Oh happy day

Well, I say that with sarcasm.  I know I shouldn't use it because it's misleading, but don't you think somethings just call for it?  So, my day was good for the most part.  It's always a drag though knowing that Joel won't be coming home at the end of the day.  He's off to Seattle for work again.  (Thanks Sprint for all the frequent flyer miles!  We now have enough for 2 FREE tickets!!)    Anyway, back to my post...

So Nicholas and Hannah (one of the little girls I watch) were just happy as clams playing today.  They didn't get bored, which I should have known was clue numero uno.  The next BIG hint...that they played mostly in the bedroom all day.  I really didn't think much about it, except that they were happy and that makes Mama happy.  So when I went in at the end of the day (and yes, I had been in during the day, just didn't pay much attention) I found this.

Oh yes, I've had worse.  But still, when you are as crazy insistent determined about being organized as I am, it tends to be frustrating.  Now when I say organized I mean EVERYTHING in my house has a place.  Each toy has it's drawer, my DVD's and VHS's are alphabetized, our closets are organized by type and then color...

Yes, I understand this is a little obsessive, but it makes sense.  Now I know where everything is.  Don't judge me!  (HaHa)

So after going into the Death Zone Nic and Connor's room to make it so they could at least walk without putting a hole through their foot with a toy, I came out...happy...again!  Oh and the end product?  See for yourself. 

So now I know it may seem like I'm complaining.  And maybe I am a bit.  But I really am trying NOT to complain about the tasks God has put in front of me.  I may not be a missionary in a third world country.  Or a Sunday School Teacher.  Or whatever else you would think would be a God-given job.  But this is MY God-given job.  A job that I have been commanded to do without complaining and with my whole heart.

"Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe."  Phil 2:14-15

How true is this verse in the generation we live in today?  It is crooked.  All you have to do is look at the debt people incurr to have what they don't need, or Wall Street to see how companies have been greedy and have helped to cause so much hurt & despair.  Or look at the third world countries that are struggling to survive.  Haiti, India, Ethiopia, Africa.  Do I need to go on?  We have so much more than they ever will.  Who am I to complain that my children can step on a toy and hurt themselves?  Or that I get to clean up every single toy they have?  Who am I that I have so many clothes that I can organize them by type and color? 

We need to regain our focus on what is important.  I need to regain my focus on what's important.  I want to make that my goal for this year.  To not complain about the generous tasks I have been entrusted with.  Cooking. Cleaning.  Driving my kids to school.  Helping my kids with Homework.  Making sure all my husbands needs are met.  Raising my kids.  Making sure my home is centered on God. 

And now, I leave you with those thoughts.  I pray that God will be glorified in these words and would challenge you to go about your tasks without complaining or arguing.