Personal Touches

It has been my pleasure to "seek first the kingdom of God," in the area of homemaking. I love my role as a wife, mother, and homemaker and feel cocooned within the love of my God, my husband, and my children. Loving and nurturing them is my reward.

When one walks into a home that is warm and cozy, it represents the homemaker inside. Her personal touch is on everything I look at. How she decorates and the mood of her home tells me a lot about what she likes and who she is. I take wisdom home with me and ask myself, "what impression do I make when one walks into my home?"

There are always treasures within my day that make me stop and meditate on the love of God. Being a person who loves aesthetics and all things orderly, it is a wonder how I can so easily let my children "decorate" the house. But the truth is, I love their handiwork. I love their artwork or how they decorate my house for the fall with dried leaves and acorns and even a few sticks. I love their work, because it reflects their personal touch. My home isn't about being perfect, but a place where everyone can enjoy life and be a part of creating homelife. In fact, I usually don't buy store crafts, because they don't represent anyone I know. There just isn't any life in them.

And so, instead of rushing to fix things the way I like it, I step aside and enjoy the personal touches of little hands who one day will not live under this same roof. I embrace their childish ways and relish in the purity of the moment. And through this, God whispers to my heart, I love what you have done with the house...