Today’s post is a reprinted from Lylah Ledner of “simple home living”. The post has been edited for length and will appear in two parts; part one today and part two next week. Lylah’s posts about marriage are very inspiring and encouraging and we are delighted to share this bit of widsom from her with you.

I read once that every room has a mission. If you were writing a mission statement for your home what would it be? A woman’s home is an extension of her feminine soul…and it’s God-given creativity. Take a minute and walk around your home. The mission statement I’d give of my home is Celebrate Life. Even in the days where it’s in a bit of a disarray, I can say that.

Head toward your bedroom.

What would the mission statement of your bedroom be? Does your bedroom say – Come on honey, let’s CELEBRATE? Is your bedroom uncluttered, as beautiful as can be, fragrant . . . like a sanctuary? My heart is to create sanctuary and after a woman tends to her kitchen and brings order there, I’d say the master bedroom is next. I wrote about the importance in creating Sanctuary in the Master Bedroom here.

Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. (Hebrews 13:4, NLT)

It IS the place where your husband comes to pursue you…

Don’t let EVERYONE in Your Bedroom

I can remember when my spiritual mother told me to make our master bedroom a place of beauty and a place of sanctuary. I think of it as being the room where two lovers unite their souls as one in a sweet expression of intimacy. I’m VERY careful who comes into our bedroom. Guests rarely use our private bathroom. It’s important to me to keep our room – our room (OK, except when you have 5+ grandkiddos). But when we do, we have a lock on our door!

Nancy (my spiritual mother) would always say that it is important for the room that to have order, look beautiful and smell lovely.

Take a second look in your bedroom. What’s it like? Is there any room for improvement? Is your ironing board in your bedroom or how about a pile of laundry waiting to be folded? What’s the smell factor of your bedroom? Is it time to see what you can do to pretty it up?

Little Touches Make a Difference

Even if you’re on a no-budget fix up—you can still get creative with what you might have in other rooms—pillows, lighting, silk flowers, and candles. What about changing the room around? Can you repaint or wallpaper? Can you add some new curtains or a comforter? What can you do to make it a bit more romantic?

Eliminate Distractions

The first thing you can do is to eliminate distractions in the bedroom. The TV is anathema to romance. It’s a good idea to keep the bedroom free of work, computers and any thing else that would distract you.

A Sanctuary of Communion, Rest and Romance

Our master bedrooms are to be a sanctuary of communion and rest and romance—not a work place. I understand that at times there are extenuating circumstances, but if at all possible shut things off so rest and romance flow through the room.

Cap off the Day

I’ve been doing a sleep deprivation study and have learned that our bodies/minds don’t heal if we stay up much past 10 PM. We personally make it a goal to be in bed – lights out before ten. It’s just healthier. It allows for pillow chat time mixed it with other good stuff.

Please check back next week for Part Two of this wonderful post! You can read Lylah’s post in it’s entirety here.

This post pairs well with The Diaper Diaries 1 Corinthians 7:5 Challenge.The Challenge has already started and the first assignment from your fair host is to spruce up the bedroom, just like Lylah has talked about here! See “The Challenge Week 1 – Fix Your Boudoir” for the details. I’ve signed up for The Challenge? Will you?

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