Cleanliness is Godliness

Being a stay at home mom with an extremely active, mobile child is so much harder than I thought it would be. Sometimes I can't find the energy for it all. This week I am having an especially hard time. It's all I can do to keep everyone fed and the dishes clean. The house is a filthy mess, all the clothes are dirty, and there is a huge pile of paperwork on the kitchen table that needs filed. I would be so embarrassed if my Mom dropped in.

Last week Chad was telling me about his first visit to a friend's new house. I asked him how it was decorated, what the floor plan was like, and if it was clean. On this last question he paused before answering, "They have four kids." He could not have given a more accurate answer.