It was supposed to be an easy task.
I was going to reach into my spice drawer,
pull out some seasoning,
sprinkle it generously into the delicious,
homemade chicken soup simmering on the stove,
put my spices away,
stir my soup,
and life would be perfect.
Well, nearly, practically perfect.
A spice storm had sanded the contents of the drawer,
various colors dandruffing the spice jars,
some light orange,
some white,
some black,
some brown.
I removed the jars and began vacuuming.
It didn't help that I found the sugar shaker
UPSIDE DOWN.
Yea, I know,
YOUR
kids would
NEVER
do something like that.
It didn't help that I found the sugar&cinnamon shaker
UPSIDE DOWN.
Yea, I know,
YOUR
kids would
NEVER
do something like that.
The deeper I dove into the drawer, the bigger the mess I found.
Using my hand vac is a challenge,
because the little rubber flapper that keeps the garbage in
ripped off years ago, and the minute you shut it off,
you have to hold it upright,
so you don't re-dirty the place you just cleaned.
Yea, I wrote in Sharpie
PLEASE PLUG ME IN!
on my hand vac.
After years of always finding it
under a bed,
in a closet,
in a car,
in the garage,
behind a couch,
or under a table,
always UNCHARGED
I had to take some serious action.
Yea, I know
YOUR
kids would
NEVER
do something like that.
After vacuuming I wiped down the drawer and the jars.
In the midst of a simple task gone awry,
I found myself grumbling in my heart,
"I don't have time for this.
I don't have time to keep wiping up messes my kids make."
Instantly, I was rebuked.
As a Christian who daily makes little messes in her life,
I'm thankful the Lord never says to me,
"I don't have time to wipe up your messes!"
I finished the job,
reminding myself to be
thankful I have kids,
thankful I have the strength to wipe up their messes,
and thankful I have a Heavenly Father
who leads by example.
As I blog about this wonderful life lesson I figured out,
I also figured out why my soup was SO blah.
You guessed it,
I forgot to season it.
Yea, I know
YOU
would
NEVER
do something like that.
Love it!
ReplyDeleteSo things aren't perfect at your house either, huh?
Ha ha yes my kids WOULD do something like that! They are a blessing though! I just caught my kids drinking red koolaid squeeze its on my couch!
ReplyDeleteMy kids would totally do that but they would still be there licking up all the garlic or sugar they had dumped! yuck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder to be patient and joyfully clean up the messes. That is always a reminder I need to hear. :)
Funny how in some ways we are all so different and in others so very much the same :-)
ReplyDeleteMy spice shelf looks just like your spice drawer!! Yes, my kids would too do that!! And I have been thinking lately of all the thoughts and sighs that indicate that I still have some refining that the Lord needs to do in my heart!!
ReplyDeleteMy spice shelf looks just like your spice drawer!! Yes, my kids would too do that!! And I have been thinking lately of all the thoughts and sighs that indicate that I still have some refining that the Lord needs to do in my heart!!
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