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

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Light Up Halloween Night !

Make Spooky Halloween Lanterns

Punching Bag Luminaries

To create spooky luminaries, cut a few inches off the top of a paper lunch bag and lightly draw the letters B-O-O near the top. Fold one side of the bag in and crease lightly through the middle of the letters. Punch holes through both layers of paper along the letter bottoms (make holes close together but not touching). Pull the folded side up to reveal "BOO." Fill the bag with sand and a candle.





Light up the night with witch and moon lanterns

You'll need:

  • Printer and printing paper
  • Scissors
  • 3 orange paper bags (partycity.com)
  • Tape
  • 3 votive candles
  • 3 glass votive holders

1. Print out template.
To make three luminaries, print out three copies of each template. Cut out shape, following image outlines as closely as possible.

2. Tape a moon shape inside each bag. Position in the upper right hand corner of each bag.

3. Center a witch inside one bag. Tape it in place. This will be the center luminaria. On a second bag, position a witch almost directly below moon. Tape in place, folding bristle end of broom around inside of bag. This luminaria will go on the right. On the third bag, position a witch to left of moon, so she appears to be flying off left-hand edge of bag. Tape in place, folding broom handle around side.

4. Place each candle in a holder. Light, then set in bag. (If you're using luminarias outdoors, fill bottoms with sand first to weigh bags down.)

Join in the fun of Halloween by making your own spooky Halloween lantern and scare away those ghouls and goblins!

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Paper lunch bags
  • Scissors
  • Flameless candles

  1. Create a design on lunch-sized paper bags. This is something you can do with your kids. You can create lanterns that all look the same or each lantern could have a different look. Use the same type of designs you might use on a pumpkin. The design can be as elaborate as you like, but simple designs are easier to work with.

  2. Use scissors to cut out the design. This is just like being back in grade school. You'll fold the design so that you can cut it out. If you let your children help with this step, make sure they use child-safe scissors.


  1. Insert flameless candles into the paper bags. Halloween lanterns were typically lit with regular candles. This can be extremely dangerous. Fall is a dry time of the year and if the lantern gets knocked over, you could have a widespread fire on your hands. If you visit your local dollar store, you'll find flameless votive candles. This option is not only safe, but some flameless candles even flicker like real candles, causing a beautiful effect.

  2. Place the lanterns down the sides of your driveway. Halloween lanterns can be placed anywhere, but they look beautiful when placed down the sides of your driveway or walkway. You can also place them

    on your porch or even in your windows.



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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" ~