Neglecting the Things that Matter

I should be cleaning my house right now, but I'm choosing to NEGLECT my house and do what I want to do. I don't do this very often, but I'm being naughty today.

Life is so chaotic at the moment. I seem to never have a day of rest. Even Sundays are not very restful. I guess that's how life goes. Dustin was sweet and recognized that I have been having a hard time lately, maybe it was me crying in the basement as I sat and folded laundry, who knows. He went and purchased me an hour long massage. Boy did I need that! I had a rather interesting conversation with the lady as she was massaging my neck. Here's how it went:

Her- "You say you suffer from stress headaches? What type of job do you have?"

Me- "I'm a mom."

Her- "Oh, well how many kids?"

ME- "I have five."

Her- "Ohhhh. That explains it. You are one giant knot in your neck. I would suggest next time you come in, if you come in, you schedule for an hour and a half of knot work."

Me- "Really? I'm that bad?"

Her- "Uh... yeah. Really bad."

When I left that place, I felt like a new person. I could not believe the way my neck felt. She spent the rest of the time on the knots in my neck after our discussion. I couldn't believe I had let myself get to that point.

I think the best thing we can ever do for ourselves is take care of our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

In Relief Society on Sunday, I heard this quote:

"When a woman chooses to have Christ at the center of her own heart, at the nucleus of her personal world, she brings the Lord into the core of her home and family, be it a family of one a family of many. Wherever she lives and whatever her circumstances, as the heart of the family, what is in each woman's heart is reflected in the environment and spirit of her home." ~Anne C Pingree

I have neglected this lately. I have not made Christ "the center of my heart." In doing so, my home has suffered. I have suffered. I know that when I make a conscience effort to read and pray, my home life is better and so am I.

So, "back to the drawing board" as they say (even though I really don't understand that saying). My focus must be on those things that are most needful.