1. I found out my church is making a nursery for "my babies"as it was put! They have already started and Jedidiah so much enjoyed what was done this past Sunday! They've gotten a rocking chair and foot stool, crib/changing area, and toys!! Pastor grabbed up Jedidiah this past Sunday and held him as he greeted everyone on their way out. Jedidiah was quite content!
2. Gabriel had what we thought was the start of care for scoliosis (diagnosed by another doctor) with an orthepedic children's doctor. We found out he is "the picture of health" as the doctor called him and that he does NOT have scoliosis and filled us in on some really important other things! Praise the Lord!
3. Babe and Gabriel hiked for 8 hours this past Saturday for Pikes Peak Summit on the Bar Trail. Gabriel was disappointed they didn't make it but I am sure he will next time. People were asking how old Gabriel was and he got the comment that he was "a tough kid". During this outing Babe figured out something wasn't quite right with himself and he has had one doctor's appt. and waiting for another to confirm things. Probably be having surgery soon. He sees a surgeon on the 18th. Seems like a weird praise but the hike brought things to light for him and it is something that he wants done soon since the girls will be arriving and we need his lifting strength if I end up with a C-section! More on that later if it comes about.
4. Thunderstorms have started. I LOVE thunderstorms!!!
5. Gabriel had training at the Ranch. He got to chink the cabin or fill in chinks in the cabin with ash, sand, straw, etc. He was told to kick the woodpile before he touched it! There are rattle snakes and snakes have been seen around the wood pile. He got to show a group of kids how to use the corn husker as did other trainees. The man and lady that are supervisors and kind of act like "parents" seemed very kind. The man made the kids that were there for training pancakes and bacon out on the homestead fire for something special! The bacon was from one of last years pigs.
6. My baby shower at church was so special. I was definitely showered with gifts, diapers, money. The church as a whole gave me $200 towards a double stroller!! I also have a lot of adorable twin girl outfits!!
I shared with the ladies two things that made me think of my church.
I Thessalonians 5:11
"Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."
(Annalina and I decorated frames with ribbon, flowers, and dazzle and put this Bible verse in it as a thank you to the ladies.)
"The more tightly we are attached to Jesus, the more purely His love can pass through us. And oh, what a love it is!--Max Lucado
Showing posts with label Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quotes. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
" . . . and I did not speak out."
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Jew
And then they came for me--
and there was no one left to speak for me." ---Niemoller
Here is another way of saying this in short:
When they came to take away the right to own high capacity magazines for guns I did not speak out--
because I didn't have a need for high capacity magazines.
And then they told me I could no longer homeschool or buy Christian curricula for my kids--
and there was no longer weight behind my words or anyone else words. No one left to stand because our liberties are gone.
The legislation that liberals are trying to bring up may not effect tons of people but that is not the point. What will it be next? Will it be one of the rights I hold dear? Read the except from the article below. Here is what got my attention "Yarmuth says this measure is one of the least controversial attempts at gun control to prevent future massacres." That's how they do it . . . start with the stuff that won't ruffle so many peoples feathers! We have to make sure we're not sleeping through all this. What will it be next or 30 years from now?
Excerpt taken from:
Article: wfpl.org
"The measure would ban the sale or transfer of firearms that hold more than 10 rounds. Supporters point out that some gun magazines have 100 or more rounds.
Yarmuth says this measure is one of the least controversial attempts at gun control to prevent future massacres.
'These magazines serve no legitimate sporting purpose or even self-defense purpose. They are only there for mass killing,' he says."
Can't help it . . . have to requote one of the stanza's of The God's of the Copybook Headings by Rudyard Kipling.
"When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed They sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: 'Stick to the Devil you know.'"
The kids and I quoted this stanza to our chiropractor the other day because it fit with our conversation. He really liked it.
If you want to read a book that speaks of some of the techniques the Nazi's used to take over the rights of the German people read Eric Metaxas book Bonhoeffer . Extraordinary biography. I wish I could remember what chapter it was specifically that speaks of the underhandedness but it is in the first half of the book that writes of the way they changed laws, etc. I'm still reading the book and when completed I'll write about it. The book reaches deep into you.
