Homestead & Bread 
Abundant Living 07/20/2009
 

ABUNDANT LIVING

I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show any human being let me do it now.

But let me not defer or neglect it: For I shall not pass this way again…

SAVE:  It is the secret of security

WORK: It is the price of success

LAUGH:  It is music to the soul

PLAY: It is the secret of youth

GIVE: It is too short a day to be selfish

BE FRIENDLY: It is the road to happiness

THINK: It is the source of power

READ: It is the fountain of wisdom

LOVE: It is a God given privilege

 

PRAY: IT IS THE GREATEST POWER ON EARTH

 

 
The Candy Cane 07/17/2009
 
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The Candy Cane

 

White Candy

White symbolizes the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus

Hard Candy

Symbolizes the solid rock, the foundation of the Church and the firmness of the promise of God

Peppermint Flavor

Like that of the biblical herb Hyssop which was used for medicinal purposes and symbolizes healing

“J” Shape

To represent  the name of Jesus who came to earth as our Savior. It could also represent the staff of the “Good Shepherd” with which He reaches down into  the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who like sheep have gone astray.

Red Stripes

Red color symbolizes the atoning sacrifice

Large Red Stripes

Blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life.

Smaller Stripes

The stripes of scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. Three stripes also symbolize Trinity- Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Candy

Meant to be broken and shared, just as His body was broken that we might share in His inheritance and also that we might share it with others.

 
 
 
Beatitudes for Parents

Blessed are those parents who make their peace with spilled milk and with mud, for of such is the kingdom of childhood.

Blessed is the parent who engages not in the comparison of his child with others, for precious unto each is the rhythm of his own growth.

Blessed are the fathers and mothers who have learned laughter, for it is the music of the child’s world.

Blessed and wise are those parents who understand the goodness of time, for they make it not a sword that kills growth but a shield to protect.

Blessed and mature are they who without anger can say "no", for comforting to the child is the security of firm decisions.

Blessed is the gift of consistency, for it is heart’s-ease in childhood.

Blessed are they who accept the awkwardness of growth, for they are aware of the choice between marred furnishings and damaged personalities.

Blessed are the teachable, for knowledge brings understanding, and understanding brings love.

Blessed are the men and women who in the midst of the unpromising mundane, give love, for they bestow the greatest of all gifts to each other, to their children, and—in an ever-widening circle—to their fellow men.

Marion E. Kinneman
(1895-1985)