Creating a New Eden

As a new stay at home mom, I have realized that I really need to make our home a comfortable place for my family, as well as a welcoming place for friends. I spend most days at home all day yet still struggled with keeping things in order. My husband and I have talked about being the place that people can always drop by any time, the place where our kids can bring their friends and they'll want to stay. We want to have a warm and welcoming home. A place where we can comfortably rest and recharge.

Right now we just have one baby. Elora Grace is almost 3 months old. As she sleeps in her swing, I think about what things will be like several years from now. I want to be the house for sleepovers, parties, and "just hanging out". I want to be able to welcome her friends in to the house no matter what time it is or what we're doing. I want our house to be a new "garden of Eden". A safe place where God can be glorified and comfort can be found. I want to be there for my kids and their friends to talk to, I want to be able to help them, and point them to Christ.

The first step in this is to get my house in order. It is tough to take time to do much of anything (other than clean) when the house is in disarray. I want to have a tidy home so that we are free to take time in the morning to read God's Word together. I want to have a tidy home so that in the evenings when Corey gets home from work he can find refuge here and we can glorify God together. I want to be free to drop everything to serve someone. Right now I don't feel like I can do that.

I feel like I have this weight on my shoulders, I am bearing the heavy load of an unorganized house. And I have placed this load on myself. And I will be the one to lift it! With the help of flylady.net