September 17, 2005

• A thankful heart in homemaking….

  
  

  I am so THANKFUL for the privilege of serving the Lord and my family in my home. I am so THANKFUL that for TODAY (I do not know what tomorrow will bring) I do not have to leave my home to work.

  
  

  We are told in Scripture to give thanks in all circumstances. 1 Thess. 5:16-18. This would include our approach to homemaking, too. Our attitude towards our homekeeping should be one of THANKFULNESS and not complaining because we are really keeping home for Christ first, then our families. His Word teaches that Christ does not dwell in temples made by hands but in our hearts if we are believers. So, as our families gather together in our homes… there the Lord is. Each duty can be offered up as a sacrifice of devotion to our Lord. Our service does not go unnoticed. Serve as the Lord did… He humbled himself and took on the form of a servant. Phil. 2

  
  

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  Homekeeping:

  
  

  * I made time this week to do some extra organizing. I had a few drawers and closets that have gotten out of order. One drawer in my bathroom, where I keep my grand daughter’s hair clippies was a mess. I had a few extra organizational plastic boxes but I still needed something to hold her rubber bands. My mother has always saved small boxes to use in her drawers to organize. Money is tighter than usual so I’m trying to ‘make do, use it up or do without’. I had a sturdy perfume box, took the lid off, and used it for my grand daughter’s rubber bands. Worked perfect and didn’t cost me a cent.

  
  

  * The wind seems to blow the water from our sprinklers on my front windows. We live in the country so our well water is very hard and it leaves horrible spots. I heard some ladies at our last Titus 2 meeting say that they used Rain-X to coat the window and prevent the water from sticking to the window. So, I tried it this week. I used Lime-away to remove the water spots (my 3 yo grand daughter helped, too!) , cleaned the window with Windex and then rubbed on the Rain-X. I think it’s working. I checked yesterday morning after the sprinklers had stopped and there were no spots. Rain-X is found in auto stores (like Napa) and is used during the rainy season on windshields to give clearer vision. I’m wondering if it would work on glass shower doors? No more squeegy! I think I paid $6.99. I’m going to check Walmart and see if they carry it. I think it would be cheaper.

  
  

  * I’ve always wanted to try one of those plastic ‘thingys’ that you put on the bottom of your toothpaste to roll it up. The other day as I was thinking about that I wondered what I had on hand that I could use instead. I remembered I had some very large sturdy bobby pins. So, I put one on the end of the toothpaste and began rolling it up. I used another one to keep it in place. It worked great and didn’t cost me a penny.

  
  

  Remember God asked Moses… what do you have in your hand?

  
  

  Enjoy your home today!

  
  

  Georgene

  
  

  A Woman that Fears the Lord

  
  

  http://awomanthatfearsthelord.com

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

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