Strike

Good morning world.  Do you ever feel like going on strike?  I have to admit, at times I feel that way and a few times, I have.  Gone on strike.  That means I will pretty much do nothing.  Laundry will not get done.  The floors stay dirty (we live on a small farm, floors get dirty daily).  Rooms will not get picked up.  My bed does not get made.  The martyr syndrome has set in. 

What is the martyr syndrome?  It is the opposite of feeling I am blessing my family in doing the everyday housework.  When I start feeling I am nothing more than the maid, the martyr syndrome has set in.  When I start cleaning and get angry because I am the only one doing anything.  The martyr syndrome has set in.  In talking to some friends, I am not the only one who suffers from this.  This is one of the main reasons for the new journey I started in February. 

Housewives set the tone for the house.  I have read that many times.  And we have all heard, "if Momma ain't happy, no one is happy".  If I am griping, complaining, and frustrated in doing what I feel God has called me to do, which is a wonderful calling, how is my home going to be a peaceful, happy home? 

"Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her..." Proverbs 31:28 NIV

I just love the learning process, don't you?  Nope, not always. 

Be blessed and be a blessing,

Just some of my thoughts and actions,

Elizabeth