This morning I opened an email from a company that was advertising some job openings. The first line of the email said, "Do something with your life that really matters and change the world."
I thought, "I am doing the thing that really matters and I will change the world doing it, today, little by little, every day, until a VERY big change occurs." Do I work for them? No. I certainly hope that nobody reading that thought, "I must not be doing anything that changes the world."
So what are YOU doing that matters that is changing the world FOR THE BETTER?
Personally, I am home. The word 'home' is one that has become abused and expanded. Says Noah Webster, "Home is the sacred refuge of our life." However, when I say I am home, what I mean is that I am a mother who is choosing to make home my occupation. Admittedly, I have not perfected this area of my life yet, but ideally, this is what making home my occupation means. It means that I wake up every morning and am there for my children. I pray, take care of myself, to show my children that it is important to do that, and take care of those that cannot take care of them selves yet. I show them how breakfast is made and help them eat it. I clean messes that cannot be cleaned by anyone else in the family. I help the little kids know how to get ready for the day. I sing songs to my children and with my children. I make cleaning look fun and I help the children play nicely and safely. I tell my children the things they need to be doing. I try my best to show them how, and be a good example for them. I teach them about the rules of manners and safety. Ideally, they would trust me, because they have no reason not to. I keep a schedule without getting angry, but rather by making it a game and fun. I show them by example, how to be on time for things. Our home feels like a refuge from the storm because Mom is there and always has something, whether a listening ear, a bandage, some oils, a bowl of food, an idea, a song, a game, a job, a hug, a kiss, a rule, an instruction, a drink of water, something yummy, words of comfort...
I cook dinner with the help of the children for my husband to come home to and we all sit down and eat as a whole family. Everyone loves the food I cook and it is full of good nutrients. Everyone has a drink of something to quench thirst. We work as a family to clean up dinner and do evening activities. No one goes to the computer. There is no time for that, because we choose to let our children know that they are the best use of our time ever. Our hearts are turned to them. God is there because love is there.
Can anyone measure the value of this, or how much it matters? I think not. It is immeasurable. This work matters. Nine children call me mom. I matter to my children and what I do changes the world in immeasurable ways.
Does it still matter if you stay at home so that this can be facilitated, but your day goes nothing like this? YES! We were created to have joy! So, see the good in the world. See the good in what happens every day!
Today, we all have the same 24 hours. What will we do with it? I know what I will try to do. I want to do what matters most, and what is most important. I want to be there for my children and really be present, aware of them, their needs, their joys, their uniqueness, and their love. I want my children to be aware of me, my needs, my joys, my uniqueness, and my love.
Today is a new day - unless of course you are reading this in the evening, then say to yourself, "This is a new hour!" or "Tomorrow is a new day, all fresh again!" What are you going to do with it?
Perhaps you will go to a job that provides for a family. Perhaps you will try to get some sleep because a newborn, elderly, or special needs family member needed you throughout the night. Perhaps you will pray all the day long that the demon of self destruction will go away from you and back to the pit of hell where it came from. Perhaps you will focus on finding truth. Perhaps you will be taken care of by an angel through trials or tribulations. Perhaps you will just be, breathe, dance and love. If you would like to share, please do!
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