Homemakers Creed

This just says it all. I am going to be printing this out and signing it and then displaying it somewhere were I can be reminded often on just how important my job as a homemaker really is.

Even on those days when someone says to you ~

~Oh you JUST stay home. (Like that’s all I do)

~I wish I could only if my husband made more (you want to see my husbands paycheck its not much but God provides the rest)

~It must be nice to just relax all day (Hahaha)

~I would be so board (trust me I’m not board)

~I feel like I need to pull my own weight and make money too. (that one makes me sad to think that you feel like you have to make money to be worth anything)

~My kids need to be socialized so that’s why they go to daycare. (We as parents need to socialize our children like in playing with them, talking to them, spending time with them, these things all socialize our children. Do we really want someone else's children to socialize our children?)

There are many more things I have heard from others and family members but I do not have time to list them all I need to go make sure my family has clean towels for baths tonight.

Here is the link to the blog Time-warp wife and you can download the pic there to print it off. I love this blog *smile*

   God Bless,

    Jen

My sink runith over.

 

 

Do you ever feel like you just can not keep up with the dishes? I know I do. I am actually having on of those days today. I have always tried to make sure that I run the dishwasher before we go to bed so that when I wake up in the morning I can just put them away and start fresh. Well last night I guess I forgot. So which means I had to run it then run another load yet my sink is still full because to day is bread baking and snack baking day. I just hate the feeling that I get when I look over and see my sink full. I know I know I could go do them by hand. But since it is winter time and the air is so dry out right now it hurts so much and I get a rash on my hands. I guess I could go buy some gloves but I forget them each time I am at the store.

So how do we get our kitchen sinks to be like this more often? This is one of my daily goals I have. This is what I do that helps me keep my sink clean.

1)Well first of all you need to get them all done and start there.

2) If you have a dishwasher make sure that when it finishes empty it out. That way when you have a dirty dish rinse it right then and there. Or if you have children that are old enough train them to do this when they dirty a dish. So then when it is full just press start.

3) Like I said before make sure to run the dishwasher before you go to bed. I do this even if it is not completely full I still run it. Then when you get up put them away and start your day.

Now if you don’t have a dishwasher or like me when mine has been not working. I well do the same but instead of rinsing and putting them in the dishwasher I rinse then and put them in the other sink. Then after the meals and sometimes in-between I wash them. Then at night make sure to wash and let dry and put them away in the morning.

I hope this helps or just gives you boost with a fresh idea to help you get to spend more time with your wonderful blessings God gave you, and with a little less stress.

  God Bless,

   Jen

My new toys!!

I just wanted to show off my new toys that my wonderful husband gave me to oaky to buy!

I had just finished mixing up some dough for some bread and rolls so it is rising in the bowl here. I was able to buy the professional model too!

looks yummy huh?

Then here is my long time awaited grain mill. I have a hand crank one but I am just not able to make everything with fresh grain because the hand crank one was just too hard on my shoulder. But I love my mill it works so fast, cleans up with just a shake, and there is no dust flying around while it is running!

Here it is put together. This lid comes off after and you snap it on the man part to store it and then it comes with another lid that you use to store your fresh ground flour in, I store mine in the freeze to keep it fresh.

 

This is the hopper it holds a lot of grain.

I am so happy that I was able to buy these 2 things. They have both made my life so much easier. Every time I use them I think of my wonderful husband. If he is here I make sure to tell him thank you. This may sound silly but I do. When I am able to have something that makes my life just a little easier and helps me save time it makes me so happy.

  God Bless,

  Jen

A Homemaker is worth How Much?

 

I found a wonderful read at Raising Homemakers it is a must read.

 

I think it is very cool to see the dollar value on my job. But for me I just love the payments that I daily get from my family. The kisses, hugs, drawings, snuggle time, and those precious words that I here “I Love you!”

The eternal blessing those are the best. I know that what I am doing at home is what my Heavenly Father has asked of me. My life has been blessed in so many ways.

  God Bless

  Jen

You are queen in it….

Thank God, O women for the quietude of your home, and that you are queen in it. Men come at eventide to the home; but all day long you are there, beautifying it, sanctifying it, adorning it, blessing it.
Better be there than wear a queen's coronet. Better be there than carry the purse of a princess. It may be a very humble home. There may be no carpet on the floor. There may be no pictures on the wall. There may be no silks in the wardrobe; but, by your faith in God, and your cheerful demeanor, you may garniture that place with more splendor than the upholsterer's hand ever kindled.

~ T. DeWitt Talmage

I work for a King!

I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him.

~Lydia Sherman

Being content with out having so may things.

^{A woman of contentment is aware of her needs and what God has already supplied to meet them. ~Priscilla Shirer}

^{Wow if I only had read this years ago. She is so right. Now that I am content with my life I know that God will provide for my needs. This is all I need. My prayer for all women is that they will all feel this feeling of contentment that I feel. I remember the days that I didn’t feel content with my life. I kept thinking that oh if I just had this much more money I would be happy if my husband did this for me I would be happy and so on and so on. Do you think any of these things made me happy? NOPE!!}

 

^{read these verses}

^{1 Timothy 6:6-10}

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. ⁸ But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. ⁹ Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

These verses change a lot for me.  I think of all the grief I have saved myself from by understanding these verses.

Hebrews 13:5

⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”^[a]

I read this and it gives me the sense of content every time.I know that when I trust in God he will provide for me and my family.

