No more Neverland

I must be growing up. I find that each dinner always has a vegetable, and often a fruit side dish (yes...it's taken 6 years for that to be a regular thing for us...don't judge me!), and I just vacuumed and dusted for the second time this week. I never vacuum twice in a week. Ok, not entirely true, if we company more than once a week I'll vacuum, but today it was just for the heck of it. I'm now looking forward to mopping my floors again, and if I have time I'll give our room a good deep clean.

The things I've been most terrified of (homeschooling for example), I approach with joy each morning. I can't wait to order Riley's "real" curriculum and do something more official. I am eager to teach her piano, her books will get here tomorrow. I love the 1 on 1 time I get with them while we work. If nothing else, we are guaranteed a good hour every day with nothing distracting me from them.

I made a decision a long time ago to make sure the girls saw me cleaning with a smile on my face. Lately, I've been telling them how it glorifies God. He gave us all of our things, and by taking care of them we are showing Him how much we love Him. Repeating that over and over, just drives it deeper into my own heart. The girls laugh as I dance while I clean, then they run to get rags to help me dust. Riley is an expert sweeper, and will often lock herself in her room only to emerge 1/2 an hour later to tell me she cleaned her room "because it's loving God!".

Yes, I love that I am growing up.