It’s wonderful to be at home! Do you feel the same way? I have come to love and adore the common, ordinary ways of a simple life.
Sitting in my cozy kitchen, I can hear the beginnings of the spring rain, slowly greening up our fields and yards. There is fresh bread, baking in the oven for dinner. Shepherd’s pie is cooking away in the slow cooker …
There is a mini rose bush in front of me, an indulgent purchase from the local grocery store this morning – how can one resist such a pleasant, cheerful burst of spring? It is even a scented mini rose bush … a little bit of heaven on earth…
The Lord has blessed us with so many good memories of another winter here on this little island … ice fishing .. skiing for the first time as a family … skating together on the pond in our field … family visits and cozy movie nights… visits from grandparents … We truly love winter and I, too, in some way am a little sad to see it end.
However, as faithful as ever… the seasons change. And life begins a new, fresh chapter. Here we are again, embracing spring! And what a beautiful spring it is …
Fresh life has burst forth on our property – our turkeys have spring fever and have been laying us the most beautiful eggs … my over wintered geraniums have burst into bloom … little seedlings are growing in windowsills … chicks in the barnyard (and orphans ones inside at times) …
… tiny flowers blooming in the front yard … Lariah’s first chance to walk barefoot this year …
Every day is a good day when I wake up and know I don’t have to leave the house to enter the “world” out there. I truly enjoy being home and on my own property, working away, cleaning up, planting new items and hanging clothes on the laundry line. There’s so much to keep me busy and occupied. I have never understand how some women are enchanted with the outside world. I’ve always been a homebody and will always prefer my cozy nest to the shiny outside world. Do you feel the same way?
I love to decorate in a way that will make my chores more pleasing and attractive; if you are in the kitchen for most of the day, it’s such a treat to use dishcloths are a pretty and not stained, or to have a nice tablecloth at the lunch setting, to use attractive dishes while you eat and serve your homemade food, to light the candles and put on soothing music – or energizing music that will help you clean and tidy up. If you must do chores, why not do chores with pleasant surroundings?
Yesterday, I planted four more pink climbing rose bushes around the property – in time, they will give me so much joy to see them blooming. We have planted four more lilac bushes this week, as well. When we moved from a few provinces over a few years ago, I even brought my lilac trees and replanted them next to the porch. It takes three to five years before a lilac tree will bloom when starting with a seed – last year was the 7th year and so this year, I hope for so many more blooms!
When we first moved here, I planted a honeysuckle vine outside my kitchen window. The hope is that it will one day grow up across the window so that when I am washing endless dishes on a warm sunny morning, I will be able to open the kitchen window – which is just over the sink – and smell the amazing, sweet scent of honeysuckles. There are roses at the beginning of the driveway and roses at the walkways … lavender plants planted in my herb garden … bulbs buried in the beds for early spring joy …
Even at home, one can make their little world beautiful and exciting. For our family, our home is a little haven from the outside world, the chaos and noise and confusion. I am happy to cook in this home, to clean this home, to tidy up the yard and beautify its surroundings with pretty flowers and gardens. Happy is the mother who can find true rest and joy in her home!
by Gigi
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