The Author
"I was in the company of a talented Christian lady when a friend said to her, "Why have you never written a book?"
"I am writing two," was the quiet reply. "Have been engaged on one for ten years, the other five."
"You surprise me," cried the friend, "what profound works they must be!"
"It doth not appear yet what they shall be," was her reply, "but when He makes up His jewels, my great ambition is to find them there."
"Your children?" I asked.
"Yes, my two children. They are my life work."
"I was in the company of a talented Christian lady when a friend said to her, "Why have you never written a book?"
"I am writing two," was the quiet reply. "Have been engaged on one for ten years, the other five."
"You surprise me," cried the friend, "what profound works they must be!"
"It doth not appear yet what they shall be," was her reply, "but when He makes up His jewels, my great ambition is to find them there."
"Your children?" I asked.
"Yes, my two children. They are my life work."
~Christian Age
So has our own noble mother loved her husband and children, making our lives her life work and her home a haven. Having adorned herself diligently with good works, she is most beautiful to us and shines brightly in her Father's world.
Her most cherished works are so precious as to be secret, yet so great that they cannot but bear fruit that bears evidence before the world.
Mama, from our earliest memories, has persevered diligently in caring for us, nourishing our bodies, but in doing so has not failed to fill our minds with good things, and our souls with better, training us to love her Savior and ours with all our beings. In her home, she has perpetuated the calling of our father, tirelessly working beside him.
In doing these things, our mother has truly lived a life most worthy of her calling, fulfilling the highest mission given to women, and so adorning the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We rise up and call her blessed.
Her most cherished works are so precious as to be secret, yet so great that they cannot but bear fruit that bears evidence before the world.
Mama, from our earliest memories, has persevered diligently in caring for us, nourishing our bodies, but in doing so has not failed to fill our minds with good things, and our souls with better, training us to love her Savior and ours with all our beings. In her home, she has perpetuated the calling of our father, tirelessly working beside him.
In doing these things, our mother has truly lived a life most worthy of her calling, fulfilling the highest mission given to women, and so adorning the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We rise up and call her blessed.
1 comment:
O, Dear Karen and family,
God is gracing you with His sweet provisions of strength and faith to trust His mysterious ways. How can tears be such a sweet mix? But stronger than sorrow is the amazement that in His frowning providence God imparts intimate knowledge of Himself and redeems what the Enemy means for evil in more glorious ways than we can imagine. Your writings attest to this and I am asking the Lord to whom I might pass these on that they might more clearly see the goodness of God in dark valleys. You are a trophy of His grace and I love you. Anne Psalm 31:19-20
"How abundant is Your goodness which You have stored up for those who fear You and which You have worked for those who take refuge in You in the sight of the children of mankind. In the cover of Your presence You hide them from the plots of men. You store them in Your shelter from the strife of tongues."
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