Wow. Adam and I had decided last year to start celebrating the 12 days of Christmas, including not decorating the house until Christmas Eve. For us it was a measure of not adding to the already Great Burden of Busyness that is the month of December.
It's good to know there is some good historical/theological context we can put this is as well.
"Those seeking the life of the spirit should be cheerful and free, and not neglect recreation. Married people must act in conformity with their vocation--but their progress will of necessity be but the pace of a hen." --Teresa of Avila
"Some things God can teach us only very slowly, at the pace of walking, the speed of life." --Arthur Paul Boers, The Way Is Made by Walking
What does a hen do all day? Nothing but walk about in endless circles, pecking at this or that--yet she is one of the most creative and productive of God's creatures. Though my days may take me in circles, I pray for the daily fruitfulness of a hen as I nurture the four boys and two girls God has given us.
"For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly makes all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison." ~Theodore Roosevelt
"Reading makes a man full; conference makes a man ready; writing makes a man exact." ~Sir Francis Bacon
O God, you have taught me since I was young, and to this day I tell of your wonderful works.
~Psalm 71:17
"No matter how many kids you might have, I am firmly convinced that a person can find the time to do the things they want to do." ~Dortha, in The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio
“Nothing has really happened unless its been described [in words]. Keep a diary. Don’t let a day pass without recording it, whether something interesting happens or not. Something interesting happens every day.” ~Virginia Woolf
"The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new."
~Samuel Johnson
"How can I know what I think till I see what I say?”
~E.M. Forster
All text and photos are property of the blog owner and may not be reproduced without permission. (Short sections of text may be quoted with a link as attribution.)
1 comment:
Wow. Adam and I had decided last year to start celebrating the 12 days of Christmas, including not decorating the house until Christmas Eve. For us it was a measure of not adding to the already Great Burden of Busyness that is the month of December.
It's good to know there is some good historical/theological context we can put this is as well.
Post a Comment