HOME FIRES

Teach the young women to be sober;

to love their children.

Titus 2:4

Ernestine Schuman-Heink is not the first to ask, "What is a home?" But her answer is one of the most beautiful ever penned:

A roof to keep out the rain. Four walls to keep out the wind. Floors to keep out the cold. Yes, but home is more than that. It is the laugh of a baby, the song of a mother, the strength of a father. Warmth of loving hearts, light rom happy eyes, kindness, loyalty, comradeship. Home is first school and first church for young ones, where they learn what is right, what is good and what is good and what is kind. Where they go for comfort when they are hurt or sick. Where fathers and mothers are respected and loved. Where children are wanted. Where the simplest food is good enough for kings because it is earned. Where money is not so important as lovingkindness. That is home. God Bless it.

God asks us to call Him "Father," and family life is at the heart of the gospel. Through Jesus Christ, God the Father has forged a way to adopt many children. As a result, the Scriptures have much to say about what a happy home should be like. Good family life is never an accident, but an achievement by those who share it.

Keeping the home fires burning is letting God’s Word and presence guide your way and keeping the love of God ablaze in the hearts of your family.

The home is a lighthouse that has the

lamp of God on the table and the light

of Christ in the window to give guidance

to those who wander in darkness.

The question for today is

If I could change any aspect of my home,

it would be?

Taken out of the book of

Quiet Moments with God for women

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