Homemaking--The Fine Art of Moving Stuff Around

One day it occurred to me...when I am cleaning my house, I am just moving stuff around. I move the dirty dishes from the table to the sink, to the dishwasher. I move the clean dishes from the dishwasher to the cabinet. I move the dirty laundry from my kids’ floors (usually) to the hamper. I move the hamper to the laundry room. I move the clothes from the hamper to the washer, to the dryer. I fold the clothes and move them to the kids’ rooms, where they hopefully get moved to a drawer or closet. Of course, they will soon be moved out of the drawer and onto their bodies, then back onto the floor. I move toys from the floor to the shelf. I move bed sheets. I move throw pillows from the floor to the couch. I move groceries from the store shelf to the cart, from the cart to the conveyor, from the conveyor to bags. I move the bags from the cart to the car to the kitchen. I move the food from the bags to the cabinets and the fridge, then take them out to make them into dinner or school lunches. I move the dirt on the floor by moving a broom. I move more dirt with a vacuum cleaner, a dust rag, a mop, a toilet brush. You get the idea. I know...you got it a long time ago. :)

So what’s the point of all of this moving stuff around? Is there a point? Once I move it, it’s going to get out of place, and I’m going to have to move it again. Nevertheless, I argue that there absolutely is a point to all of this. There is a great purpose to what we do as homemakers. 

What we are doing when we do all of this moving of stuff is creating order out of chaos. We are order artists! We are creative geniuses! Put that on your next resumé! I think that things naturally tend toward chaos, and that order has to be created. I also think that order is a Godly attribute. At the very least, it brings peace to a situation or space, don’t you think? So as we daily, repeatedly move our stuff around, we are creating an environment of order that blesses the lives of our family members, and ourselves, I might add. So next time you are immersed in the tedium of folding laundry or cleaning out the fridge, remember that you are doing a great work. You are creating order out of chaos. You are creating a masterpiece! And then smile. :)