The Chatty Homemaker

We are so excited

Time flies by when you are excited, and we are so excited to finally have a for sure closing date. There’s a lot to be excited about actually. Buying a home is not the only thing to be excited about. I am excited mostly about what God is doing in our little church. We serve an amazing God for sure. He is always working. He never sleeps, and you know what, he cares deeply about us and our souls. If you are praying for someone and it seems like maybe God isn’t hearing you, don’t give up hope. He hears you. The problem isn’t with God, probably isn’t you either. It is more likely that the person you are praying for isn’t responding to God in a favorable manner. Maybe they don’t know how to, or maybe they are scared to. It could be also that they simply don’t want to.

I have found that more often than not, the person you have been praying for the longest, with the bleakest out look on their situation, is very likely paying close attention to you. They are watching to see if you are really serious. To see if you are for real or just playing games with God and with them. Once they see that you are sold out to God, and joyful they will be right there ready and willing to finally put up the white flag of full surrender. What an exciting moment that is for both of you and the rejoicing in heaven that will take place in that moment is more than we can imagine. We have seen this a lot in our christian life together. Even just 2 weeks ago we saw it again. Yes our God is faithful and amazing.

Time is flying by

I feel like time is flying by so fast. I think we are overly excited about this move because it has taken us so long to get here. The excitement is making the time seemingly slip away so much faster. Another factor in that is our baby. Time seems to fly when you have a new baby, mostly because they grow so fast. You just want them to stay little and cuddly forever. The harsh reality is, though, that it does not last long at all. Being super busy with life while having a new baby to care for makes it seem so much faster yet.

We are scheduled to close on the house one week from today! That is so exciting, but at the same time nerve racking. It is showing me how much there is left to do before we are ready to move out. Time is ticking. I have been on a two year journey toward minimalism, and thought that I had done a really good job of minimizing our home. I am quickly figuring out that, that may not be as true as I had hoped. I’ve been consistently packing for two weeks, and it’s making me keenly aware of how much we still have that needs to go. We have already taken two full van loads to the homeless mission and are working on a third.

Time is precious

Our time is one of the most precious things we own. Time is the only thing we can give, but never get back. If someone in your life gives you their time, you should cherish it greatly. They are giving you their time because you are important to them. Even though we are super busy trying to make this move as easy as possible we have not lost sight of this truth. We are obviously thinking a great deal of our future selves and what being ready for this means for that us. It will be a good thing not only for us but our kids and anyone willing to give us a bit of their time. We don’t want to take more of their time than necessary.

Although we are busy working hard to prepare for the big move we are still making sure to spend quality time with each other. I am still making it a priority to hold and comfort the baby as much as possible and defiantly when he needs me. All packing and preparing effort cease when Aaron gets home, too. He only has so much time between the time he gets home and the time everyone goes to bed, so we make the most of it. He does not want the kids to think that anything is more important than they are. The best way to show someone they are important to you is to give them your time and undivided attention.

Don’t loose sight of those who are most important to you

No matter how busy you find yourself don’t ever loose sight of the important people in your life. For me this means that the Lord gets the first fruits of my time. My husband is a close second followed closely by our children. Anyone after that gets whatever might be leftover. This is not meant to be offensive, but it is the truth. My parents and sisters are very important to me and I love them deeply, but the love I have for them pales in comparison to that of my husband and children.

The things that need to be done to ensure that my family has what they need and are happy come first. After that I try to at least make a phone call or two at least 3 days a week to someone outside of my home that I love. I do talk to my dad almost every day, but not for long. People we love need to know we love them. Make sure you make time even in your busy seasons to at least reach out to those you love. They understand if you can’t hang out but appreciate the call.