It's My Pleasure

Okay, so if you are anything like me, when you read the title of today’s blog post you thought of one of my favorite places:

I love going to Chickfila.  The food is scrumptious.  But more than that, Chickfila is different.  They take pride in everything there.  The restaurant is always clean and tidy.  I have actually seen them bleaching the play place!  (Hallelujah)  They always have a smile on their faces.  Best part is…they serve.  Chickfila is a fast food restaurant yet they serve you.  Often times I have had my food delivered to my table instead of just hollering my name.  They come by and offer to fill a drink or get you anything else you need.

While these tasks can be taught, the attitude is learned.

How do you view servitude?  Is it a chore for you or a privilege? 

Does it depend on what area of your life I ask about?  I know it does for me.

You see, I delight in serving those precious children in Haiti.  I really would do whatever they needed from me.  I would help to feed them, change them, bathe them, teach them.  I consider it an honor and a privilege that the Lord trusted me enough to send me there to be a servant.

I enjoy serving my fellow Scentsy family members.  I delight in teaching them fun and profitable ways to run their businesses.  I love helping a new recruit get her business off to a great start.  I take the time to teach her how to input orders, serve her customers, and grow her business.

But when I look to my family, the tides turn and I am shameful. 

God has blessed me with an amazing family.  Paul and I have been married for 14 ½ years.  We have a beautiful 12 year-old daughter and an almost (next week) 10 year-old son.  I don’t know what I would ever do without them! 

But do I show that to them in my actions?  Yes, I do what most mothers do: laundry, cooking, cleaning (well sometimes).  I do the tasks.  But what is my attitude?  I can honestly say that laundry and cooking are very low on my “want to do” list, but I desire to change that.

God blessed me to be a wife and a mother.  It is my privilege that I get to share my life with these 3 amazing people.

This week, I promise to stop procrastinating on the things that I can do to serve my family.  I will finish the laundry (and maybe even put it away).  I will cook yummy meals instead of going out to eat.  I will clean the kitchen with Mackenzie instead of pushing it off as “her chore”.  I will finally sit down and do a project with Tony that he has been begging to do.  I will do the dreaded budget meeting with Paul with a happy attitude of servitude.

It will be MY PLEASURE to serve my family this week!