


Raising children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
I have begun to expand on the idea of a hope chest for each of my children. While the boys' will be a bit different and mostly filled by their father, the girls' chests are my joyous task. But I do not want it to be about something specific or rigid in its content. I remember that Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote in These Happy Golden Years that on the day of her wedding, she was nervous to drive to her new home, and was warmed to find her things laid out around the house. Her mother had asked Almanzo to do this for her, and I wish to do something similar, but to an even greater extent. Girls were trained in the home arts by their mothers, and very few had cookbooks, but in general they moved to their new homes and continued to cook the same things their mother had. This was, I am sure, some kind of comfort. They also had quilts, sheets, and tablecloths made during their youth in preparation for the day they would become the wife of the home. So I am beginning with large Rubbermaid containers and packing crates (and hope to someday buy each a cedar chest) and filling them with things my girls will use someday in homes of their own, regardless of whether they live in a city or on a foreign mission field. I will add items here as I find them.
4 comments:
that's nice...last wednes day I also had to put a new shower head on...I really wanted DS to start taking showers and he said he would if he could hold the sprayer. SO I installed one...even DH thanked me, said it was the best shower he's had in a long while. and DS takes showers now...no more running bath water ...YAY...of course should we be blessed with more children, I'd gladly do it all over again
Gosh - I've never seen a shower that'd make a waterfall before. How is it for long hair?
It is awesome for rinsing hair! I have an especially hard time because my hair is curly, but it was so easy with the waterfall setting. Even the daughter who is afraid of the shower was having a good time when I let her try it out. There are very gentle settings as well.
Wow! I love your new shower head. How was your weekend? Have a blessed day.
Jenn
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