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Grace: from the word gratus; pleasing, grateful ~ Merriam-Webster online dictionary

Order: methodical or harmonious arrangement ~ Dictionary.com

When my house is in order, I feel liberated now I know why reading the definition.  “Harmonious arrangement.”  I love that definition.  Order allows for grace to enter.  I then feel grateful for what is.

Where is all this coming from?

Today Sarah talks about “A Sense of Order: Cultivating Contentment.”  How women especially can be overwhelmed by their surroundings when chaos ensues, and who of you out there doesn’t have a touch of chaos in your life.

Order.  It doesn’t have the Puritanical “should” attached to it.  It doesn’t feel perfect.  Instead it feels softer.  Aligned.  Flowing.  Graceful.

Yes I’m babbling.

I may be babbling this morning, but after the holidays, it’s nice to feel a little order and grace.  Perhaps because yesterday was a simplification day, I feel re-energized in my office.  It isn’t perfect, but it feels pulled together.

If you feel constantly adrift but don’t know why, be willing to explore the role that order – or the lack of it – plays in your life. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach.

I admit.  I like when things are in order.  I also admit I let them stray a bit.  Today I’m simply reminded of the grace and peace order can bring.  I feel as though I can breath.

What brings order to my life?

• A clean desk
• Empty inboxes
• A clean kitchen
• Laundry complete (and put away)
• Soup simmering on the stove
• The absence of clutter

What brings order and grace to your home, office, life?