I wanted to share a wonderful series by Nancy Leigh DeMoss called The Heart of Hospitality.

This statement really stood out to me:

“First of all, let me suggest that you take time, if you’ve never done this, to dedicate your house to the Lord and ask Him to make it a home that’s used for Him. The house is just going to be brick, stones, mortar, wood, until you put it into the Lord’s hands and say, “Lord, would You transform this into something that will be an instrument and a blessing and grace in the lives of other people?”

That is exactly what we did before buying our new home, and also the reason I went in search of a study on hospitality. I hope this series blesses you like it is blessing me!

Monica at The Homespun Heart is encouraging us with Making Your Home a Haven week. She starts it off with a beautiful prayer and a challenge to declutter our homes. This is such a perfect match for what was already on my heart for my week ahead. I want to go into the holidays with a fresh heart and home.

Here are some things I hope to do today:

• sort through the huge pile of mail
• get all clean laundry put away
• tidy bathroom counter
• recycle newspapers/magazines/catalogs
• finish cutting & filing coupons
• help kids make Thanksgiving Countdown
• beef stew & cornbread for dinner

The list could go on & on, but I’m trying to keep it realistic with a new baby in the house. Would you like to Make Your Home a Haven too?