My Commonplace Book - The Spiritual Power of a Mother by Michael P. Farris pages 9 & 10

My Commonplace Book

Jun. 21, 2006

The Spiritual Power of a Mother by Michael P. Farris pages 9 & 10

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"And, moms, make sure that your children know your prayers. Maybe you will want to do something like what Hannah may have done. Take the time to write down a speical prayer for your children and give it to them. Maybe you could write it down in the iniside cover of your child's Bible. (Keep a copy; kids have a habit of loosing things.)

"The power of such prayers over your child cannot be overstated. The day will come when your son or daughter will see the hand of God and say in amazement: 'This is what my mother was praying about years and years ago.'

"Your prayers have power because they mingle your love with the even greater love of your child's Heavenly Father."
--Michael P. Farris

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Commonplace books are a means of coping with information overload! They help us select, organize, classify, and remember key moral precepts. "When it came time to put away childish things, the role of the copy book was assumed by its close cousin, the "commonplace book." The process of maturation required the production of more-personal collections of writings, meant to provide inspiration, direction, and moral fortitude. Reading the commonplace books of historical figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or any number of antebellum Southern ladies gives us an interior view of each person's self-image and the words that motivated him or her. -- Rachel Toor "Commonplaces: From Quote Books to 'Sig' Files" The Chronicle of Higher Education May 25, 2001"