The choice my husband and I made when we decided that I would stay home, raise our children and homeschool was made so much easier for us to make when we understood these verses. We knew on paper that the money was not working so we cut back on things make a new budget. It took some time getting used to but now it is just second nature. I am happier now then I ever was and we just make it each month. God provides for us in so many ways. The biggest way is that when we pray for piece of mind we get it.

I pray that if you are thinking about staying at home and think you just can’t because the finances are not there I am here to tell you that you can! I know that there are some situations that not every mother can stay home with their babies and be keeper of the home. I also know that this is what God has asked of use and we need to ask Him to help us get to that point and He will if you trust in Him. It may take a few weeks to a couple of years but don’t you think that it is worth it? You children and your husband and your home is worth it!!

   God Bless

   Jen

The Lie that Feminism Built

I wanted to share this blog post I found. This spoke to me. There are days I feel like the world is after me for being “just a stay at home mom” like I could be doing more. I know that not everyone can be a keeper of the home, situations are different for everyone.  If you would like to visit this wonderful blog go here. Make sure to grab a cup of coffee and enjoy! 

Here is her post she made I just copied and pasted it. Enjoy!

We are living with the end result of feminism. Feminism has taught us that it is not enough for a woman to be home, helping her husband by keeping his home, by cleaning his clothes, cooking his meals, by taking care of his children. Feminism has taught us that this is meaningless work, and a woman must go out and earn a paycheck. A woman's worth is now thought to be wrapped up in her ability to bring in money. The jobs of cooking and cleaning can be done by any person with half a brain, they say.

Tender Loving Care
Feminism has made it so that our daughters, when asked "what" they want to be when they grow up and give the answer that they want to be a wife, mommy, and keeper at home, are told that that is not good enough. They must do more. The world needs saving, and they need to do it! No matter that their own children would be left to themselves or in another's care...they must go out into the world to be important, they are told. Feminism has taught us that children do not need their mommies, and their mommies have bigger and better obligations to attend to. Feminism has made homemakers a black mark on the world. The home a prison, instead of a refuge of love and joy.
The homemaker should not be made to feel guilty for being in her own home, day in and day out, loving and caring for it, and for those who occupy it. Rows and rows of houses now stand unoccupied, because mothers have left the homes and gone out to "better things". Children come home to the empty houses, where no mother abides, but instead rushes home late from work and attempts to throw together a meal to feed a family that is hungry for more than food.

Mother and Child Reading
This is the legacy of feminism. This is the empty life. This is what our daughters are told to strive for. It is in our churches--it is not just the world. The Church at large has accepted The Lie; the lie that feminism built. Husbands have also accepted this lie and succumb to the pressure to have a working wife. They are told that they could only have better things if their wives weren't so lazy and went out and helped "bring home the bacon". These dual-income houses are leaving lives empty, as families turn to materialism for comfort instead of each other's company.
Mothers are told they must "do something for Christ" by going out into the working world. After all, they are told, doctors and teachers are needed, and they are the ones to do it. It does not matter that the majority of men are having trouble finding work; women should be out "contributing" too.

On The Terrace
I ask you, what more contribution can a woman make than to raise up God-fearing children who love His ways?
There is no greater contribution. And God has not given the job to anyone else. Father--provider, mother--nuturer and comforter. This is how God has established it from the beginning. The man was told he would work the ground, not the woman (Genesis 3:17-19). The feminists have "liberated" us all by trying to shove the responsibility of Man on our shoulders. And in many respects, they have succeeded.
It is time for Christians everywhere to return to God's perfect order of male and female. We do not have equal roles. We have separate, and distinct roles. For this I am thankful!
Friends, do not believe the feminist lie that the homemaker's job is not important. Go about your home with a thankful heart that God has chosen you, a wife and mother, to take on this sacred task. You are training up future generations with your love and your care. The effects will last from time to come.
In Christ,

Desires outside your home

"...you may want time of your own, time to pursue talents or other personal interests. If you are rearing a family, you may feel this time will never come. You want it now. If you insist on having everything now--wife, mother, homemaking, and outside interests--you overcrowd your time and deny yourself the enjoyment of raising a family. How unwise. The time will come when your little ones will be gone and you will have time on your hands. As Shakespeare said, 'How poor are they who have not patience to wait.'" ~Helen Andelin

Be a Joyful Wife

When your husband comes home from work what does your face say to him when he walks in the door? Are you scowling? Do you think that is a pleasant thing for your husband to come home to? I know that I would think Oh! man what has happened today or what is going to happen??

Proverbs 15:13 “ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken”

So why not greet him with a smile and speak to him joyfully, telling him how happy your are that he is home. Instead of giving him a grumpy look and a list of all the things that went wrong or a list of things you need him to do or fix.

Is he going to be very excited to come home each day after a long day at work? I am thinking that he may no be to excited about it.

Proverbs 17:22 “A merry heart doeth good like medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones”

Now I know that there are times in everyone's marriage that we all have issues that need to be delt with and it may be harder to be joyful when he comes home. What I suggest is that you PRAY! Take a 3-5 min break and go to a quiet place if you have one or just lock the door to the bathroom and get on you knees. Ask for forgiveness for harboring ill thoughts for you husband or kids, and anything else that needs to be delt with then ask for God to fill you heart with joy so you may give joy to you husband when he comes home. Ask for God to open your husbands heart so he can receive this joyfulness and give it in return.

Today I challenge you to give the gift of joyful and thankful heart to your husbands.

  God Bless

  Jen