Mother Culture
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"It is written somewhere, "A mother is only a woman, but she needs the love of Jacob, the patience of Job, the wisdom of Moses, the foresight of Joseph, and the firmness of Daniel." But a mother has not only to have all these things; she must have them all at once, often when she is quite young, and too often when she has had no previous training of any kind of the marvellously varied duties she has to perform." "The wisest woman I ever knew--the best wife, the best mother, the best mistress, the best friend--told me once, when I asked her how, with her weak health and many calls upon her time, she managed to read so much, "I always keep three books going--a stiff book, a moderately easy book, and a novel, and I always take up the one I feel fit for!" That is the secret; always have something "going" to grow by. If we mothers were all "growing" there would be less going astray among our boys, less separation in mind from our girls." |
"What we need is a habit of taking our minds out of what one is tempted to call "the domestic rag-bag" of perplexities, and giving it a good airing in something which keeps it "growing." A brisk walk will help. But, if we would do our best for our children, grow we must; and on our power of growth surely depends, not only our future happiness, but our future usefulness."
"...this power is what we are losing when we refuse to give a little time out of our lives to "Mother Culture."
- read more of this delightful article at Ambleside Online
Crafting, Gardening, Cooking, Photography, Reading :: This is what I do to keep up my much needed "mother culture."
"...this power is what we are losing when we refuse to give a little time out of our lives to "Mother Culture."
- read more of this delightful article at Ambleside Online
Crafting, Gardening, Cooking, Photography, Reading :: This is what I do to keep up my much needed "mother culture."