Etiquette in Dress Charity “Doth not behave itself unseemly…” I Corinthians 13:5 To behave unseemly, you would be acting inappropriately, against good womanly etiquette. If you have the law of charity inscribed on your heart, you will practice good etiquette. Etiquette for women has changed throughout history in many ways. When I was a little …
Winter brings something we all dread…Cabin fever. The kids are full of pent up energy and have nowhere to run it all off. It’s cold, damp, and raining most days, so the kids just stay in. They bicker and quarrel, they sit around and do nothing and as a mom, I shake my head and …
The photo above is of Miles and I. I was hiking up a cliff holding my baby boy. My, has time gone by! Miles is nearly 14 years old. I took care of 5 little ones all by myself most of the time when my husband was out earning a living. I would take my …
Rolling hills and fences flowing, Horses pull wagons for hay mowing. Smells so sweet the fresh mown hay, It lays along rows where the grasshoppers play. The men are in the fields hard at work now, Workin the land by the sweat of their brow. They know the land like a mold they did cast, …
The washhouse is near completion and there are much woes for a homestead lady on washday during the winter months. After my husband drove me many times in the horseless carriage to my mother’s home loaded down with many baskets of laundry to wash in her electric machine, I realized there must be some …
Things have certainly been busy as you can see in the above drawing. Molly drew this picture of her perception on daily life. Children often draw things that they are interested in or things that are extremely familiar to them. It was a joy to find this drawing, knowing how happy the children really are …
Early last Monday morning, Joe came knocking on our door. We were just sitting down to breakfast and he says, “Get your things off the back porch washhouse, I am tearing it off today!” Really? We were not prepared, we never knew it would be that soon. The kids and I could not do the …
The field work is in full tilt, the hay is being bailed, the corn is being chopped into silage, and the many hours of dedication and team work it takes is incredible. Hay wagon after hay wagon passes through our yard and the children look on in earnest hope of one day getting the chance …
There are so many things each day to be thankful for that I can hardly keep up. Our family is so blessed. We really have found a good balance in life and keeping life down to the simple needs of living makes for precious fellowship as a family. Days are so full. We work. We …
Wash on Mondays. Wash days are great fun! This past week I had some drama with my wringer washer. A couple things got lodged, including a hose! I was thankful no fingers or arms got stuck. There are always things to be thankful for! I overflowed the rinse water twice in one day and the …
