Candles in the Windows
Monday, January 11, 2010
I decided to leave the candles in our windows even though the rest of our Christmas decorations are all put away. Its not a big deal, but they look so warm and inviting when we are driving up the country road where our farmhouse sits, and beckons us home.
That is what I want our house to be. A warm and inviting place for our family. A warm and inviting place for our friends, and even strangers. I want our house to be a light house for others.
I know, I know. The candles don't really do that. But they help.
What makes a house a warm and inviting place?
Not the furniture. Ours is garage sale fodder and hand me downs from mom and dad. We have stains and a tear or two here and there. The couch does not match the love seat. The chair does not match the couch.
It may not look great, but all of our furniture is comfy, and maybe that is what matters most.
Its not the food that makes our house a home. Though I do love homemade cookies and baked bread. My family feels just as much at home when I toss in a frozen pizza for supper.
I used to be a neat nick, and thought that cleanliness made my house feel like a home. Then I became a mom, and that went out the window. But I have learned that the kids feel at home whether I ran the sweeper or not.
I guess what makes my house a home is my attitude about all those things. Do I cherish the things in my life or the people in my life?
I don't always get it right, but the older I get, the more I realize that my house is a home because of who I am and who I love. By my attitude and my open arms.
So, I think I will leave my candles in my windows anyway. Its not a big deal, but they look so warm and inviting when we are driving up the country road where our farmhouse sits, and beckons us home.
That is what I want our house to be. A warm and inviting place for our family. A warm and inviting place for our friends, and even strangers. I want our house to be a light house for others.
I know, I know. The candles don't really do that. But they help.
What makes a house a warm and inviting place?
Not the furniture. Ours is garage sale fodder and hand me downs from mom and dad. We have stains and a tear or two here and there. The couch does not match the love seat. The chair does not match the couch.
It may not look great, but all of our furniture is comfy, and maybe that is what matters most.
Its not the food that makes our house a home. Though I do love homemade cookies and baked bread. My family feels just as much at home when I toss in a frozen pizza for supper.
I used to be a neat nick, and thought that cleanliness made my house feel like a home. Then I became a mom, and that went out the window. But I have learned that the kids feel at home whether I ran the sweeper or not.
I guess what makes my house a home is my attitude about all those things. Do I cherish the things in my life or the people in my life?
I don't always get it right, but the older I get, the more I realize that my house is a home because of who I am and who I love. By my attitude and my open arms.
So, I think I will leave my candles in my windows anyway. Its not a big deal, but they look so warm and inviting when we are driving up the country road where our farmhouse sits, and beckons us home.
And may be they will serve as a reminder of what I want my home to be.
A lighthouse to the world.
Posted by Trish Berg 10:52 AM
Labels: Joy, Life Lessons
3 Comments:
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11:33 AM
great post, we still have our tree up and christmas decorations in the house still have to take them down, we also have one of those fiberoptic trees on a table near the window8:12 AMWhat a great visual reminder. I love seeing candles in windows!5:10 AMI enjoyed this post, Trish. As you know, home and hospitality are near and dear to my heart! I do believe that we, as moms, carry so much weight with our children, our families, our friends, and even strangers in this area. It's an affair of the heart, first and foremost.
