Not just another busy day

I usually awaken when I hear the sound of my husbands electric razor. He is like a well oiled machine (unlike me) first thing in the morning. By the time he begins to shave it is exactly 6:40 am and time for me to hit the ground running. Not being a morning person (though I really love getting an early start on the day) its that initial opening of the eyes that's hurts.
I lay there for a moment or two and try to assemble a morning prayer, which usually results in a simple offering up to God my whole day, every thought, word, and deed. It is usually all I can muster before my feet hit the very cold floor. It is my feeble attempt to Christ center my day, that He be at my core so that all else flows from Him during the little storms that can churn up on any given suburban mommy day.
This simple act by me, helps to turn my daily chores of changing diapers, cleaning floors, tending a sick baby or two, laundry and even the shuttling to and fro from school to church or other activities into glorious gifts offered up to our Lord. In doing so they are united to His Cross for our Lord to do with as he sees fit. Our earthly eyes can never truly see the holiness in these daily homemaker tasks but then again we do not have the eyes of God!
When we offer these things no matter how small or tedious Our Lord transforms them and we are reminded that through our vocations of motherhood, homemaker, part time or full time job holder we are chosen to do His will in these daily tasks! Suddenly there is a joy in these mundane things that we can so easily get bogged down in.
So our not so little task, from now on is to offer up our entire day to the Lord, every thought, work and deed that He may do with them as he wills.
And on that note I must scurry off to put a stinky little one into a tubby before running off to fetch the other little lovie at school.
Have a blessed day and may your every minute be transformed into Glory!!

Fondly,
Sandy