Saturday, October 8, 2011
The Path Worth Taking: Enjoy the Mess
The Path Worth Taking: Enjoy the Mess: Dirty dishes, laundry, dirty floors, need I say more. Right now my dining room looks more like a laundromat than a place to eat dinner. Unlo...
Enjoy the Mess
Dirty dishes, laundry, dirty floors, need I say more. Right now my dining room looks more like a laundromat than a place to eat dinner. Unloading the dishwasher simply to fill it up with all of the dishes in the sink, is also a common occurrence in our home. I am pretty sure I clean up the same toys three or four times a day. Our kitchen counter quickly accumulates mail, homework papers, etc. Yes, I do have organizers and even a bulletin board to keep everything neat and tidy.
I love it when everything is in it's place. Carpet freshly vacuumed, furniture dusted, and all princess attire and all toys with wheels neatly tucked away. I take a deep breath, look around and admire my work. It lasts about 30 seconds...and life goes on.
My life is full. Just like yours. My son, Ben, has eating issues as a result of a stroke he had at the age of 6 weeks. He has slowly and I mean slowly progressed and is eating a couple solid foods. When he eats he makes a huge mess! He can get an animal cracker to cover his entire body from head to toe. But, I am so thankful for the mess. He is so full of life!
These situations, struggles, and messes remind me that I am fully alive. I am thankful that God isn't finished with me. That he takes me to the tough places and has me deal with the messes in my heart. I will be the first to say I don't always see things that way. I would rather everything stay neat and tidy up on a shelf. But, is that really living? Life is messy.
I love it when everything is in it's place. Carpet freshly vacuumed, furniture dusted, and all princess attire and all toys with wheels neatly tucked away. I take a deep breath, look around and admire my work. It lasts about 30 seconds...and life goes on.
My life is full. Just like yours. My son, Ben, has eating issues as a result of a stroke he had at the age of 6 weeks. He has slowly and I mean slowly progressed and is eating a couple solid foods. When he eats he makes a huge mess! He can get an animal cracker to cover his entire body from head to toe. But, I am so thankful for the mess. He is so full of life!
These situations, struggles, and messes remind me that I am fully alive. I am thankful that God isn't finished with me. That he takes me to the tough places and has me deal with the messes in my heart. I will be the first to say I don't always see things that way. I would rather everything stay neat and tidy up on a shelf. But, is that really living? Life is messy.
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