Beatitudes for a Housewife

by Ella May Miller


Blessed is she whose daily tasks are a labor of love; for her willing hand and happy heart translate duty into privilege, and her labor becomes a service to God and all mankind.

Blessed is she who opens the door to welcome both stranger and well-loved friend; for gracious hospitality is a test of brotherly love.

Blessed is she who mends stockings and toys and broken hearts, for her understanding is a balm to humanity.

Blessed is she who children love, for the love of a child is more to be valued than fortune or fame.

Blessed is she who sings at her work; for music lightens the heaviest load and brightens the dullest chore.

Blessed is she who dusts away doubt and fear and sweeps out the cobwebs of confusion; for her faith will triumph over all adversity.

Blessed is she who serves laughter and smiles with every meal; for her buoyancy of spirit is an aid to mental and physical digestion.

Blessed is she who preserves the sanctity of the Christian home; for hers is a sacred trust that crowns her with dignity.

Happy Easter!

Easter is truly one of my most favorite holidays.  This song (Christ is Risen)  helps me to remember how much Kevin and I want our focus to be on Christ in all of our traditions, that we do as a family, as we celebrate Easter.  This was our 1st year of having the blessing of celebrating Easter with our little boy.  Kevin and I took some time to sit down and talk though some traditions that we want to do as a family.  Next year we will be able to put more to action since Logan will be a little older. Oh, how this excites me!

It seems that it is becoming a tradition to have Easter over at our place. This is really fun for me since most other holidays are usually celebrated elsewhere.  With all of us going to church on Saturday night, we had Lance, Tami, Nikki, Steve, and Steven over for lunch on Easter Sunday.  We even ate at a decent time! We spent the rest of the afternoon just relaxing, hanging out, and playing games.

Steven taking on the bunny!

Distracting Kevin from playing his video games. Trying
to help the other guys win for a chance. Ha!

The guys enjoying some bonding time as they play a few video games!

 Family pictures on Easter Sunday!

This kid ALWAYS has his fingers in his mouth!

Logan playing with his cousin Nikki!

LOVE this picture!

Relaxing with Daddy

Skype time with Grandpa and Grandma Youel. Logan was in bed by
the time we could Skype with Poppy and Grammy.  We will have to plan a
little better next year!

Logan's newest game that makes him giggle!

Spent a little time outdoors playing with bubbles...
still a little too young to enjoy them to the fullest!

Our 1st tradition started as a family is reading the Easter
story to Logan.  Each year as he gets older we will talk
more and more with him about what Christ did for us!
(Ignore my terrible face expression that was caught in
the middle of reading. Ha!)

We will also be doing an Easter egg hunt each year with our own special ideas!

Logan's 1st Easter!