Oh, I must be away - so much to do!
(image from Addison Galleries)
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The Blue Bowl
All day long I did the little things,The little things that do not show;
I brought the kindling for the fire,
I set the candles in a row,
I filled a bowl with marigolds—
The shallow bowl you love the best—
And made the house a pleasant place
Where weariness may take its rest.
The hours sped on, my eager feet
Could not keep pace with my desire.
So much to do! So little time!
I could not let my body tire.
Yet when the coming of the night
Blotted the garden from my sight,
And on the narrow graveled walks
Between the guarding flower stalks
I heard your step, I was not through
With services I meant for you.
You came into the quiet room
That glowed enchanted with the bloom
Of yellow flame. I saw your face;
Illumined by the firelit space,
Slowly grow still and comforted—
“It’s good to be at home,” you said.
~ Blanch Bane Kuder
(found at Ladies Against Feminism - please also find time to read the article at this link)
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The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
(is not the writer of Genesis is the master of understatement?)
3 comments:
Lisa,
Thank you so much for this post. We are created to be help mates to our husbands. Sometimes I forget that. That we were made to be his other half. Thank you for reminding me. Thank you also for your sweet comments.
Dru
I clicked on the link and read the article. That's one of the most beautiful things I've read in a long time. For a number of reasons, some of my own doing and some not, my homemaking has not always looked like the description in that article. I hope to do better.
After taking a brief look at your blog, I decidedly like it!
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