Life Nurturing Education

My children will not remember wearing worn jeans, walking on dirty floors, or stumbling over mounds of laundry.

They will remember reading on the couch, playing hide and seek, and watching the toad hop away.

They will remember how much I cherish them and hopefully have a glimpse of the One who loves them best.

I will not remember cleaning up messes, changing diapers, or washing dishes.

I will remember cuddling in the morning, comforting broken hearts, and singing with sweet voices.

I will remember how wonderful it is to partner with God resting hope for the future on teaching little ones.

Yesterday I received a link to this video. My husband sent it to me. He is visiting his family and I’m so glad that he wants to come home. Doesn’t everyone long for a place to experience unconditional love? No matter how comfortable or breathtaking our surrounding, we are never truly home until we are with those we love.

When I read Anna Marie’s ideas to cultivate loveliness in her home, I was inspired to join her. First, I decided to look up the definition in Webster’s 1828 Dictionary. Loveliness-Amiableness; qualities of body or mind that may excite love.

Who doesn’t want to encourage love? Here are the five things that I will do to bring loveliness to my body and mind this week:

1. Make my bed in the morning, and have my children do the same. The rest of the house is picked up. Really. Well, usually.
2. Finish my son’s mini scrapbook to celebrate the young man he is becoming.
3. Go to bed by 11:00 p.m. after working on my Bible study of Daniel. I have been staying up too late and tired isn’t very lovely.
4. Serve my husband his favorite dessert. That will excite love!
5. Invite my neighbor over in spite of the messes that follow children.

Thanks to Charming the Birds from the Trees for this Commitment to Loveliness.