Oxen (and children) aren't clean...

Just a fun little post today...

I was reading in Proverbs and came across this:

"Where no oxen are, the trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox."
     -Proverbs 14:4

I just had to smile when I read it. I can't remember exactly where or how I came across that verse before, but I do remember making the correlation between it and having children. It could very easily be rewritten to reflect the messiness of my life at this moment...

"Where no children are, the house is clean;
But much increase comes with the growth of a child."

The older they get the more I believe that's true. So, I embrace today. I'm not ashamed of my messes anymore, and I'm going to live joyfully in them before my walls grow silent and my days start stretching out before me with fewer and fewer demands of me built into them.

 

(Yes, that is underwear on his head).

Someday my house won't ring with laughter (or crying, as the case may be).
Someday my house won't be overrun with shoes flung here and there.
Someday my bathroom jewelry will be safe from scavengers who are searching for treasure.
Someday my kitchen will be safe from scavengers who are searching for yet another snack.

 

Someday my arms will be full of different types of treasure... Activities and chores of my choosing...
...and lacking the fun, exuberant, lively load of different colors and sounds and ideas that little minds bring into your life day in and day out.

Where no children are, the house is clean.
But what's the fun in that?

Enjoying my little ones and all their goofiness today.