It's all over, the house!!

As I lay in bed this morning thinking about all of the things that I must do, I was tired before I even began! My head was full of snot, my eyeballs hurt, my throat hurt and right between my shoulders ached!!

I walked into the living room to survey the damage...it looked like a tornado had hit or a 9 year old had run amok. Every room in our little house was a mess!!

I knew that if I didn't do it, no one would! Oh the joys of motherhood! I finished around 4:00 this afternoon. All of the laundry, plus new clothes were done. All of the wrapping paper in the free world that was in my living room is now gone.

Dishes are clean, pictures from the new camera are now on the computer and my frizzy hair issues will now be solved thanks to a new Chi iron!!!

Cookies crumbs are vacuumed so are the pieces of Play dough, which was compliments of NaNa!

When I finally set down to check my email one struck me odd, since I was in the mind set of "Woe is me"! I have cleaned this place BY MYSELF!!! I'm not doing anything else and yes, we are eating out!!!

After reading the email, I realized that THIS is my job.

Part of the email read:

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:58)

The Lord knows about my work as a mom! He lovingly reminded me that my toil is not in vain. He understands how much I need to be encouraged because he understands weariness. His words and my own echoed in my mind: Be steadfast—hang in there—commit to a heart of steadfastness—choose to be steadfast and immovable—why? Because, my work matters, it is changing history, one life at a time—I am soul-building—it counts.

And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season, we will reap if we do not lose heart. (Galatians 6:9)

God reminded me through that email that my job is important. Even if it's picking up wrapping paper, doing laundry, making lunch or getting dinner from Chili's, my job is important and tiring.