on becoming meek & quiet

Metal Adornments

2017-07-30T01:16:00.000-04:00

The following is taken from Section 6 of the “Introduction to Volume Five” of APA: "In every democracy, there is a disconnect between reality and perception, with this disconnect voicing itself in the people voting for politicians that promise unfunded prosperity as if a person could borrow his or her way to being wealthy. The argument is that right investment—say, investments in education,

How to read ... as good now as it was in 1883

2017-01-06T01:07:00.000-05:00

... you should find out what you want to read, find out what you want to know about, find out what subjects most interest you-and then, when you have found out, read the best books on this subject. Don't layout a course of reading, or, if you do, rest assured that before it is finished you will be laid out. A course of reading is like an encyclopedia; it is meant to take in everything. Now,

No Makeup Look … an idea whose time has come

2016-12-29T01:02:00.000-05:00

https://www.yahoo.com/style/the-no-makeup-look-is-getting-a-new-face-tracey-103015493458.html

Discard everything that does not “spark joy" …

2014-10-24T20:43:00.000-04:00

A unique view of organization, Marie Kondo's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, can be distilled down to two concepts, «Discard everything that does not “spark joy,” after thanking the objects that are getting the heave-ho for their service; and do not buy organizing equipment — your home already has all the storage you need.» Cited from

Why I Cover

2012-01-13T16:49:00.001-05:00

The symbol representing that Adam was created first, then Eve; that the man was not made for the woman but the woman for man is the hair on a woman’s head, with long hair on the head of the woman disclosing to humans and angels that the woman understands she remains, in or out of marriage, as a disciple’s body is to its inner self. Therefore, since the woman’s long hair relates to the

Thoughts on Tea …

2010-07-19T12:54:00.001-04:00

As I look around me in this wonderful country I call home, I see my fellow countrymen ensnared in slavery, slavery to the almighty dollar. Either they don’t have enough or they have too much, both of which are deadly. In ancient Greece, the rich man lived on the same street as the poor man, and conspicuous consumption did not mar the rich man’s abode—it would have been unseemly to display more

An Example of Low Cost Design Ideas

2010-04-09T09:15:00.003-04:00

image from 30 Low-Cost Cabinet Makeovers, Better Homes & GardensAs mentioned in a previous post, using a painting, or in this case a poster from which to draw your design inspiration, shows how an old kitchen can be modernized with just a coat of paint. Adding just one mug in the same sunny yellow ties the entire «look» together. Again whether you are just starting out or simplifying your life,

A Treasure From the Past …

2010-02-26T09:09:00.003-05:00

Love God...Reverence your parents.Submit to your superiors.Despise not your inferiors.Be courteous to your equals.Pray daily & devoutly.Converse with the good.Imitate not the wicked.Be always desirous of learning.Study virtue & embrace it.Provoke nobody.Restrain your tongue.Covet future honor, which only virtue & wisdom can procure.In 1834, the Massachusettes Sabbath School Society borrowed from

Design for Life -or- How to Save Money

2009-11-24T10:28:00.000-05:00

"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." — William MorrisThe fame of Morris during his life was probably somewhat obscured by the variety of his accomplishments. In all his work after he reached mature life there is a marked absence of extravagance, of display, of superficial cleverness or effectiveness, and an equally marked sense of

Never judge a book but its cover …

2009-04-18T12:54:00.004-04:00

Overnight singing sensation, Susan Boyle, is truly the wakeup call we've all been needing. She is the embodiment of the failing of judging by appearances «for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart (1 Samuel 16:7).» What a shame it would have been for Susan to go to her grave never to have shared with the world her amazing

I dreamed a dream …

2009-04-17T12:29:00.001-04:00

My cap is off to Susan Boyle … never give up!

Today, while the promise still stands … choose life … be a doer

2009-03-22T12:18:00.007-04:00

When the sons of God mature sufficiently that they are no longer interested in playing pretend with the Lord but are interested in actually understanding the mysteries of God, then these sons of God begin to peel back the deception of the Adversary (who has deceived the whole world — Rev 12:9) and reveal previously unknown levels of linguistic precision in Scripture. But this can only occur

New Cap

2008-04-27T17:18:00.006-04:00

I am trying out a new cap, the Matron, from Plain-n-Simple Headcoverings, which is made from Kannik's Korner Mob Cap pattern. It is made of cotton organdy, and I wore it for several weeks before I sat down the other night and removed the top stitching and rolled and hand-stitched down the edges all around. Now it doesn't catch in my hair

Sarah Brightman - Symphony

2008-03-06T00:03:00.000-05:00

I wish that I had been in another room to only hear the concert last night on my local PBS station, but I was watching--and I couldn't believe my eyes. Sarah Brightman's voice, the highest selling soprano of all time, was filling Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral), Vienna--with ethereal sound, usually drawing pictures in my mind of an angel singing--but I was appalled at what I was seeing.

