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Contentment and a Perfect World

10:52, Thursday, January 26, 2006 .. 0 comments .. Link

Let's see... "homesteading" doesn't quite embody the idea I have of what my perfect little world would look like, but it's close. In my perfect world, I would live in a large home, nice, but not new or fancy, on about 20 acres of partially wooded land in the mountains. I would make most of my girls' clothing, and they would be dressed in styles "popular" sometime between the Civil War and the early 1900s. We'd have a dairy cow, a dog, and some chickens (for eggs, NOT for eating... even in my perfect world, plucking chickens holds no appeal for me). I'd make my own bread and I'd be teaching my girls to bake, too. Oh, I'd have a lovely garden, too, and we would eat mostly food that we'd raised and grown ourselves.

We'd rarely have any need to go into "town", because our home would keep us busy enough and our little world would be so interesting that there'd be no need for other "entertainment".

My children would explore the woods and hills for hours at a time. Their cousins and friends would love coming to visit and playing outside all day.

Homeschooling would come so easily in a setting like that... nature classes outside, practical lessons about everything from sewing to milking a cow and making butter would be natural, reading and math would be taught to ready little minds because they would never be distracted by video games and computer and TV in the next room. They'd never have time for those things, because they'd be so busy LIVING. They'd never be bored either.

And somehow... somehow... I'd have plenty of time and energy to do it all. In my perfect little world, I'd never yell at my children (or my husband!). I'd always take the "teachable moment" and draw spiritual applications so that my children could see God in every area of life. I'd always know what to do and what to say. I'd support my husband's every endeavor and never feel that I had more than my share of family responsibilities. I'd never spend too much time on the computer, and I'd always get up before my children, so that I was ready and smiling when they poked their heads out of their rooms.

Ahhhh... I love dreaming about my perfect world. And I know that it's really just dreaming, because there's really no such thing as a "perfect world". But when I sit down and think about it, I realize that much of what I dream of is possible on a small scale. My real world does have sunbeams of that perfect world scattered throughout it. And when I notice them, they give me a warm feeling and I realize that God has blessed me beyond anything I could have thought might be (in a real world!).... things like a loving husband who works hard to make it possible for me to stay home with our three healthy, happy children; a home NEAR mountains; a little bit of land to care for and learn about; an adaquete house to make a home of; the ability to learn how to make my own laundry detergent, bread, and butter; friends who constantly challenge me to be a better wife and mom; and the desire and the ability to teach my children at home.

Suddenly, I realize that my "real world" is just as amazing as any "perfect world" I could ever imagine. Oh, no, it's not perfect at all, but this little world right here is just right for me. When I look at what God has blessed me with... really, now, how could I ask for more?
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