Cleaning......some love it, some don't. My opinion is that of the latter. :D
I am no June Cleaver, that's for sure. And having 7 kids, there is stuff everywhere all the time. No getting around it.
Recently, the Lord has been impressing upon me to de-clutter the house. Easier said than done. There are smallish piles of stuff that has no place, all over the house....in every room. I can't get away from it.
It attacks my eyes the moment I enter the room (any room). It makes it to where I just never want to go in that room. So I stay away, which makes it worse, b/c when you do that it mulitplies! Oy.
Well, so far, with the Lord's grace and energy and focus, the kitchen has been tackled!! Even the top of the fridge is organized!!!
Just from the kitchen alone: one super-sized diaper box full and three big black garbage bags of stuff. That is all it was.....stuff.
I am so excited that God is bringing me through a new season!! I was finally able to look at things and say I will NEVER need this again and throw it away with a feeling of relief. Things like old baby bottles, breastfeeding supplies, cups with no lids, tupperware with no tops, things I never use!! GONE. With no remorse. :D
New seasons are not so bad. I don't know why we fight against change so much. Because once we get there and go through the change we are refreshed and renewed. Kind of silly to go against it, huh?
Cleaning the house of clutter entails much more than just the physical aspect of it. There is a refreshing of your spirit. There is a lightening of the closed in shadows that can surround you in those piles of stuff.
I am so thankful for decluttering and new seasons!!!! :D
My house isn't messy, but needs to be cleaned and decluttered. I wish I could find the motivation today but it's playing hide and seek with me. Probably the gray weather outside. All i want to do is take a nap.
ReplyDeleteNew seasons are exciting, Becks, in our life and in nature! Spring is right around the corner :)
AWw gf I hear ya.. I have been decluttering as well , house and mind. Which has been intersting with all I have been dealing with doug through.. Wanna come help me declutter??
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord! Send me some of that annointing Lord!
ReplyDeleteI have been doing the same thing ... SORTA. Been wanting to definately but I think it is that nesting crap that comes along with growing a baby in the cabbage patch!!! I just don't have the energy after I get done the everyday stuff. I did laundry yesterday. Thats it all day laundry and I am dragging soo bad today it is not even funny.