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| ChristArt.com "You have set all the borders on the earth. You have made summer and winter." Psalm 74:17 |
Recently with the changing of seasons I have been thinking a lot about rhythm. God created a rhythm to the seasons. And within each season there are herbs, plants, veggies that are available. From my past years of studying herbs, there is a reason for each where and when you find them.
Such as root veggies. These are typically more abundant in fall and winter. This is to help our bodies store the nutrients needed for cold weather. While we still need greens, they aren't as readily available. Also root veggies give a comfort when roasted or mashed.
Here is another example: dandelions. These little gems are EVERYWHERE in spring. Why? Because they are good for the liver and help "clean out" the stored stuff from winter. Those foods that can create heaviness in our bodies in the spring and summer season. (And we thought they were weeds!)
I love to sit and ponder God's creation. This brings me to the Rhythm of the Home. I know many friends through the years that just "wing it". They don't bother with lists or they have a list but choose to not have a weekly rhythm that gives the home a feeling of "all is taken care of".
I have tried their way and found it's not for me. There is nothing wrong if you are they type of person that can "wing it" and keep your homemangement...manageble. I need rhythm. There is a part of me that loves nature, loves to be in nature, loves to pick up a fall leaf and know - the earth is settling in for a long winters nap.
Through the years I have found my Temperament and that I need lists and to be organized. It's part of my makeup. Now that I've learned this, I've stopped trying to embrace "others ideas" and learn to embrace my own. It's part of my self-acceptance.
I have long been interested in the Waldorf system, mostly because the system uses rhythm and routines, nature and a less "structured" approach to educating children. I also love several others, but that's not my topic today. I need reminders to not get too ridged - that too is from learning my temperament.
Learning and embracing rhythm, it's easy to follow a pattern in my homemaking day. When I have a weekly rhythm my home feels more balanced (my Word for the Year) and my husband and I can find most anything because things are caught up and we know when something will get done, God willing. We know when and where, just like the things God sets in the seasons.
I used to fight against rhythm, I wanted things exact. People say rhythm feels stifling. I say it creates self-discipline. A virtue that I have let go in recent years...trying to follow others ideals.
My home is coming back to order and beauty and I am loving having a weekly rhythm. I pray that we each listen to our heart and follow what method works for each of us and not what someone has posted is "THE" way to manage your home.
Have a blessed week. Enjoy the next season...November brings much to embrace. What will your rhythm be as we enter into the last of the Fall season?
