I'm just wondering. Maybe house cleaning is just a process too? I like things to be instant, and I've realized that's not often God's way. He loves the road there as well as the finished product. I figure that the only way my house will ever stay perfect after I clean it is if we don't use it. But that takes away the joy of what a house is all about right?
Atleast when God looks at me, he doesn't just see work. That's the way I feel about my kitchen. Just work I mean.
So maybe if I want a life full of joy, I need to be ready for lots of messes.
I like joy.
Just call me Messy Jessie.
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Jessica, I so very clearly sitting and crying to Scott about the fact that I had just cleaned the house and it already looked like a mess. He was very compassionate, and said very kindly, "Honey, it is worth it. Just think of what it would look like if you never cleaned it. This is how it is with kids and some day they won't be here for you to have to clean up their messes." This jolted me and I realized that it was certainly all worth it. And... here it is. Only randomly do I have the opportunity to clean up after my "kids" now and my wonderful grandkids. But, it is sure worth it! It's nice to clean up and have it stay clean but it is better to clean up and to clean up again just to have them stop in and help dirty and messy it up! You're wonderful!
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