Keeping home

So, I'm am in the process of making lists. Lists for groceries, to help cut expenses, due to necessary carefulness, where money is concerned. Lists for homemaking, chores, gardening, etc., I am a list maker. However, I must admit, lists piss me off. It reminds me of my childhood, when during the summer my Mother would leave lists of housework to be done while she was at work. Not that I shouldn't have helped out, but it's the actual lists that piss me off. They are a reminder of all that I must do, and all that I feel, I have left to do. It's the things left to do that really get to me. (Now I don't normally cuss, but sometimes there just isn't a substitute for the feeling. And for me, I belive the afore mentioned word, is a great one in these situations.) Really, though, lists are such a pain. They are helpful, but they are a bunch of chores that one must do, to feel accomplished. And sometimes, I just don't feel like accomplishing.

The season of Lent is upon us, it is time to prepare, and take action. I am going to do it, not like I would a resolution, but like a true resposibility for myself, my family, my church, my world, my God. I want to continue good works. This is the true accomplishment.

God. Love. Charity.

My rector, this last Sunday promoted charity. "Charity", he said, "begins at home." This is true, it begins within your environment, with your husband, children, then you must branch out, to include your other family, your friends, your community, then . . .be bold, be brave, be VIBRANT , include your WORLD!!!