Do you mind if my house is messy?

Hello dear friends,family and even a few strangers,
Thank you for your comments; I have really enjoyed reading them. It's exciting to log on and see I have "comments to be moderated". Not a whole lot going on here, so I enjoy hearing from the outside world. Tomorrow will be my first time out other than to pick up the kids and go to the doctor. I cannot wait to see my church family and worship my God who has been so good to me.

I've been on the couch all day today watching tv. The kids have been gone to a party and to get haircuts so I have had a quiet day. I watched "Funny girl" and "Wild Hogs" and a little HGTV of course. You know I'm not that into TV. I do like decorating shows and Jon and Kate plus 8, but I don't watch any of the popular shows. No Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, nothing like that. So not only do I not have daily contact with adults at a workplace, I can't even join in on the pop culture chit-chat. Sometimes that makes me feel so very out of touch with the world, especially during this recovery process. But sometimes I think maybe that's not such a terrible thing. But I did hear about that monkey that went bananas...

I think one thing the Lord is trying to teach me through all this is just to slow down and stop worrying about the things that don't matter. Since I've had children and most recently a huge overgrown dog , I have been stressed about the tidiness of my house. It's a HUGE issue for me. Because of this, we rarely have friends come over. Some of my friends are able to keep on top of their housekeeping, but I am not. For one thing I don't enjoy it and for another thing I would rather do other things. I'm not sure what those other things are, because I don't have much to show for it, but I would hope I have been investing my time in raising my children and in caring for others. I am motivated by the fact that the Bible tells me I will have to stand before God one day and He will judge me for the things I have done since I became his child. I don't believe He's gonna say "Alisa, your house was always so neat." I'm pretty sure he won't say "All that time you spent shopping really paid off, girl." I hope He's gonna say "Thanks for teaching those Middle School kids about me" and "I'm so proud that you took those 3 children to church to learn about me." Why am I judging myself on a different scale than God is? So I'm getting ready to make a declaration here, people. As of this day, I no longer care that my house is always messy--we are too busy living. I do not care that the dog brings leaves inside 20 times a day because I love that big galoot. The knight can leave his popcorn bowl on the counter because he made a bowl for me. Take all those books off the shelf Allison as long as you keep loving to read. Try on another costume Zoey as you discover who you are. Dump out that truck box little man, I know you love to hear it crash. I know it's just an old cliche-but I want to live each day to the fullest. God has given me another day and I don't want to spend it with a mop in my hand. I have too much important stuff to do. Just ignore the sticky kitchen floor, step over that train track, you are welcome here. God bless our home.