Eric Metaxas says of Bonhoeffer "He seemed to want to warn everyone to wake up and stop playing church. They were all sleepwalking toward a terrible precipice! But few took him seriously. For many, Bonhoeffer was only one of those bespectacled and over serious academic types, with a good dose of religious fanaticism in the bargain."
Ahhh, no more tonight. My thoughts are down, now rest.
because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
because I was not a Jew
And then they came for me--
and there was no one left to speak for me." ---Niemoller
Here is another way of saying this in short:
When they came to take away the right to own high capacity magazines for guns I did not speak out--
because I didn't have a need for high capacity magazines.
And then they told me I could no longer homeschool or buy Christian curricula for my kids--
and there was no longer weight behind my words or anyone else words. No one left to stand because our liberties are gone.
The legislation that liberals are trying to bring up may not effect tons of people but that is not the point. What will it be next? Will it be one of the rights I hold dear? Read the except from the article below. Here is what got my attention "Yarmuth says this measure is one of the least controversial attempts at gun control to prevent future massacres." That's how they do it . . . start with the stuff that won't ruffle so many peoples feathers! We have to make sure we're not sleeping through all this. What will it be next or 30 years from now?
Excerpt taken from:
Article: wfpl.org
Congressman John Yarmuth Backs Bill to Ban High-Capacity Ammo Magazines
"The measure would ban the sale or transfer of firearms that hold more than 10 rounds. Supporters point out that some gun magazines have 100 or more rounds.
Yarmuth says this measure is one of the least controversial attempts at gun control to prevent future massacres.
'These magazines serve no legitimate sporting purpose or even self-defense purpose. They are only there for mass killing,' he says."
Can't help it . . . have to requote one of the stanza's of The God's of the Copybook Headings by Rudyard Kipling.
"When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed They sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: 'Stick to the Devil you know.'"
The kids and I quoted this stanza to our chiropractor the other day because it fit with our conversation. He really liked it.
If you want to read a book that speaks of some of the techniques the Nazi's used to take over the rights of the German people read Eric Metaxas book Bonhoeffer . Extraordinary biography. I wish I could remember what chapter it was specifically that speaks of the underhandedness but it is in the first half of the book that writes of the way they changed laws, etc. I'm still reading the book and when completed I'll write about it. The book reaches deep into you.
Eric Metaxas says of Bonhoeffer "He seemed to want to warn everyone to wake up and stop playing church. They were all sleepwalking toward a terrible precipice! But few took him seriously. For many, Bonhoeffer was only one of those bespectacled and over serious academic types, with a good dose of religious fanaticism in the bargain."
Ahhh, no more tonight. My thoughts are down, now rest.
Friday, January 20, 2012
The Light and the Glory
A few weeks ago I finished the book (for my own personal reading) The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshall and David Manuel. Aside from the Bible of course this was the next most influential book I have read. It is telling and documenting the Christian roots of America. So much was said about George Washington and I won't even get to him. He was truly an amazing person.
I am not good at thinking through and putting words together right now but if I was to sum up this book I would say stressed the importance of keeping a short account with God and next "enduring hardness as a good soldier of Christ."
I have asked God to help me grow this year. Last year was EXTREMELY tough on just about every level one could imagine and I want to live this year closer to my Lord than the last . . . greater faith and greater love being my main focuses.
Quotes:
George Washington said: "To the distinguished character of a Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of a Christian."--Love this quote for my boys especially
Abigail Adams in a letter to her husband: "I feel no anxiety at the large armament designed against us. The remarkable interpositions of heaven in our favor cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. He who fed the Israelites in the wilderness, who clothes the lilies of the field and who feeds the young ravens when thy cry, will not forsake a people engaged in so righteous a cause, if we remember His loving kindness." What faith!!
