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| Homemaking in California, 1942. LOC. |
It has been so nice to be indoors and just staying home this winter. It is a good time to enjoy a long rest. The snow is steady throughout the weeks and months here in New England. It is peaceful and pretty as it slowly falls on the landscape. I have been baking and doing little chores around the house. Every so often, I look out the front window and gaze at all the whiteness of the outside world. Home is a precious place.
Early this morning I prayed about what the day might bring. There were no scheduled plans. I was tired but wanted to do the Lord's work. I was delighted when the phone rang and I was needed to help one of the grown children. I was soon busy with paperwork, housekeeping, preparing meals, and then enjoyed a visitor in the early afternoon hours.
While I labored in the home, I remembered a hymn that had been sung at a recent church service. It was "Come, Thou Fount (of every blessing)." I picked up my old hymn book and looked it up to read all the verses. Then I wanted to look up other songs. It is a treasure to read the old-time hymns. They bring such a calm sense of quiet and contentment. The spirit of worship that fills the heart makes one so very grateful.
Now the day is coming to a close. The dishes are all washed. The kitchen is clean. It is time for evening prayers. Soon it will be a new day. Morning will arrive very quickly. It will be another beautiful day to serve the Lord.
Blessings
Mrs. White
From the Archives -
Something We All Need - Peace Be Upon This House.
Old Time Manners - Waiting for the Door to Be Opened.
A Mother's Greatest Use of Time - A Humble Parlour as a School of Theology.
Old Time Ways - Standard of Living.
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6 comments:
That is my favorite hymn. Prone to wander Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love. Makes me cry every time. Oh how we are a wandering bunch, even when we are His..I'm glad he gentle calls us back to him. I enjoyed reading this.
Every new day gives us the grace to praise and thank our God for His goodness, Mrs. White. May His blessings abound in your life and in the lives of those you love!
I love the old hymns. I recently took a drive and played the old hymns on my phone while driving. It was such a great time of worship and memories of singing those songs to my babies in the middle of the night, many years ago.
This post lifted my heart...thank you Mrs White. I can relate to the contentment staying at home brings, as well as the Lord ordering our steps each day as we wait upon Him. There is much theology in the old hymns!
Your posts bring so much comfort and peace, thankyou for sharing, i hope your week is blessed.
As always, your post blessed me so much. I especially enjoyed the 1942 photo- our home was built in late 1939 and I was born in early 1949,; I’ve often wondered what those days were like, who walked around in here cooking and cleaning .
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