It’s Monday morning here. If
your life is anything like mine, sometimes the weekends end up more busy than
restful, and this was one of those weekends.
It's often caused by a combination of family activities, church, my
part-time Sat work, and wanting to spend time with my husband, since he's home
all weekend. This week my Mom was also visiting us from the Seattle area, and we had a great time together with the kiddos.
So while I have the memories of a great weekend, I got behind on my
daily tasks. I usually have a
personal goal of finishing the dishes every night before I go to bed, but I failed at
that yesterday, so I’m still trying to wrap up last night’s dishes. Yucky.
I've figured out that Monday can
really set the tone for the entire week, either positively or negatively. So how do we start out the week right?
This is the first of a series I'm going to call "Mondays always
start fresh," based on a quote from one of my favorite literary
characters, Anne Shirley, from Anne of
Green Gables. Anne says,
"Tomorrow's always fresh, with no mistakes in it." Hearing that as a young girl, I always
thought those words were sweet and whimsical.
But now I understand how true it is.
I think it's so refreshing that we can always start over. That encourages me, renews me. It matters very little how many dishes were
left in the sink last week. Any mistakes
we might have made as women, wives or mothers have already been made. Last week is finished, and we no longer have
any control over that outcome. But we can make choices for our next week to come.
Be encouraged: know that you can
start fresh this week!
-Taylor
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