Samuel West preached in Boston: "Our cause is so just and good that nothing can prevent our success but only our sins. Could I see a spirit of repentance and reformation prevail throughout the land, I should not have the least apprehension or fear of being brought under the iron rod of slavery, even though all the powers of the globe were combined against us. And though I confess that the irreligion and profaneness which are so common among us gives something of a damp to my spirits, yet I cannot help hoping, and even believing, that Providence has designed this continent for to be the asylum of liberty and true religion."
"Because the way to deepening in Christ is the Way of the Cross: the way of self-denial--of unconditional surrender of one's own will to God's will, and of true covenant commitment to one another." This is the Way to which He has called all serious Christians ("If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me"-Luke 9:23)
"In our hearts, we also know that God has called us Christians to a horizontal as well as vertical covenant. But the cost--of turning from our independent ways, of being willing to hear God speak to us through the lips of others, of coming into the light by exposing the hidden sins of attitude or thought, of humbling ourselves by admitting where we are wrong-is more than most of us care to pay."
Does this quote describe much of America today or what?
"But to an agnostic, who has no Redeemer, no Saviour, no Comforter, no source of grace or forgiveness or Providential intervention, the concept of the utter depravity of man is so depressing that he has to believe in the basic goodness of man--or go into despair. Such a man simply blinds himself to the bankruptcy of his philosophy, and goes through life carefully avoiding a head-on confrontation with reality, all the while affirming the nobility of "the brotherhood of man."
"But the intellect is on of Satan's prime harvesting grounds for reaping the fruit of pride, and without the strong check and balance of an awareness of the danger of self-righteousness, it can soon become an instrument for the glorification of self, not God."
". . . it became rather naive and even a trifle primitive to think of God in such intensely intimate and personal terms as had been the case in first-century Christianity."
I am not good at thinking through and putting words together right now but if I was to sum up this book I would say stressed the importance of keeping a short account with God and next "enduring hardness as a good soldier of Christ."
I have asked God to help me grow this year. Last year was EXTREMELY tough on just about every level one could imagine and I want to live this year closer to my Lord than the last . . . greater faith and greater love being my main focuses.
Quotes:
George Washington said: "To the distinguished character of a Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of a Christian."--Love this quote for my boys especially
Abigail Adams in a letter to her husband: "I feel no anxiety at the large armament designed against us. The remarkable interpositions of heaven in our favor cannot be too gratefully acknowledged. He who fed the Israelites in the wilderness, who clothes the lilies of the field and who feeds the young ravens when thy cry, will not forsake a people engaged in so righteous a cause, if we remember His loving kindness." What faith!!
Samuel West preached in Boston: "Our cause is so just and good that nothing can prevent our success but only our sins. Could I see a spirit of repentance and reformation prevail throughout the land, I should not have the least apprehension or fear of being brought under the iron rod of slavery, even though all the powers of the globe were combined against us. And though I confess that the irreligion and profaneness which are so common among us gives something of a damp to my spirits, yet I cannot help hoping, and even believing, that Providence has designed this continent for to be the asylum of liberty and true religion."
"Because the way to deepening in Christ is the Way of the Cross: the way of self-denial--of unconditional surrender of one's own will to God's will, and of true covenant commitment to one another." This is the Way to which He has called all serious Christians ("If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me"-Luke 9:23)
"In our hearts, we also know that God has called us Christians to a horizontal as well as vertical covenant. But the cost--of turning from our independent ways, of being willing to hear God speak to us through the lips of others, of coming into the light by exposing the hidden sins of attitude or thought, of humbling ourselves by admitting where we are wrong-is more than most of us care to pay."
Does this quote describe much of America today or what?
"But to an agnostic, who has no Redeemer, no Saviour, no Comforter, no source of grace or forgiveness or Providential intervention, the concept of the utter depravity of man is so depressing that he has to believe in the basic goodness of man--or go into despair. Such a man simply blinds himself to the bankruptcy of his philosophy, and goes through life carefully avoiding a head-on confrontation with reality, all the while affirming the nobility of "the brotherhood of man."
