God gave me a Mother’s Day gift today.

My house is aways a mess! There are always toys to step over, videos out of cases, an endless mound of laundry, juice boxes under beds …. and I could go on. I’ll be honest with you – it drives me crazy sometimes! However, cleaning is not anything I enjoy. It is pointless anyway with all these boys around. I do what I can, but if the boys want to do something – I go. If Jon Garrett just wants to be rocked all day, I rock and think how fleeting this moment is. If we have a Church function, social function, etc – I go. My house will always be there with something waiting to be done. I have a few (very sick in the head) friends who always seem to have a clean and organized house. I feel less of a woman when I visit them. However, during Children’s Sermon, Bro. Will said, “What does your mother do for you?” Many children said things like laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc. JB looked up and said, “My mama just loves everybody.” YES, THAT’S IT! If he can walk out of his childhood knowing that loving is so much more important than cleaning then I haven’t failed after all!

Be careful with perfectionism. Having things look nice is of value, but if you ignore the people around you to create the perfect picture, then you only have a nice photo album and nothing else. The pages may be full, but the hearts are empty.