Good morning world! Monday, a day of new beginnings. I wonder how many of you, like me, will sometimes wait till Monday to start something new, a new diet, a new exercise program? I have been talking about starting to do house work in an old fashioned manner. Well, here is another sort of old fashioned idea I want to consider. I have heard for a long time the saying, "If Mamma ain't happy, no one is happy."
I want to sort of expand on that idea. Not in the sense that it is other family members responsibility to make me happy. But in the sense that the mood of my home is a direct reflection of me. Think about it. When I am crabby or upset or just plain in a bad mood, I usually do not respond to the boys or Patrick in a kind loving way to anything they say. Then if they stay away from me because of my mood, I get more upset. Why had not they come to find out why I am upset?
There is the rare occasion I will go into a cleaning frenzy when I am upset. More likely than not, I do not get anything done and my house will suffer from it. I use to tell Patrick that if the microwave is dirty, something is wrong. I usually keep the microwave really clean.
When I am happy, grateful, more Christ centered, it shows in my face and my home.
This week, I challenge myself to pay more attention to my attitude, my moods. As part of my ministry here at home, I want Christ to show more. I pray as I go through my daily tasks, Jesus will bring to my mind and heart how grateful I am to have my family. And home is the first place my boys will see God's love.
Be blessed and be a blessing,
Just some of my thoughts and actions,
Elizabeth
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