"But the intellect is on of Satan's prime harvesting grounds for reaping the fruit of pride, and without the strong check and balance of an awareness of the danger of self-righteousness, it can soon become an instrument for the glorification of self, not God."
". . . it became rather naive and even a trifle primitive to think of God in such intensely intimate and personal terms as had been the case in first-century Christianity."
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Beauty of Spring
I'd rather have roses on my table than
diamonds on my neck.
~Emma Goldman
For myself I hold no preferences among flowers,
so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.
~Edward Abbey
Just about every morning when Gabriel goes outside to take care of our dog he brings me back some beautiful flowers from our yard and I enjoy that! I keep the collection on my kitchen counter and this time of year I have a beautiful bouquet! The picture above is what my kitchen flowers look like now!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
. . . spread it before the Lord
In devotions the other day I read II Kings 19:14.
"And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and
spread it before the Lord."
I LOVE this phrase "spread it before the Lord"! As my Bible study note said that the Lord of course didn't need to read the letter because He knew all about it! It is such a human thing to do to lay it all out and say "Here is my problem . . . I need help." I feel like I did this to an extent this week with a certain problem and it is was good. I need to converse with my Father and spread it out in front of Him. He wants me to seek Him in prayer. Of course, yes, He knows my situations but the petitioning is healthy for me and besides He has told me to do it!
My Bible has a note that says "The Lord certainly did not need to read the blasphemous letter of the Assyrian king in order to know what it contained. Nevertheless, it pleases Him when we "remind" Him of His promises and of our dependence on Him."
I may be goofy but I just love that phrase! ". . . spread it before the Lord" it really gives me a humorous and secure feeling at the same time. Kinda like "Ok God, you gotta see or listen to this . . . let me tell you about this . . ." that's where I see the humor and yet He knows and He listens and He helps there comes the security.
I am reading The Light and the Glory (by Peter Marshall and David Manuel). This book whether one agrees with the premise of the book or not is challenging personally as it looks at the lives of people who made an impact on the beginnings of America. I was so challenged yesterday when I read about the Pilgrims. I'm a spiritual wimp! I was challenged by their tenacious faith and their attentiveness to keep a short account with God. They were masters at laying things before their Father God. Here is an excerpt from the book talking about their time on the Mayflower.
"It added up to seven weeks of the hell of an ill-lighted, rolling, pitching, stinking inferno, the kind that brings up sins that had lain buried for years--anger, self-pity, bitterness, vindictiveness, jealousy, despair. All these surfaced sins had to be faced, confessed, and given up to the Lord for His cleansing. No matter how ill they felt, or how grim the daily situation, they continued to seek God together, praying through despair and into peace and thanksgiving."
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Conversation with My Daddy
My Dad called yesterday because he was doing a study on a word in Scriptures and as he was studying he thought of me and that what he was reading might be of help to me. He gave me a call and talked through it with me. I love my Dad (my Mom too!). They are both encouragers in different ways. Anyway, I want down all this because it was so good. Anybody who reads this will know one of my greatest flaws but that is ok. I am human and we all have them. I have struggled with this GIANT since I was a child and that GIANT is fear. I love the perspective the following quote puts on servitude and fear.
In a discussion on Philippians 2: 7 which states that Christ took on the "form of a servant" (servant/doulos) it was noted that "when Christ takes on the form of a slave (Dell Johnson prefers they said 'servant' because a servant has a choice and is voluntary whereas a slave is choiceless...choiceless Christianity is Constantinian not New Testament where preaching is the method of persuasion, assuming the power to choose), he enters into full solidarity with mankind in its subjection to sin, law and death." "It is the form of the servant that exactly describes Jesus Christ's incarnation in the deepest abasement."
