Finding the Purpose.....

My word for 2009 is PURPOSE.

No, I don't particularly need to find my PURPOSE. I decided to pick PURPOSE because I need to be PURPOSEful in what I do and how I live.

I find that a lot of times, I just do things without really thinking about why I am doing them. It is all by rote and without meaning.

This year I PURPOSE to find PURPOSE in the everyday. As a keeper of the home (KOH), it can feel like I am not making a dent in anything except for my laundry pile! Everything I do as a KOH has PURPOSE in it, but it is up to me to find it.

My PURPOSE in the organization of my home is to have a welcoming sanctuary. A smoothly-run place to raise my children in. A great example for my children about how to be a good steward of what God has given us.

These are the underlying PURPOSEs behind organization and cleanliness.

I want to create a home where people feel peaceful, rested, rejuvenated, revitalized, serene, welcomed, protected, safe, secure, warm, invited, joyful, etc. Having a cluttered, disorganized, poorly kept home does not make people (especially those that live here) feel any of what I just described above.

So for January, my word is ORGANIZE. I PURPOSE to ORGANIZE my home so that it flows better and becomes the welcoming place I want it to be.