I found this today and it really spoke to my heart!

Authenticity
I have often heard it said that the easiest place to be spiritual is in the pulpit. That may be true, but on the flip side, my home is the toughest place for me to be spiritual. It is where the kids drive me crazy, where my attitude can run unchecked, where I can hid my “pet” sins, and where God really wants me to be a man after His own heart. It is the hardest place, and the most important place for my faith to be exposed—to my wife, my kids and my guests. I want to be real in my walk with Jesus…so opening our home makes us be real. Wouldn’t it make an impact on some people to see and live out how you follow Jesus every day?
We have learned a lot by allowing so much exposure to our lives. The first is not to fake it. If guests are in your home only occasionally, it is easy to “be on your best behavior” for those times. By constantly opening up our lives, we have learned integrity—to be the same with people all the time. The second thing we have learned is to relax. We used to stress ourselves out making the house look pristine every time people were coming by. We have a much more kicked back demeanor now. Our house is comfortable and picking up still happens, but we aren’t as worried about this stuff as we used to be—because people know us for who we are. It’s a lifestyle that our four children have caught as well.

Kary Oberbrunner Redeem the Day Ministries