The discussion continues "Thus the Lord's form as a servant unmasks the nature of the unredeemed man as a 'doouleia." The sin of man's flesh is "man's obsession with the illusion that he can make or maintain his own life and freedom with reference only to himself and in his own power. That which the Greeks regarded as the highest form of freedom becomes in the N.T. the source of man's abject bondage. Man, bent in upon himself, obstinately waves God's help aside and busies himself in running his own life in his own strength, trusting in his own resources, and falls into the grip of fear (Romans 8:15, Hebrews 2:15). He trusts in the tangible and is subject to the 'bondage' of mortality (Romans 8:21).
I like the next discussion that says so appropreiately "Hence, the redeemed are called upon to 'serve one another in love." Yes, because Jesus said by this shall all men know that you are my disciples, that you love one another. Love, meaning serving, requires the release of our "obsession" with ourselves so we can focus on others.
These thoughts by R. Tuente in an article on "doulos" (Page 592ff) are from volume 3 of The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Colin Brown, Editor, Zondervan publishers. 1971.
The discussion continues "Thus the Lord's form as a servant unmasks the nature of the unredeemed man as a 'doouleia." The sin of man's flesh is "man's obsession with the illusion that he can make or maintain his own life and freedom with reference only to himself and in his own power. That which the Greeks regarded as the highest form of freedom becomes in the N.T. the source of man's abject bondage. Man, bent in upon himself, obstinately waves God's help aside and busies himself in running his own life in his own strength, trusting in his own resources, and falls into the grip of fear (Romans 8:15, Hebrews 2:15). He trusts in the tangible and is subject to the 'bondage' of mortality (Romans 8:21).
I like the next discussion that says so appropreiately "Hence, the redeemed are called upon to 'serve one another in love." Yes, because Jesus said by this shall all men know that you are my disciples, that you love one another. Love, meaning serving, requires the release of our "obsession" with ourselves so we can focus on others.
These thoughts by R. Tuente in an article on "doulos" (Page 592ff) are from volume 3 of The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Colin Brown, Editor, Zondervan publishers. 1971.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It's the Little Things
For Christmas we purchased Annalina toe socks and Ross really liked them and would from time to time ask me to buy a boy pair for him. Ross is not a greedy kid and rarely asks for something. In fact, at Christmas Grandma asked him what he wanted for Christmas and he told her we already had a lot of toys. Hopefully that attitude of contentedness stays and this worlds philosophy doesn't seep in like it has a way of doing . . . anyway I decided today was the day to go to the specialty sock store to get him a pair. He picked out a black and yellow striped pair that resembled bumble bees. He and Annalina came home put on their socks and pretended to be bumble bees buzzing around. He was so happy.
The highlight of my day was tonight Ross asking to sit on my lap and within a short time noticing he is sound asleep for the night. Ross is a very big challenge but he is such a sweet heart. I read a quote today that struck me.
If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. ~C.G. Jung
I can be hard on him. A short time ago I was chastising him because he was telling me "I am trying" and I said "No, you need to not try and just do it". And then my health goes bad and I think "Yah Abigail, don't just try not to worry just do it." It's not that easy it takes encouraging from loved ones and time spent with my Saviour.
Ross adds so much love and humor to our home. Today Grandpa and Grandma sent a care package to us for Valentine's Day. They told us it had new school uniforms in their for the kids. Ross was curious as to what that meant. I had an idea and I was right. We stay in our pj's during school. Yep, we do. Anyway, they sent new Pj's along with some regular clothes. Anyway, my dad said he made up a funny word. The word was "GARK" which stood for Gabriel, Annalina, Ross, and Carson. Ross said "Grandpa must have said that because Grandma wouldn't say anything like that." How right he is!! And cute! His facial expressions I really wish I could video tape! Just too cute!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Being a Mommy with goals vrs. interruptions
I read the following quotes on another blog called thestayathomemissionary.com. I LOVED this quote and how she tied it to making goals for the new year. I make goals but there are little ones running around and life doesn't always go as planned! My children who by nature are interrupters when things need to get done are my primary job and ministry aside from my hubby. She also drew attention to Jesus's ministry on earth and how He had constant interruptions but he dealt with them in love and the gift of attention. Also, I agree that goals are important because they focus us but we need to not lose sight of the people around us.
