Yesterday I completed the household chore I like the least -- vacuuming, sweeping and mopping the floors. I would rather do just about anything else, including go to the dentist, than clean floors.
I got to wondering as I cleaned...I have heard that there are trees and grass in Heaven. I love trees and grass. But as trees and grass grow in dirt, does that mean there is also dirt in Heaven? When I go inside my "mansion in glory" am I going to take dirt in with me? Am I going to have to clean floors in Heaven? FOR ETERNITY?
I mean, I think we will have jobs in Heaven, but it will be something we LIKE to do, right? I'll get to socialize and make everyone laugh, right? There will be other tasks God would have me do that I'm perfect for, right? I won't have to spend eternity cleaning floors...right? Right? Someone please tell me I'm right...
Okay. Wig-out time is over. I'm okay. If God wants me to clean floors, I guess I'll enjoy it, right?
Right? :)
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
2 things
This will be quick, as I only have a moment before laundry/Nathan/farming/lunch chaos begins:
I have wondered for a looooonnnnngggg time about the words at the end of some of the blogs I follow. They are like little guidance words for your posts, like if I write about kayaking, at the bottom it would say "kayaking" and then anyone could click on that to find what else I've written about kayaking.
Finally figured it out (it's good to ASK for help) and updated my past blogs with this Labels feature. I know. Sometimes I amaze even myself with my sheer lack of tech savvy. It may slow me down, but it's not stopping me!
Secondly, and completely unrelated in any way, I am now okay with giving away my maternity clothes and Nathan's baby clothes. What is it about telling others of your concerns and troubles that frees you from them? I am learning more and more about the power of the spoken word every day. Hope to post more on that at a later date...
Be blessed today! :)
I have wondered for a looooonnnnngggg time about the words at the end of some of the blogs I follow. They are like little guidance words for your posts, like if I write about kayaking, at the bottom it would say "kayaking" and then anyone could click on that to find what else I've written about kayaking.
Finally figured it out (it's good to ASK for help) and updated my past blogs with this Labels feature. I know. Sometimes I amaze even myself with my sheer lack of tech savvy. It may slow me down, but it's not stopping me!
Secondly, and completely unrelated in any way, I am now okay with giving away my maternity clothes and Nathan's baby clothes. What is it about telling others of your concerns and troubles that frees you from them? I am learning more and more about the power of the spoken word every day. Hope to post more on that at a later date...
Be blessed today! :)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Holding On
Flylady.net has been, and continues to be, a huge help to me. This wonderful lady and her team are revolutionizing my life by helping me declutter and organize. My basement looks better than it has since we moved into this house 9 years ago, and my cabinets and closets, papers and piles, are slowly but surely coming into line. Babysteps rule!
I have pitched and/or given away literally dozens of large trash bags full of stuff. If I don't use it, need it or love it, it's gone. Outta here. Later, gator. Several local organizations are benefiting from this process, and I am overjoyed to bless others with these items.
However, there are a few things I am struggling with getting rid of. I'm having a real hard time parting with my maternity clothes. And Nathan's baby clothes. I know for certain that neither of us will use them again, but I can't bring myself to let them go. I've happily loaned them out to others, but there's just something about the permanence of giving them away that so far has made me hesitate.
I do know that I will get there, that one day (hopefully) soon I WILL HAVE HAD IT and I will quickly grab them and take them to our local crisis pregnancy center...just not yet.
I'm saddened that this seems so difficult for me. I understand about emotional attachement and what not and I know I will be okay with it eventually, but it makes me wonder...
What other things in my life do not work for me, do I no longer need, and do I not love, that I still stubbornly refuse to throw away? What habits, attitudes, agreements am I harboring like fugitives in the basement of my spirit?
Who'd a thunk that decluttering the basement would have such an impact on the clutter in my soul?
I have pitched and/or given away literally dozens of large trash bags full of stuff. If I don't use it, need it or love it, it's gone. Outta here. Later, gator. Several local organizations are benefiting from this process, and I am overjoyed to bless others with these items.
However, there are a few things I am struggling with getting rid of. I'm having a real hard time parting with my maternity clothes. And Nathan's baby clothes. I know for certain that neither of us will use them again, but I can't bring myself to let them go. I've happily loaned them out to others, but there's just something about the permanence of giving them away that so far has made me hesitate.
I do know that I will get there, that one day (hopefully) soon I WILL HAVE HAD IT and I will quickly grab them and take them to our local crisis pregnancy center...just not yet.
I'm saddened that this seems so difficult for me. I understand about emotional attachement and what not and I know I will be okay with it eventually, but it makes me wonder...
What other things in my life do not work for me, do I no longer need, and do I not love, that I still stubbornly refuse to throw away? What habits, attitudes, agreements am I harboring like fugitives in the basement of my spirit?
Who'd a thunk that decluttering the basement would have such an impact on the clutter in my soul?
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