I just read a nice blog from someone who found a home. (Darnit, I can't remember whice blog it was.) Anyway, she talked about how it was a home versus a house, and how the people who lived in it, filled it with love. She could tell through the many little personal touches that makes up a home.
I began to look at our home and thought to myself, “if someone were to visit, would they see our house as a house, or a home?”
I believe that our interior is definitely a home. We play music often, the walls are full of family pictures, a wall is devoted to the boy's homeschool activities, and I work hard to keep the house tidy and organized. It is comfortable, and (I hope), welcoming to others.
The exterior, however, is another story. I view our yard as the enemy (well, more specifically, I view the pine trees (with their needle bullets and pinecone bombs), moles, weeds, and our cats (who like to sit in our windowboxes, thus destroying the planted flowers), as the enemy. I take no joy in tending to the yard and only do as much as needed to make sure that we don't look like we are neglecting our home, yet there is no “love” being shown to the general public driving or walking by.
I want the love I feel for our God and my family and friends to spill from the interior to the exterior. So, I am challenging myself to do one thing a day to show love to this wonderful home that God has given us.
With that being said, I am headed to Waterville for the Lincoln Brewster/Mark Schultz concert! My challenge will begin tomorrow! 🙂
