Five Minute Friday, where a community of bloggers write on the same topic … 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back and invite others to join in, http://lisajobaker.com/five-minute-friday/. 3. Visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community…OK, are you ready? Please give us your best five minutes on: HOME
“Every wise woman buildeth her house …” (makes it a HOME):
I strive everyday to make my home a sanctuary, a safe haven, an abiding solace.
Our Pastor teaches us that the husband is the priest of the home, but the wife is the heart of the home. I take great pride in my role as a wife, mother and homemaker.
We’ve been married for nearly 35 yaers. Our first home was a one-bedroom apartment, then a rented house, several rented houses, then home ownership. We became empty nesters, umm, can’t remember how long ago now. Our joys went off to college, became independent adults, started to make their own dreams. Three years ago, we decided to downsize, so we settled into a penthouse suite in a property on Lake Erie.
When my Love comes home from a long day and evening of work, ministry and service, he comes home to a sanctuary where he can rest his mind, spirit, and body … an abiding solace.
Titus 2 teaches us to be chaste housekeepers, Proverbs 31 celebrates the woman who looketh well to the ways of her household.
As wives, mothers, and single independent women, whether career women (which most of us are), including home/family managers or women of ministry, a valuable lesson I learned long ago is that “ministry begins at home”. Home, marriage and family is our first ministry.
My home is a sanctuary, a place where my family and my God can find an abiding solace.
The home should be the treasure chest of living. ~ Le Corbusier
Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Pray with me … Lord, abide with us, make our home a sanctuary.
Simply Phenomenal 
What a beautiful reminder of the opportunity we have as women in our homes to bless our families with a place to return that is full of peace, love and beauty. Enjoy your penthouse on the lake…it sounds lovely! 🙂
Not only have you provided a sanctuary in your home, but on your site. A loving place to abide always awaits me here. So grateful for you, Phyllis.
Thank you for this timely reminder! My minstry begins at home…OUCH!
Hi Katina,
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Hi Phyllis! Thanks for the encouragement to keep on giving my best in the home. Such a vital ministry happens at home, which is the building block to ministry outside of the home as well. Blessings to you 🙂
Blessings to you Sabrina