Less is More

I've got several things on my mind today, but also quite a lot on my proverbial plate, so I thought I'd stick with the safest and most expedient! ;) I'm still struggling off and on with being content with my house. I want to both model and teach contentment to my children, but I feel like I don't do a very good job... As my candy business has taken over my kitchen, my Christmas tree has taken over my living/dining room, and Christmas gifts have taken over my closet, I find my mind often wandering to our "dream" house plan...

But when it does that, the Lord quickly brings to my mind a portion from a blog that a sister sent me. She was focusing on being content with her smallish house, and said a smaller house means less to clean. I had to laugh out loud at that one, because I really DON'T LIKE to clean. Don't get me wrong, I love the clean smell, the shiny look, and the comfortable feeling of a clean home, I'm just not a fan of the PROCESS! ;) I know it has something to do with how quickly my Crew can undo all my work. =/ But I want to be faithful with all the things that the Lord entrusts to me, for His glory... So I'll pull out the mop, sweep out the dust, and TRY to conquer the mountains of laundry that seem a never-ending part of my life... And some of you can expect an invitation to my smallish, messy-ish home in the near future! =)

"For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.' And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.' He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.' But his master answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
Matthew 25:14-29