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| Drawing by Thomas Fogarty, "The American Dream," 1890 (LOC). |
Building up the home is a great work. We want our families to be happy and blessed. We want the house to be neat, orderly and clean. It is also such a blessing to have good, home-cooked meals served with joy, every day.
Whenever we go out on errands, we are thinking of what we need to bring back to the old homeplace to keep things running nicely. We need certain necessities to fill the pantry, keep the home-fires burning, and to manage the garden. The intention is to provide the family with a wonderful place of nourishment and rest. It sounds very much like The American Dream.
I have been busy the last few days with housework and baking. This morning, I made a batch of homemade biscuits. The warmth from the kitchen and wonderful scent of home-cooking was comforting. It takes a great deal of dedicated labor to cook and bake and clean. I need to take plenty of breaks, or I will feel overwhelmed. A restful pace is best. There is joy in doing good work for the family.
Every day, we need to keep building up the home. It should be a retreat from the world. It ought to be a place of beauty with contentment. To keep it this way, one must always remember the mission. This mission is to do the Lord's precious work of homemaking.
Do not let the worries of tomorrow, or the regrets of yesterday slow you down. The Lord's mercies are new every morning. Each day is a new start. Let us keep to the task at hand, which is to graciously do the daily chores with kindness and a sense of cheerful duty. This ongoing work, day after day, year after year, will help provide a haven of spiritual and physical rest for the family.
Blessings
Mrs. White
From the Archives -
A Precious Lesson! - All of God's Children Have Shoes.
What it Takes - Old Fashioned Duty of a Homemaker.
Encouragement in Duty - Make an Effort.
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4 comments:
I love the scent of baking permeating my home. There is something very calming about it.
I bake bread regularly, and only purchase if we 'need' bread and my chronic pain is misbehaving. And yes, the aroma changes any mood to a good one, if not there already:)
Sometimes, pain lasts for a few days; that's when I feel guilty "for being lazy."
I'm come here to read your updates and inspiration which is always such a blessing, and I thank you, for doing so.
Shari
Love the photo and the great encouragement in being a homemaker! It seems to me the journey is so important to not miss the joy of being home! And as you said I also need to pace myself!
Thanks for this sweet post!
Hugs, Roxy
Thanks for this encouraging post, Mrs. White. I wish I had an oven, but I live in an RV and just have a stovetop, but still the garlic from my veggie dish gives the little home a delicious scent. I don't have many rooms to clean or children to watch after, it's just me and my husband in our little RV, but I am encouraged by you to do what I can to keep it neat, clean, warm and restful. Dressing modestly and keeping to daily duties is the way I can build up our little home.
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