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"Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her."   Proverbs 31:28

KITCHEN SIGNS
Signs found in the some of the best kitchens...

•     So this isn't 'Home Sweet Home' - Adjust!
•     Ring Bell for Maid Service. If no answer - do it yourself!
•     I clean the house every other day. This is the other day!
•     If you write in the dust, please don't date it!
•     I would cook dinner but I can't find the can opener!
•     My house was clean last week - too bad you missed it!
•     I came, I saw, I decided to eat out.
•     If you don't like my standards of cooking…. lower your standards!
•     Although you'll find our house a mess, Come in, sit down, converse. It doesn't always look like this: Some days it's even worse.
•     A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen, and this kitchen is delirious!
•     A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
•     Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
•     Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves for they will never cease to be amused.
•     Countless numbers of people have eaten in this kitchen and gone on to lead normal lives.
•     My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines.
•     I'd live life in the fast lane, but I'm married to a speed bump.

Thank You for our Messy Home

Dear Lord,

Thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat.

Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear.

And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed.

My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mess, soggy, grimy towels and the dirty lavatory; they are all so convenient.

Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs defrosting so badly; it has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals.

Thank you, Lord, for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today; it has baked so many things over the years.

The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing and lawn that needs raking; we all enjoy the yard.

Thank you, Lord, even for that slamming screen door. My kids are healthy and able to run and play. Many children cannot.

Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me says You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully and I shall do them gratefully.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings... Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible...Thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising...Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic with socks that are lost, toast that is burned, tempers that are short, and my children that are so loud...Thank you, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in magazines and the menu is at times not balanced...Thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.

Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous...Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who are jobless.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest...Thank you, Lord, for life.