It’s nearing the end of the month of June; and for many of my readers, this means that the time for growing gardens is well under way! Perhaps some of you even have your own little piece of ground in which you’re raising some vegetables or flowers. Since growing and gardening are on so many minds right now, I thought this would be a great time to not only enjoy the beauty of … [Read more...] about Miller’s Monday Musings #17: On Flowers and Beauty
Miller's Monday Musings
Miller’s Monday Musings #16: An Appeal to Fathers
“There are some fathers who seem to forget that any share of the burden and duty of making the home-life belongs to them. They leave it all to the mothers. They come and go as if they were scarcely more than boarders in their own house, with no active interest in the welfare of their children. They plead the demands of business as the excuse for their neglect. But where is the … [Read more...] about Miller’s Monday Musings #16: An Appeal to Fathers
Miller’s Monday Musings #15: A Tremendous Influence for Good!
“Let me say that no wife can over-estimate the influence she wields over her husband; or the measure in which his character, his career, and his very destiny are laid in her hands for shaping. The sway which she holds over him is the sway of love, but it is mighty and resistless. If she retains her power, and if she holds her place as queen of his life; then she can do with him … [Read more...] about Miller’s Monday Musings #15: A Tremendous Influence for Good!
Miller’s Monday Musings #14: As Christ Loved the Church
“One person alone cannot make a home what it ought to be, or what it might be. One sweet spirit may spread through the home the odors of love, even though there is bitterness and strife among the other members – just as one fragrant flower may spread a breath of perfume through a hedge of thorns. The influence of one gentle and unselfish life may also – over time – soften … [Read more...] about Miller’s Monday Musings #14: As Christ Loved the Church
Miller’s Monday Musings #13: Four Walls Don’t Make a Home
“Four walls do not make a home, even though it may be built of marble and covered with the rarest decorations. A family may be reared in a palace that is filled with the loveliest works of art, and yet the influences may not be the kind that leave blessings behind them. The home-life itself is more important than the house and its adornments. By the home-life is meant all the … [Read more...] about Miller’s Monday Musings #13: Four Walls Don’t Make a Home
