Status Updates From The Hidden Art of Homemaking

“That added touch of beauty, the extra bit of work, the imaginative creative cooking, if done by the Christian with a conscious love for the Lord, is not only helpful to the individuals for whom we are cooking, but it is accepted by the Lord as having been done for him. How can it be anything but important, and utterly worthwhile?“

“Food cannot take care of spiritual, psychological and emotional problems, but the feeling of being loved and cared for, the actual comfort of the beauty and flavor of food, the increase of blood sugar and physical well-being, help one to go on during the next hours better equipped to meet the problems.“

Never in my life have I conjured up a mental image of reading aloud to children but damn that do sound kinda nice - mary oliver 😭 perelandra 😭😭 anne of green gables 😭😭😭😭

“Indeed, the memory of even short-lived beauty makes it worthwhile to take time and energy to provide a background of beauty for the human relationships developing in your home.“

In an environment where pulling support for feeding people and providing opportunities or merely donating to causes is the norm, it's honestly bringing a convicting tears to my eyes to hear about how the author used to live by the train tracks and when people traveling the tracks would come to her door she'd prepare food for them on a tray with a bouquet, candle, and gospel of John and encourage them to enjoy all.