I have been avoiding this pile for a week now. Two weeks ago this room was immaculate. It stayed that way for about 10 days. I was so proud of the three littles for staying on top of making their beds and picking up their toys. They were proud too. But one day they didn't pick up and within just a couple more days it became a Dr. Seuss classic: "This mess is so big and so deep and so tall, we cannot clean it up, there is no way at all!" So after a week of walking on it, over it, and through it, now mother will clean it. Then the heart of a child is renewed and the feeling of being able to mange a task comes alive again and order begins again. I think the Lord does this for us moment upon moment... Lord... I made a mess and it is too hard to fix, please make it clean and give me grace so that I can have the courage to try again. Motherhood helps me see, feel and know grace.
