MOTHERHOOD

"About every true mother there is a sancity of martyrdom-
and when she is no more in the body, her children see her with
the ring of light around her head."

Godey's Lady's Book, 1867

THE ART OF DOMESTIC BLISS

.....in a time lacking in certainty and filled with anguish and despair, no woman should be shamefaced in attempting to give back to the world, through her work, a portion of it's lost heart. -Louise Bogan
“And there are my children!
My darling, precious children!
For their sakes I am continually constrained
to seek after an amended, a sanctified life;
what I want them to become
I must become myself”.

~ Elizabeth Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward

Friday, March 19, 2010

Spring Cleaning 2010 Day 4 Bathrooms





Day 4: Bathrooms
1.Remove shower curtain & rugs & curtains and wash with natural detergent.

2. Clean mirrors & windows with rubbing alcohol or natural glass cleaner and newspaper.

3. Clean light fixtures.


4. Spray your tub, sink, toilet and tile walls with natural cleaner.Using a sponge, scrub all surfaces.(don’t forget to scrub around the drains and behind faucets). You can use an old toothbrush. Let it soak while you organize.

4. Remove all products and supplies from under sink cabinets, medicine cabinets, shelving and the bath. Sort through each: Toss anything products that have expired or that you haven’t used in over three months; rinse off and dry any bottles you choose to keep.


3. Wipe down shelves and the interior of bathroom cabinets with a natural disinfecting cleaning solution. Line drawers and shelves with pretty paper if you wish. Arrange products back on shelves, grouping similar items together.

4. Rinse tub, sink and toilet with cold water, using a sponge or the shower head.

5. Empty the wastebasket and wipe down both interior and exterior surfaces of the receptacle.

6. Finally, sweep & hand wash floors.

7. Hang up shower curtain, clean towels, & curtains.
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An Island of Security....A Mother at Home

Very largely does the wife hold in her hands, as a sacred trust, the happiness and the highest good of the hearts that nestle there. In the last analysis, home happiness depends on the wife.
  • Her spirit gives the home its atmosphere.
  • Her hands fashion its beauty.
  • Her heart makes its love.
And the end is so worthy, so noble, so divine, that no woman who has been called to be a wife, and has listened to the call, should consider any price too great to pay, to be . . .

the light,
the joy,
the blessing,
the inspiration,
of a home.

The woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the skies.

A true mother is one of the holiest secrets of home happiness.

God sends many beautiful things to this world,

many noble gifts;

but no blessing is richer than that which He bestows

in a mother

who has learned love's lessons well,

and has realized something of the meaning

of her sacred calling.










~ J. R. Miller, "Secrets of Happy Home Life, 1894" ~

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