Recently I read an article in Time Magazine titled “Chore Wars”. The piece began by describing something most of us recall: how when large numbers of women began working out of the home, they would come home at night and have to do all the home and family duties as well. These were the ”Super Women”, and [...]
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A Woman “for All Seasons”
Posted in Amazing Grace, Family Matters, Family Roots, Hearth and Home, Home Arts, Mother, Mother's Day, Mothers, Nostalgic Reflections, Reflective Musings, The Aspects of WOMAN, The Home Arts, The roles of a woman, tagged Beautiful Homemaking, Christian Living, Creative Living, Family Matters, Gracious Living, Mother's Day, Mothers, Nostalgic Reflections, Reflecive Musings on May 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When I was very young, she showed me how to feed day-old orphaned kittens from a medicine dropper. She taught me to walk quietly, watching for wildflowers and listening for birds. Mother valued integrity over comfort, and never betrayed the confidences of her family members or friends. She ignored pettiness, and refused to react to crass [...]
The myriad aspects of WOMAN . . . .
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So much has been written about women and their multiple roles, that I hesitate to approach the subject. Only because I have enjoyed being a woman (and girl!) all of my life, do I feel qualified to hold forth on the myriad aspects of WOMAN! Like countless other women I moved from the role of daughter, [...]