Building Treasure in Heaven …

2007-12-31T10:30:00.000-05:00

In response to a previous post on the disappearing woman, a reader has taken me to task for, as she perceives, destroying my temple by being self-deprecating and by making myself a slave to people who dishonor me and misuse me and disregard my work. If I am not to be concerned about body and raiment (Luke 12:23) and I am to be about building treasure in heaven (Matt 6:19-21), then I do not need

Tabernacles - Feast of the Seventh Month

2007-10-01T17:26:00.000-04:00

Portrait de Jeune Fille en Costume d'Arles' by Antoine Raspal, 1779The feast of the seventh month, or Tabernacles, or Succoth, will end this week. Huguenots, French Protestants, kept this feast of eight days always beginning on the first Friday of September, which means seventh. This is a time of feasting and looking forward to ultimate peace with family and friends . . .

Perspective: The Invisible Woman

2007-09-24T12:00:00.000-04:00

--By Nicole Johnson [this was received in my inbox, I could help but pass it on]It started to happen gradually. One day I was walking my son Jake to school. I was holding his hand and we were about to cross the street when the crossing guard said to him, “Who is that with you, young fella?” “Nobody,” he shrugged. “Nobody?” The crossing guard and I laughed. My son is only 5, but as we crossed the

This symbolic garment of grace …

2007-09-08T18:29:00.000-04:00

The Apostle writes that his people, natural Israel, stumbled, that through their trespass salvation could come to Gentiles, with salvation forming a new nation of Israel (1 Pet 2:9-10), one reckoned not through physical descent but through spiritual descent, so as to make natural Israel jealous (Rom 11:11, 14).Pause for a moment: how will worshiping on Sunday and eating swine’s flesh make natural

“Wives don’t have to obey their husbands.”

2007-04-20T18:03:00.000-04:00

"In 1977, Mr. Earl Roemer took a pastorate in Anchorage and Kenai Alaska. He held his first Bible study on the Kenai Peninsula sometime in the late fall, and he began this Bible study by saying, “Wives don’t have to obey their husbands.” He might as well have poured diesel fuel in a campfire: flames of anger swept the room as men insisted that, indeed, wives had to obey their husbands. What these

Faith Like Abraham's …

2007-04-14T17:24:00.000-04:00

The Apostle Peter said: God has made no distinction between natural Israel and Gentiles converts, having cleansed the hearts of those Gentile converts by faith (Acts 15:7, 9). Receiving a circumcised heart and mind requires faith of the magnitude Abraham displayed when leaving kith and kin and journeying to Canaan where he sought a city whose builder and designer was the Lord (Heb 11:8-10). A

Review - Christian Dress & Adornment

2007-02-04T11:51:00.000-05:00

"Even those who disagree with some of the author's positions will find CHRISTIAN DRESS AND ADORNMENT worth reading..." Book Description"In CHRISTIAN DRESS AND ADORNMENT Samuele Bacchiocchi reminds us that while clothes do not make a Christian, Christians do reveal their identity through their clothes and appearance. The Bible does not prescribe a standardized dress for Christian men and *women,

How does one escape the world?

2007-02-03T22:32:00.000-05:00

It’s hard to become engaged in politics and not become part of the world. It’s pretty hard to follow the dictates of fashion and not be a part of the world. It’s even harder to keep up with the Joneses and not be part of the world. And it’s pretty hard to keep the holidays of the world without becoming enmeshed in worldly things. In the democratic West it is an implied part of good

Making a Covering

2007-01-28T12:51:00.000-05:00

As I sit here in my little warm office, listening to WETA classical radio on NPR via my computer with streaming audio, I am so thankful for modern conveniences. I have a soft chair and lots of light and I can toggle my computer screen to play a series of photos gleaned from the web of Amish and Mennonite and other covering women, of reenactors in 18thC costume and French or Nouvelle France

Can a football game be a study in becoming meek & quiet?

2007-01-09T22:47:00.000-05:00

And the answer is a resounding yes! Boise State University, touted as a classic David against Goliath (Oklahoma’s Sooners), wowed the nation and won our hearts with their quiet determination, sportsmanlike conduct and flawlessly completed new twists on old textbook plays to win the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day.When interviewed after the game, both coach and quarterback named backup quarterbacks

Broidered Hair

2006-12-31T13:07:00.000-05:00

All pictures courtesy VRoma ProjectFrom the back, this lovely hairdo would generously fill any woman's prayer cap or veil. The hair is obviously long, well kept and beautifully dressed. I wish my hair were long enough to wind around my head as many times as this matron's lovely crown.But other views of this marble bust from the Flavian era, 69-96 CE, show just how much effort, time, pommades