The Journey Towards Home - From Mess Maker to Home Maker

2006-Jun-23

Little Homemakers

Oh, sometimes I forget how exciting it is to pick weeds and deocrate the table with them. Or to take Momma's favorite sheet and decorate the table.

My girls have a homemaking spirit inside them and I don't want to quench it. It is so easy (now that I am a grown-up) to see weeds instead of beautiful yellow flowers and to see stains on my sheets instead of a beautifully decorated table.

I need to make some cheap-o table clothes for the girls to decorate the table with. And I need to plant some REAL flowers and teach them how to grow and pick and arrange flowers.

Right now, A (6yr) has pulled some flowers off the bushes (pink ones off one bush and yellow ones off another bush, at least they do complement each other) and put them in one of her plastic drinking cups for our company (the painter has come to give us an estimate on painting the basement). It amazes me how (now that I am a grown up and all), I see the painter as a worker instead of as company. I always offer workers drinks, but never have I decorated with flowers for them.

Oh, I pray that I will see the world through my children's eyes. To see weeds as flowers, sheets as beautiful tablecloths and workers as guests worthy of flowers.

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2006-Jun-24 - through a child's eyes

Posted by frugalmel
What a great reminder this is for me. I can get so bogged down with the "cares" of life, that I dont' see the gift of weeds from my dear child as the gift of the heart that it is. Thank you for sharing this.

What a great way to see "company".

2006-Jun-24 - you're terrific

Posted by Anonymous
Have I told you lately how much I appreciate you, P? I really REALLY enjoy reading all your thoughtful and thought-provoking posts; the links you provide are JUST what I am interested in, and knowing that we are going through similar times in our lives really helps strengthen me. Thank you for being my friend. HUGS! Rebecca

2006-Jun-24 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Carol
What a beautiful post, so in tune to what I've been feeling of late. Thank you.
~carol