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Beatitudes for a Housewife
Blessed is she whose daily tasks are a labor of love; for her willing hand and happy heart translate duty into privilege, and her labor becomes a service to God and all mankind.
Blessed is she who opens the door to welcome both stranger and well-loved friend; for gracious hospitality is a test of brotherly love.
Blessed is she who mends stockings and toys and broken hearts, for her understanding is a balm to humanity.
Blessed is she who children love, for the love of a child is more to be valued that a fortune or fame.
Blessed is she who sings at her work; for music lightens the heaviest load and brightens the dullest chore.
Blessed is she who dusts away doubt and fear and sweeps out the cobwebs of confusion; for her faith will triumph over all adversity.
Blessed is she who serves laughter and smiles with every meal; for her buoyancy of spirit is an aid to mental and physical digestion.
Blessed is she who preserves the sanctity of the Christian home; for hers is a sacred trust that crowns her with dignity.
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The Rose
Some say love it is a river
That drowns the tender reed.
Some say love it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love it is a hunger
An endless, aching need
I say love it is a flower,
And you it's only seed.
It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken,
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live.
When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long.
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong.
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love,
In the spring, becomes the rose.
Ladybug! Ladybug!
Fly away home.
Your house is on fire.
And your children all gone.All except one,
And that's little Ann,
For she crept under
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White Rose of YorkRoses have a long and colorful history. They have been symbols of love, beauty, war, and politics. The rose is, according to fossil evidence, 35 million years old. In nature, the genus Rosa has some 150 species spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Mexico and including northern Africa. Garden cultivation of roses began some 5,000 years ago, probably in China. During the Roman period, roses were grown extensively in the Middle East. They were used as confetti at celebrations, for medicinal purposes, and as a source of perfume. Roman nobility established large public rose gardens in the south of Rome. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the popularity of roses seemed to rise and fall depending on gardening trends of the time.During the fifteenth century, the rose was used as a symbol for the factions fighting to control England. The white rose symbolized York, and the red rose symbolized Lancaster, as a result, the conflict became known as the "War of the Roses."Roses were in such high demand during the seventeenth century that royalty considered roses or rose water as legal tender, and they were often used as barter and for payments. Napoleon's wife Josephine established an extensive collection of roses at Chateau de Malmaison, an estate seven miles west of Paris in the 1800s. This garden became the setting for Pierre Joseph Redoute's work as a botanical illustrator. In 1824, he completed his watercolor collection "Les Rose," which is still considered one of the finest records of botanical illustration.It wasn't until the late eighteenth century that cultivated roses were introduced into Europe from China. Most modern-day roses can be traced back to this ancestry. These introductions were repeat bloomers, making them unusual and of great interest to hybridizers, setting the stage for breeding work with native roses to select for hardiness and a long bloom season. Many of these early efforts by plant breeders are of great interest to today's gardeners.
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The Song of Solomon uses the phrase "rose of Sharon" to describe the beauty of a young woman [2:1]. The plain of Sharon was known for its beautiful flowers in the time of Solomon. The entire second chapter of the Song of Solomon is quite poetic:
"I [am] the rose of Sharon, [and] the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so [is] my love among the daughters. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me [was] love. Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I [am] sick of love. His left hand [is] under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please. The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice."My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over [and] gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines [with] the tender grape give a [good] smell."Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. O my dove, [that art] in the clefts of the rock, in the secret [places] of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet [is] thy voice, and thy countenance [is] comely. Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines [have] tender grapes. My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his: he feedeth among the lilies. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether."
The pictures above are what some believe to be the actual rose of Sharon, which, according to archeological records from the area, is not actually a "rose" at all according to the modern definition, but a member of the gladiolus family.
The Bible does not use the rose of Sharon as a symbol for Jesus so far as I can tell but this phrase obviously has had tremendous resonance in our culture.
No one today knows exactly what this flower looked like at the time of Solomon. The Hebrew word chabatstseleth is translated as "rose" but Hebrew lexicons say this referred to a "meadow saffron" many of which can still be found in the area today. Gilead was nearby and the balm of Gilead is mentioned in the Bible [Genesis 37:25; Jeremiah 8:22; 46:11] as a healing ointment of great value, sometimes used as a trading commodity. There is not direct Biblical connection between the two but your question was quite interesting because of this. Portions of today's roses, called rose "hips", are used for medical treatment.
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Dear Father,
I need your help today.
I want to care
for those you've sent into my life,
to help them develop the special gifts
you've given them.But I also want to free them
to follow their own paths
and to bring their loving wisdom
to the world.Help me
to embrace them without clutching,
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I am the 37 year old wife to Franklin for 11 years. I am mom to 2 boys and step mom to 2 girls. I have 5 step grand children. I am a SAHM and I am glad I have that opportunity. I have 5 dogs and 3 cats. I am a quiet person and try not to bother no one. My Lord comes first in my life and family follows. My mom is my best friend and it scares me to know our time together is getting shorter. My dad is one of my many heroes. I love to go camping, fishing and hunting. I like to read, cook, to be creative. I am always up for making new friends. At times I do disappear from the net. I take brakes to regroup and refresh, or I could be having a bad spell with my illnesses. May take a few days or a few months. Will always return. I am a good listener and try to give good advice if the situation warrants it. I guess you could say I am just plain country and lovin' it.
Loving God,
As a mother gives life and nourishment to her children,
so you watch over your Church. Bless these women,
that they may be strengthened as Christian mothers.
Let the example of their faith and love shine forth.
Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor
them always with a spirit of profound respect.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
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