Under His Construction

• Mar. 5, 2008 - Mother Carey's Chickens

Just wanted to give you a sweet little taste of the delightful book I am reading.

"She had but one keen desire: to go to some quiet place where temptations for spending money would be as few as possible, and live there for three or four years, putting her heart and mind and soul on fitting the children for life. If she could keep strength enough to guide and guard, train and develop them into happy, useful, agreeable human beings, - masters of their own powers: wise and discreet enough, when years of discretion were reached, to choose right paths, - that, she conceived, was her chief task in life, and no easy one. "Happy I must contrive that they shall be," she thought, "for unhappiness and discontent are among the foxes that spoil the vines. Stupid they shall not be, while I can think of any force to stir their brains; they have ordinary intelligence, all of them, and they shall learn to use it; dull and sleepy children I can't abide. Fairly good they will be, if they are busy and happy, and clever enough to see the folly of being anything but good! And so, month after month, for many years to come, I must be helping Nancy and Kathleen to be the right sort of women, and wives, and mothers, and Gilbert and Peter the proper kind of men, and husbands, and fathers. Mother Carey's chickens must be able to show the good birds the way home, as the Admiral said, and I should think they ought to be able to set a few bad birds on the right track now and then!"

• Mar. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

I've had this book in my wish list for quite awhile now. The desire to move someplace quiet resonates with me. Just today, little Sunshine was telling me all about the farm where she wants to live. Until that happens, we'll make the most of the dirt we have here. We're working on a little garden. :)

Peace to you,
Renae
http://reflective.homeschooljournal.net

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• Mar. 6, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Honeybee

That sounds so good! I can't wait to read it. Thanks for the reminder! :)

Blessings,
Melissa

http://livinglifebetweenthetrees.blogspot.com

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• Mar. 6, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by onecrazymom

Renae - Yes - a quiet place of solitude - in the book they are just about to move to a charming little home in the country - I'm with Sunshine - this is the desire of my heart! ALthough a cabin in the woods beside a running stream would suit me just as well! ( : I hope you get the book - you'll love it!

Melissa - Oh yes - go get it out and start enjoying! ( : Please post about it as you read - I would love to hear your thoughts as well! ( :

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