Meagan Rose Designs

If you’re looking to spruce up your dining room decor before your Easter gathering, I’ve got three spring plate wreaths available. Blue & white with lavender, Grandma’s china, and Ironstone & cabbage roses. $130 each.

Monday. Sourdough and snack trays. Math and laundry.

I’ve been gathering with a small group of friends lately to study Titus 2. One of the main instructions for married women in that text is to be “busy at home.”

Being “busy at home” translates from the Greek oikourgos, meaning “a keeper at home. A watcher or guard.”

It is not simply being at home to be home. It’s not being bored at home. It is not filling the day with “busy work.” It indicates intention and diligence. It is a high calling.

Here is the divine mystery in this: when we do things God’s way, even tasks that feel menial or thankless, our needs are met. First, we obey, then we are surprised to find ourselves blessed. First, we deny ourselves, then we find the burden light.

Blessed by sourdough and snack trays. Blessed by math and laundry, because the heart of it all is so much more than just those things. I am obeying the Lord. I am creating, keeping, and guarding a place of peace, comfort, and order for my family.

Housekeeping. Homemaking. What a privilege.

It feels like SPRING today! How about some new spring home decor? Also, a huge thank you to the amazingly talented Hilary Heinrichs for gifting her beautiful hand-lettered scripture art to shoppers. Find it all in booth No. 28 at Fuffiz Antiques in North Arlington! Fuffiz Antique Mall