*! I fully understand what you mean about needing such a length of time to clean a room, and I had to battle the same thing for years. But I've found if I just put the time frame out of my mind and get started, doing the major things first, and then the more minute details, I get a lot more done and enjoy it much more, too! Good luck!
This weblog is a compilation of happening's here in my home. I include homemaking tips, recipes, and encouragement for the homemaker who realizes she is a God-ordained Keeper of her Home.
