One of my favorite garden spots is Rogers Gardens in Newport Beach and while here for a few vacation days I didn't have to ask but once that Michael would linger through the color spots here. Fall is in the air. What have you done to bring in those wonderful fall touches? For more beauty head on over here and here.
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My creative juices get stirred up every time I take my red coffee cup over to Erin's blog - House of Turquoise. I just want to redo, paint, recover everything -all because of Erin.
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There's farming in my blood and so I garden. Grandfather's family were farmers in Lahrbach, Germany and the home stead is still alive and well and producing.
Do you have dreams of gardening?
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I look forward to reading more of the creativity and ideas that Rachel has as she creates sanctuary again. In case you missed out - I've begun to create a little "French" sanctuary over here at la maison et le jardin - French for "Home and Garden."
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The older I get the more I recognize the value of home and my place (role) in making our home a one of peace, order and sanctuary. I know that I'm the key influencer in what that peace, order and sanctuary looks like by attitude and my tone.
We set the tone
Women have a power of influence to set the tone of their homes. If mama's not happy no one's happy.
If mama has a bad attitude it effects the others.
If mama's showing disrespect to her husband the kids will show disrespect to their dad.
If mama's voice is loud kids will learn to model her.
If mama's neglectful with home front responsibilities then kids will follow that too. Oh, the modeling a mama does!
In all honesty
I'll be honest, my "tone" wasn't the greatest this morning. I experienced (or should I say, my husband experienced) a few -"female flesh bursts" - meaning I had a puey attitude about nothing and everything and I made issues out of a mole hills. Do you ever do that?
Keeping the stressors in check
I've learned that if I don't take time (Monday mornings are great days to do this) to evaluate the day, week, month and even season of my life and to count the different stressors (there are good ones and bad ones) and then evaluate them and evaluate my ability to manage them and my margins, I can tend to become overwhelmed.
When I get overwhelmed, not managing my stressors (my daily load, extra home front projects, extra counseling appointments, etc), then I, like you, can be prone to a few "female flesh burst."
Counting stressors and acknowledging them helps me see the reality of the load and evaluate if I need to let some go or simply put a pause on other.
The value of peace
I value peace in my home and I seek to maintain that sense of peace (I'm not talking quiet), but an inner calm - a gentle spirit - that I emit to my family that surrounds me.
Having that sense of peace in my home is a great value to me because I know my husband needs that "peace" to hear God, clarify the vision for our family and implement those steps toward the fulfillment of that vision.
Creating that sanctuary for him is also important because when he leaves the front door of our home - and heads out into the battle field, I know it's a crazy world - he's engaging in. He'll engage in all sorts of unseen battles that have the potential to catch him off guard, cause him to be unnecessarily weary or discouraged.
If he leaves our home - with a sense of peace that came from the heart of his wife (that'd be me) - then I know he'll be better equipped to face whatever it is that's "out there." I also know that he can't wait to return to his home, where peace rules - because the heart of his wife is at peace.
Here are some related posts:
1. The Heart of Creating Sanctuary
2. Step 6 in Creating Sanctuary - Setting Priorities
3. Step 5 In Creating Sanctuary - Planning
4. Understanding & Getting Behind Your Man's Vision
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