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Summer Time is ... Vol. 4 No.8
Book in Review
June 20, 2012
A time to read
by Jacquie Foote
“Mother’s Musings and More” written by Lovina E. Miller was published by Carlisle Printing, Sugarcreek, Ohio, copyright 2010. Only eighty six pages long, this delightful little book contains the thoughts … and prayers … of an Amish Mom, busy with the joys and challenges of being a mother as well as a grateful and loving daughter and sister. Expressed in rhyme, concerning joy or loss or feelings of failing, in English or Deutch, Lovina’s thoughts are filled with a serenity that can only be attributed to the One she calls her “purest
Many of the writings are prayers or meditations worthy of being read and reread as pointers to acceptance of and an active participation in the special plan God has for each one of us. Lovina divides her Musings into 9 sections. Sketches, simple and fitting, are sprinkled throughout and there are pages for readers to record musings of their own. The table of contents shows the important times in our lives … the times when we most often need to think on our journey through this life. Never preachy, never “puffed up”, Lovina’s words tell of the ways she has found to Treasure”.
pray that God will guide her way. Perhaps because good food makes for a happy tummy which, in turn, frees the mind for meditation, Lovina’s eighth section, the one right before “Index”, is “Recipes” which includes a great recipe for baked meatballs, “baking hints” and even a recipe for liquid plant food! This book is perfect for women and girls who are trying to live … or who are interested in learning about living … a Christian life. It is a book to own. (To do so, contact Mrs. Lovina E. Miller, 8350 Girdle Rd., Middlefield, Ohio, 44062)
A time to listen
Tell Me a Story - Mother Knows Best In the chimney of a large fireplace in which was a boiling saucepan full of something savory, a whole family of flies were assembled. From the inviting stew arose a steady column of steam. A little fly said to his mother, “Oh! How delicious! How I should like to fly across the white steam, for, if the smell is so good here on the wall, what must it be to go through the middle of it and have it all rushing around you!” His mother remarked, “You must not think of anything so foolish. The attempt is too dangerous.” “But, why?” said the little fly, somewhat peevishly. “I have noticed,“ said his mother, “that whenever any have attempted to fly through, they have always fallen upon the pot and been killed. And I do not think you would fare any better.” “But, I am strong,” argued the little fly, “and I know that no harm could happen to me.” “Be advised,” said the parent, “mother knows best.”“Does she?” muttered the little fly to himself, “Only wait till I have a chance and we’ll see.” Presently, important matters took the mother away. The attempt was immediately made by the little fly. But, sad to say, the steam was too much for the self-willed fly, strong as he fancied himself, and, as he was breathing his last gasp, he just managed to get out this remark, “Ah! It is quite true, mother knows best.”
by Sarah Miller
Now, there are many boys and girls like that little fly. I have seen such children and I have heard, too, the sulky remarks when father or mother requested something to be done. “Oh, but I don’t want to do that.” Or there is the twist of the shoulder that says as plain as words can say, “I wish you would let me alone and let me have my own way and not be so particular.” But many have found that they must admit, “Oh, if only I had done as Mother said!”
A time to see!
S.E.B.
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