Mom Heart Moments #247

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

I LOVE FALL THE BEST, I think. Chilly air begins to fill the nights so we must close our windows and snuggle under covers. Warm, simmering, pungent soups bubble on the stove while scents of herb-crusted bread waft from the oven. Fireplaces and candles dance with flames, and music floats into our subconscious to please and soothe the rough places of our souls.

The spirit of home stands at the doorway, to compel those outside to enter into a place of life, comfort, rest, beauty. As women made in God’s image, we are designed to create —to cultivate, to subdue, and to take all of the raw materials of our lives and craft them into something beautiful.

When God laid the foundations of the earth, the splendor and magnificence of vibrant color, eye-captivating beauty, and melodious sounds, the spontaneous response of the sparkling morning stars was to celebrate with heavenly choruses, singing His praises and worth, while the sons of God shouted and celebrated wildly with joy (Job 38:4-7). What an overwhelming display of vibrant, heart-filling celebration of His glory it must have been!

If we want to display just a small bit of the divine through the beauty of our home, we must rule over our domains with order, rhythms, traditions, and anchors in our schedule that work together to reflect the divine.

You may say, “My life is already so busy, I don’t have time to add one more ideal.” The dilemma, then, is how to weave beauty, color, celebration into an already busy life. Where is the space in your schedule for such effort? If you can find none, consider what may need to be removed in order to make room.