Priorities...

Sometimes I feel like a failure when I look around and see the state of my house...
More often than not it's messy.
On any given day if you dropped by you may find dress up clothes tossed out of the basket in the living room, library books spread out on the landing, and school work covering the kitchen table.
You may see art projects taped to the fridge, mathematical equations mixed with spelling words on the white board, and cupcakes cooling on the oven...
there may be a rather large dog slobbering outside our back doors, covering the window with slime, 2 cats sleeping on the kitchen chairs, and dishes left in the sink.
More often than not there is laundry left unfolded on my bed, toys in my shower and whatever current Lego project the boys have been working on left out on their floor.
In my girls room the youngest has strewn the entire content of her drawers across the room, looking for that perfect pink skirt to wear, the older has a hoard of books on her bed...
this is a day in my life...
At first it's easy to feel despair, but then I look closer at what is going on in my home...
my kids are learning to love books, to love learning, they are cultivating their imaginations, though they may fight, more often they play well together, cook together, and learn together.
We live in our home. There is rarely a moment that it is empty, it is a small home filled to the brim with the love and chaos that we share with each other.
If all the stars align and you show up on the right day you might find it clean, but stay for the day and you'll see how fleeting that is.
I wouldn't trade what we have for anything.