Okay…deep breath! Breathe in…breathe out. Well, that didn’t really help much, but I’m going to do this anyway. I can’t believe I am about to provide visual proof that my housekeeping skills are nowhere near where they need to be.
I have mentioned before that I am certainly not June Cleaver….nor am I Martha Stewart for that matter, but maybe we will leave that for another day. A girl can only handle so much confession on any given day.
Truth be told, I probably would not have done this were it not for an Organization Swap and Hop going on over at Lysa TerKeursts’s blog today. So here we go.
My house is in CHAOS! What Flylady calls Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome. (And, yes, I know about Flylady.) That would be me! Take a look at this. First up are several pictures from our bonus room/study. And believe me, these don’t even tell the real story! You should have seen this room before my husband worked on it some last weekend!
Now for a look at the floor of my bedroom on my side of the bed. Please note the Proverbs 31 magazines. Yes, I do read them. The proof is right there! Just in case you’re unsure, that’s Marybeth Whalen’s family on the cover.
Last but not least, the dining room table. Fortunately, we have a table in our kitchen on which we eat our meals. Otherwise…well, we won’t even go there!
So, there you have it! My guilt and shame laid bare! Notice I stated earlier my husband had worked in our bonus room. I wasn’t home, actually. Probably out shopping so as to not have to face all of this. I’m kidding. I was getting a manicure! No, seriously, I was at church. I promise!
Anyway, the truth is, this makes me crazy! I don’t want to live this way. I’m tired of living this way. I don’t want to teach my daughter to live this way. I can’t seem to break the cycle. However, I think I gained some insight into this today over at The LPM Blog. I definitely recommend giving it a read. The post was written by Beth Moore’s son-in-law who recently joined Living Proof Ministries.
I have asked myself the question for what seems like my entire life, “Why can’t I seem to break these cycles I get into?” Not just in the organization, or lack thereof, of my home, but in my spiritual life as well. The answer is, I have been trying to do it in my own power. And I can’t. But God’s power in the person of His Holy Spirit can. And I am hopeful that calling on that power in me combined with some practical, real-life tips from Karen Ehman of Proverbs 31 will get me going on the path to peace!
High Five, Dawn! Thanks for laying down your shame with me! You are so right about trying to do this on our own power. I do not have any words of wisdom as I am pretty much in the same boat. Maybe we can encourage each other. Take care.
First of all I LOVE, love, love your plaid background! (child of the 80’s here who loved pink/green and plaid)
Thanks for sharing the photos. I wasn’t excited about sharing mine either. I hope to take action this month on mine!
God bless.