It's crazy how much you just don't get to when you have a toddler running around the house. Goodness me, if only they would share a portion of that energy with their parents. The days can get to feeling like the same old thing every single day. It's so easy to think you just aren't "doing" anything with your time.
My biggest struggle is just getting dressed in the morning. It's so much easier to just stay in my jammies, throw my hair in a ponytail, and call it good. This causes me to feel like I've fallen into the rut of being what I stereotypically think of as a "frumpy housewife". Do I enjoy viewing myself as this? No, I absolutely dislike this side of me. So what can I do about it? I've found that if I just make a tiny effort like getting dressed, and even putting on a small amount of make-up (some foundation and blush is all), I feel so much better about my day and about myself.
1 Corinthians 10:31 says: "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." (NASB)
This means that no matter what we do with our day, we need to do it all for God. It doesn't matter if we are a woman who goes to work and makes big executive decisions or we are a woman who stays home with her children, changes diapers, makes meals/snacks, and cleans up the never-ending messes. It's all to be done with the Joy of the Lord. He's called you to this place, at this time, and the work you do is important to Him.
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