A Comfortable Home Library

Library of Congress: Drawing Room in a New York Home. (Click on photo to make it larger.)

In previous years there would be a beautiful room in some homes called a Drawing Room. It was a room for visiting, resting with the family, and enjoying a time of fellowship.  Some might call it a parlour or home library. Today, we have what is known as a living room. 

I like the idea of having a room in the house for a library. It would be a place where we are able to play the piano, sing hymns, take tea, listen to a sermon on CD, and just visit with family and guests.  There would be no computer or television in this special room.  It is a room surrounded by pretty things and culture which brings beauty and peace into our day.

A home library takes years to build up a collection of quality books. My library also contains a collection of sermons. I have a variety of CDs and DVDs of sermons by different ministers, but my largest collection includes the ones from In Touch Ministry with Dr. Charles Stanley.  I have been listening to him off and on over many years.  I first saw him on a television set when I was a teenager. My father was sitting in the recliner on a Sunday evening and called me into the room. He asked me to watch the sermon with him. We both loved him and were blessed to hear his preaching.

Last year I received a gift from one of my grown children. It is an organizer case which holds 96 CDs or DVDs.  It has a pretty outer color and a zipper closure. 

 

Mrs. White's Sermon Organizer in a zippered case.

I have several free sermons which were offered by the ministry. Over many years, when money was available, I would purchase sermons from them as well. I now keep them in alphabetical order so they are easy to find. This case has a mixed set of both CDs and DVDs. It is my hope to someday get a second organizer. This will allow me to fill one with CDs and the other with DVDs.

Each Wednesday evening, I select one of the DVDs from this case and watch a sermon with the family.  On Sunday afternoons, my husband and I watch a sermon on television. I also take notes of each sermon we watch. I write out the day, time, title of sermon, and then take notes.  I have marked many of the pages with stars so I know those are the ones I want to buy on DVD and add to my collection. Once I am able to get the sermon on DVD or CD, I go back to my sermon notebook and write at the very bottom that I have it on either DVD or CD.

I also have many books that I love to choose from. It is lovely to read in a pretty room. These are peaceful moments of recreation.  I also enjoy dusting and tidying the beautiful room and looking out the window. To vacuum and clean a lovely room is a quiet act of duty which brings happiness and joy to our lives.

When one must be away from home for errands and such, it is encouraging to know there is a comfortable room at home to find rest and peace after being out in the stress of the city.

Blessings

Mrs. White

From the Archives - 

Frugal Living - A New England Winter on Small Income.

Taking Care of the Family - A Covered Bridge and Graceful Living in Rural Vermont.  

Some Ideas to Help - A Home Without Clutter.

 

 "At Mother's House" by Mrs. White:

  

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In this book, you will find essays, articles, and diary entries about life in a Christian home.

There are 40 entries which include:  "Poor and Pretty Living;" "A Home Without Clutter;" "The Money Packets;" "A Church Diet for the Family;" "Bringing Home Baby;" "The Children's Prayers;" "The Shabby Garden:" and "Just a Housewife."

Those who are seeking a peaceful home, with the Lord as the foundation, will find encouragement. (Paperback, 122 pages.)

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