Wisdom, yes wisdom from above. I need and desire it so much!

I just began a home economics group for homeschooled girls, ages 9-12, my main objectives are to cast a vision for beauty, creativity, femininity, finding joy in the mundane and serving within the context of home. My first lesson was on creativity and I only had two days to pull a lesson together for our first project, a “seasonal tree,” that the girls can decorate according to holidays or time of year. I asked the Lord while I was crashing into bed to give me a quick spiritual application and He gave me Genesis 1:1. I have read this verse hundreds of times and for the first time God revealed to me that the first thing we learn of God is that He “created.” I have always felt rather silly around those who do not understand why a busy mother would take time to make something beautiful, add special touches…as if it were frivolous of me. But, God gave me confirmation that I was created in His image and I was creating an atmosphere of His beauty for those around me. I am 35 and I am finally accepting the way the Lord has uniquely made me without feeling ashamed. I have a new passion for my home as I learn new skills, try new things and take time to create! Learning to embrace my home has brought me so much joy.
God Bless

“The LORD by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding he established the heavens;
by his knowledge the deeps broke open,
and the clouds drop down the dew.”

The second is Proverbs 24:3-4

“By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.”

He showed me that day what you have posted so beautifully here–that in committing myself to housekeeping, I am imitating His great work of creation. What a noble calling, and how humbling the comparison is to me! It is, nonetheless, still a constant struggle in the midst of our culture, and I desperately needed this reminder tonight. May the dew of heaven rain on our hearts as we depend on His grace to live faithfully as wives, mothers, and home-makers striving to fill the rooms of our homes and families with precious and pleasant riches, thereby reflecting the beauty of His matchless creation. Thanks for your encouragement!

Here’s one of those “Don’t try this at home” activities. My jaw dropped the day my mother told me that she knits in Altanta rush hour traffic. The jaw was snapped back up when she explained that she knits only when she’s parked in traffic. That’s taking every moment captive!

My oldest daughter likes photography and scrapbooking ( a good combination, eh?), but my youngest is craft-crazy! She’s been making things since she was old enough to hold a pair of scissors and a bottle of glue. Now she’s learning to knit, embroider, sew, and anything else she can get her nimble little fingers on. The other day we were walking through Michael’s (getting knitting supplies so she could knit a doll-size sweater for a friend’s birthday), and she let out the biggest sigh I’ve ever heard and said, “I *love* Michael’s!”

Thank you for the encouragement and the verses!

When our oldest was a baby, I took a weekly knitting class as a mommy rest while Daddy stayed with her. It was the yarn that attracted me to knitting–the colors, the feel in the hand. It satisfies something way down deep just to touch it.

But I set the knitting aside until I taught her to knit dish clothes. Since then, her hands have been rarely still. She has taught many others to knit, including her younger sisters and little brother, and she has given many lovely gifts.

I’ve read of cultures where it is common to see men, women and children spinning with drop spindles as they walk along the road. Knitting and hand quilting are two more examples of handwork that can be done by the multi-tasking woman.