Days.

Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Thus far this week, accomplishments have been made. Great thanks to my brother-in-law, Charlie, and my friend Linette, for helping me with painting. Linette helped me with the the primer and Charlie helped me with the color. (More like I helped him, Charlie pained the hard part.) Everything, in our trailer, is unpacked and decorations are up. The only thing left to do is installing the gas line for our clothes drier. All in due timing.
Knowing how I am, I would have liked to have had everything done before we moved in. But the world does not turn for me, it turns for God. I know this sounds very petty and these things are small things. But a many of people allow the small things to rule them. If we allow small things to rule us, it will cause grief on our souls and emotions, which can in turn cause relationships to be hindered. We have to allow the Lord to rule the small things, all things.
There will always be small things that need done. But, what does the Lord want us to do? He gives us our days, it is up to us to make a choice in how we use our days. I tend to get caught up in what I think needs taken care of in our home, things. I can keep myself very busy with just things in our home, it seems there are always things to be done. But it can get to a point when those things can take over our time, take our time away from moments from our family and loved ones. Things will always need to be done, but we can not count on our family and loved ones to always be here. We do not know when the Lord will decide when a person's time here on earth is done. It could be today, we are not guaranteed tomorrow.
Now, I am not saying to allow things to get unruly. We have to rule our domain. So there is peace in our homes. Ladies, we do not have to have a perfect magazine picture home. Remember, magazine pictures are staged, their not lived in. (98.9% of the time) If they are, I feel sorrow for the people that are missing out on the blessings they could have with time with their families and loved ones. As long as our homes are sanitized and we know where things are, and our husbands are comfy, great job. Don't worry about organizing the junk drawer. Cause it will get messy again. I would recommend asking our family who live in our homes what they like about our home and what they can't and can live with being organized or unorganized. Maybe plan a family organize day, and work together to keep it the way everyone likes it. Then everyone can be at peace. It takes much less time to organize or clean when everyone is working together. I enjoy the conversations my hubby and I have when we sort laundry together, or when we both do dishes together (one washes the other drys and puts away). We have so much more time together that we, (men, you will get more rest time cuddling with your wives when you both get the things done together). My husband greatly enjoys our relaxing time together. Me too!
Back to our days. Isn't it amazing how easy it is for me to go on and on about a subject. Wowsers! I know my sister-in-law, Shelley, is nodding her head yes right now. Hee Hee.
What I have learned, time with our family and loved ones are more precious then time with things. But spending time on things with our family and loved ones is time worth spent. It is much nicer to get things done with our families than alone! We should be grateful for every moment given to us by our Lord, for we may not have another one on this earth.
I am so thankful for every day our great God gives us, and for our family and loved ones.