"The truly purposeful have an ironic secret: they manage time less and pay attention more. The most purposeful people I know rarely overmanage time, and when they do it's usually because they're lapsed into drivenness, into a loss of purpose for which they overcompensate with mere busyness. No, the distinguishing mark of the purposeful is not time management. It's that they notice. They're fully awake." Mark Buchanan, The Rest of God
"My whole life I have been constantly interrupted until I realized that the interruptions were my work." Henri Nouwen
"The truly purposeful have an ironic secret: they manage time less and pay attention more. The most purposeful people I know rarely overmanage time, and when they do it's usually because they're lapsed into drivenness, into a loss of purpose for which they overcompensate with mere busyness. No, the distinguishing mark of the purposeful is not time management. It's that they notice. They're fully awake." Mark Buchanan, The Rest of God
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation-1863
"The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God . . . No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.
It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens. . ."
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Caddie Woodlawn-By Carol Ryrie Brink (And a Wonderful Quote on What it is to be a Lady and Mother)
We have finally completed Caddie Woodlawn. The only reason this book took us awhile to read was because we got very distracted this summer! This is my all time FAVORITE children's story and I bet if I asked Gabriel and Annalina they would say the same. Ross enjoys it very much too! Caddie Woodlawn is a TRUE story of a little girl growing up during the Civil War in Wisconsin. It's about country life, hard work, kindness, love, and integrity.
What I LOVE about this book is the TRUE CHILDHOOD these kids had. They used there imaginations and energy to propel their play. I also like the REAL relationship of the siblings which is full of love but also lessons and fights. This book is FULL of absolutely hysterical stories of them growing up. The kids and I would just be in stitches laughing. This is NOT a "girl book" there is so much for girls and boys.
That being said I have to put in here some wisdom that is so lost in today's culture. The importance of a TRUE WOMAN. I have been so disheartened to see lately the forgotten importance of womanhood/motherhood and it's impact on our history and it's influence on our future. It is not just lost "in the world" but even in our churches. Many don't seem to understand what a woman/mother (especially those that love the Lord and desire to instruct and teach their children in the Bible) does with her time during a week and seems to be ignorant as to their importance AT HOME. I love this segment out of this book about the importance of being a woman/mother . . .
Then the door creaked a little on its hinges, there was a glimmer of candlelight, and Father came in. He went first and looked at Minnie and Hetty. He put a lock of hair back from Minnie's forehead and pulled the sheet up over Hetty's shoulder. Then he came and stood by Caddie's bed. She lay very still with tightly closed eyes so that Father should think her asleep. It had fooled Hetty, but Father knew more than most people did. He put the candle down and sat on the side of the bed and took one of Caddies's hot hands in his cool ones. Then he began to speak in his nice quiet voice, without asking her to wake up or open her eyes or look at him.
"Perhaps Mother was a little hast to-day, Caddie," he said. "She really loves you very much, and, you see, she expects more of you than she would of someone she didn't care about. It's a strange thing, but somehow we expect more of girls than of boys. It is the sisters and wives and mothers, y0u know, Caddie, who keep the world sweet and beautiful. What a rough world it would be if there were only men and boys in it, doing things in their rough way! A woman's task is to teach them gentleness and courtesy and love and kindness. It's a big task, too, Caddie--harder than cutting trees or building mills or damming rivers. It takes nerve and courage and patience, but good women have those things. They have them just as much as the men who build bridges and carve roads through the wilderness. A woman's work is something fine and noble to grow up to, and it is just as important as a man's. But no man could ever do it so well. I don't want you to be the silly, affected person with fine clothes and manners, who folks sometimes call a lady. No, that is not what I want for you, my little girl. I want you to be a woman with a wise and understanding heart, healthy in body and honest in mind. Do you think you would like to be growing up into that woman now? How about it, Caddie, have we run with the colts long enough?"
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