I finally finished the book Keeping House: the Litany of Everyday Living. It was well worth the effort to continue the battering I took for not doing all I should do as a homemaker. I don't know if the author intended to convict me about all I seem to let go by the wayside but I stand corrected. I don't fully agree with every point she made, but she did make one thing clear. As a keeper at home, you must be home and plan time to keep the home.
Here is a quote from the last chapter of the book. "A well-kept house thus possesses a kind of sacramental quality. It is no substitute for either the kingdom of God or the church. But it is a kind of foretaste of the kingdom. A nurturing and hospitable home can be a reminder that God has always been in the business of making a home for people, that God desires that people should have the food and clothing and shelter associated with home, that one day our tattered and partial provision of these things for one another will be gloriously supplanted by God's perfect provision of shining robes and a sumptuous feast in God's own house."
Here is a quote from the last chapter of the book. "A well-kept house thus possesses a kind of sacramental quality. It is no substitute for either the kingdom of God or the church. But it is a kind of foretaste of the kingdom. A nurturing and hospitable home can be a reminder that God has always been in the business of making a home for people, that God desires that people should have the food and clothing and shelter associated with home, that one day our tattered and partial provision of these things for one another will be gloriously supplanted by God's perfect provision of shining robes and a sumptuous feast in God's own house."
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