You want to know two of my favorite things to eat for breakfast? Chicken biscuits and Chick-n-Minis from Chick-fil-A. If you haven?t tried them, you?re missing out. The crazy thing, though, is that I often crave them on Sunday mornings?the one day of the week they?re not open.
It?d be nice to get my fix on the way to church, but it?s way cooler to see such a visible company make such a bold stand?of faith. Despite the money they could make or the fact that most other restaurants open on Sundays, founder and CEO Truett Cathy, decided years ago that Chick-fil-A would glorify God; and he hasn?t wavered since.
How can you not like a family with convictions like that?
This past summer, ?I somehow stumbled on the Cathy family website and read a blog post by Trudy Cathy White about homemaking. To be honest, this chance visit confirmed for me the ideas stirring in my head about starting a blog to chronicle my quest to turn our house into a home. Trudy?s words seemed to describe exactly where I wanted to go with our home.
On a whim, I sent Trudy an email to see if she?d share her thoughts about homemaking with you all. You can imagine my surprise, delight, joy, etc., when I not only received a reply but she agreed to let me share her post. I guess the Bible does say, ask and ye shall receive.
So, take a few minutes to chillax and soak up the?wisdom in her words.
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The term ?homemaker? might sound a bit boring until you understand what it means to me. Sure, it has a?little bit to do with cleaning and cooking and maintaining a household, but being a homemaker is so much?more.
Home is where we live. It?s a place of comfort and refuge. A place of rest. It?s where love is. Home is where?you can be you and I can be me. Home is family and friends and relationships both old and new. Home is a?state of mental and emotional peace. So, to me, being a homemaker is anything but boring. It?s a badge of?honor that I wear proudly each and every day.
Trudy Cathy White with husband John
My mother has the gift of hospitality and was constantly entertaining guests in our home as we were?growing up. She planned everything from business dinners, baby showers, summer picnics in the yard and?fun birthday parties for adults, children and grandchildren.
Growing up, our weekends were constantly filled with people coming to our home ? whether they were?with youth groups, church groups, school groups, or just friends and family coming in for a visit. I?remember my Mom welcoming guests with open arms and feeding them from our kitchen table. She was?a consummate host to everyone who entered our home, and I remember ? even at an early age ? how much?fun it was to share with others what we had been given as a family.
God has blessed me with a wonderful, loving family, and I have always enjoyed creating a safe?environment where we can gather together and laugh and play and learn from one another.
Shortly after John and I were married, we began sharing our apartment with friends ? having them over?for dinner and playing cards or board games. We quickly discovered this was something we both enjoyed?doing together. We would plan the menu, go grocery shopping, clean the house, cook the food, entertain?our guests and even clean the dishes together after the guests were gone.
Recently we had the joy of building our own home for the purpose of enjoying family and entertaining and?hosting groups, both large and small. I enjoy the challenge of offering a warm, inviting and comfortable?place to anyone that enters through our doors. We are grateful for the home God has given us and we enjoy?sharing it with our family and friends.
We believe our home is a gift and we try to steward this gift in order to honor God. When we moved into?our home we had a time of dedication and even posted a plaque just outside our front door as a reminder?that:
We believe the Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart,?all your soul and all your strength. Everything we have comes from God. So we give Him only what He has?already given us.
We live in a culture that is becoming more and more disconnected. Sometimes we just get too busy to?connect with others. One of my greatest joys as a homemaker is being able to open our home to others to?give people the opportunity to connect, not just with us, but with each other. Hospitality is sharing what we?have in service to others and using what we?ve been given to meet the needs of others.
About Trudy Cathy
First and foremost, I am a wife, a mother and a grandmother. Outside of my relationship with Christ, those are the most important things you need to know about me.
My life goal is to obey God?s leadership, nurture family relationships and promote godly character in the next generation. At the end of the day, I try to live my life by following these few simple, but powerful reminders:
Live life with open hands (give generously) and a grateful heart (express gratitude) as you climb (strive for excellence) with care (respect others) and confidence (trusting in God) each and every day.
?No matter who you are or where you?re from,?God wants you to use your immeasurable gifts and talents and abilities to impact the lives?of others.? ?- Trudy Cathy White
As the old folks would say, these are good people. I absolutely love the idea of putting a dedication plaque like this on a new home.
If you?re on a homemaking journey, my challenge to you is to find someone who?s passionate about homemaking like Trudy who can help mentor and guide you along the way. (And if the kids are long gone from the nest, why not offer to mentor someone.) We?re encouraged to find mentors in the business world and everywhere else, so why not when it comes to building up our homes and families? I know I?ll be working on this.
If you need some tips about mentoring or are a little skittish about asking someone to mentor you, here?s a great article from simplemom.net: 3 benefits of a mentor (and how to get one).
Source: http://wellroundedhome.com/2012/03/07/wisdom-wednesday-homemaking/
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