Our Home Is...

Our home is...

Backpacks and trumpet case in the hallway...

Laundry baskets full of folded clean clothes waiting to be put away (and waiting and waiting)...

Clean dishes in the dishwasher...and dirty dishes in the sink...

A kitchen counter full of mail, recipe cards, homework folders, permission slips, lists...

A kitchen table full of "already read" newspapers waiting to be taken to the dumpster...

Piles of coupons in the corner of the living room...

Nate's blanket draped over the chair...

Legos all over the living room floor...

Dirty clothes in the hamper needing "caught up"...

Bathrooms in need of their weekly clean-up...

Stacks of old magazines by my bedside that need to be sorted...

Dust bunnies that are not so cute...

Carpets needing to be swept...

Evan's pottery on the desk...

Nate's artwork filling his cubby...

Video games and remotes scattered about...

My paperwork laying on the couch...

Oreo's toys in at least one corner of every room...

Plants needing water...again...

Shoes in the entryway...a lot of them...

The boys' rooms are messy...(I can't complain, because...)

Our room is messy...

Reusable grocery bags loiter my hallway...

Our home will never...

Have everything in its place...

Have everything "caught up"...

Be immaculately clean...

Because...

Our home is...

Lived in...

Filled with children...

Filled with family...

Filled with clients...

Filled with a crazy cat...

But most of all...

Our home is...

Filled with joy...

Filled with care...

Filled with fun...

Filled with happiness...

Filled with compassion...

And lastly...

Filled with LOVE.