18 October 2013

Five Minute Friday - Laundry... ROFLOL that this would be the post, today of all days!

I type ROFLOL... but I lie. 

There isn't ROOM to roll on my floor while laughing out loud. There's too much laundry thrown and piled and tossed and folded and basketed every which way to even think of doing so. 

Seriously. See?












That's what happens when you spend nearly two weeks of your home assignment traveling... going to week-long revival meetings... spending all weekend visiting supporters and partners... and having your kids who've always been so helpful and responsible in the past so buried in homework and school responsibilities that they barely have time to breathe and burst out into overwhelmed tears when asked to serve at home... and then feel guilty (me and them) because I asked and they didn't know how they could.

I'm not impressed with the life priorities I see walked (not talked)... particularly in the church. In fact, I'm downright uncomfortable a lot of the time.

But I don't know what to do about it other than pray that God shows us... shows our family... how to walk differently while not judging, how to be flavorful salt and gentle light in our community... how to kindly, sweetly, upliftingly encourage those who go to school with our kids to truly be different from the world and trust God with the future (i.e. sports scholarships, ACT test scores, college admissions, etc.)... It is so different from where we were before and I'm homesick for that particular aspect of our other home.

And how I ended up on that soapbox - I don't even know where or how to step down 'cause I can't even figure it out for my own kids, for our family - just from reading the word laundry?

Very good question...

But I'm glad my five minutes is up... The laundry machine is buzzing from the basement.

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9 comments:

  1. I love how you ended up on a "soapbox" in a post about laundry. And I appreciate the fact that you were able to fold in a good message at the same time. :) Blessings!

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    1. :-) loved the puns in your comment. :-)

      thanks for popping by.

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  2. Richelle,
    Wow...I admire you for not giving up, and for how you are trying to "walk differently while not judging"...and I can only imagine how different it is for you as I only had a small taste during my time in Guate, and how I am still processing...love your wise and loving heart, my friend :)

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    1. i can't wait to read more about your trip. what an opportunity! hope you have a blessed weekend and recup from all that traveling! thankful to know you, as well.

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  3. I totally understand how living life gets in the way of doing laundry! Week long revivals sure do cut down on laundry time - but, hey, much more important, right?

    Love how you ended up on a soapbox, and I certainly agree ... funny how our walk looks different from our talk sometimes ...

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    1. thanks for the visit and for your encouraging words.

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  4. I feel you! I think you may have ended up on the, "soap box," because laundry is such a visual, tangible reminder of the built up stress and responsibilities of our busy lives. Thank you for so honestly opening up and sharing feelings I think so many, definitely myself, can relate to. It's refreshing.

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    1. glad you could relate. laundry is very real and very tangible, that's for sure. what i'm still not getting - if so many of us despise the busyness, why do we keep letting it happen?

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  5. My heart goes out to you....I remember on home assignments feeling that I finally got caught up with the laundry and then packed it up for a ministry weekend and then started over again. And I only had two kids. LOL. And I understand your soap box, too.

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