a poem and a picture..or two

Hey! I'm still alive- really. I thought I'd share this poem/hymn I put in my 'poem column' on my friend's blog. So here goes.

Since this month's theme was a daughter's role in the home, I thought I would a post this beautiful hymn about a Christian home.

A Christian Home by Barbara Hart, 1916

O give us homes built firm upon the Saviour,

Where Christ is Head, and Counsellor and Guide;Where ev'ry child is taught His love and favorAnd gives his heart to Christ, the crucified:How sweet to know that tho' his footsteps waverHis faithful Lord is walking by his side!

O give us homes with godly fathers, mothers,Who always place their hope and trust in Him;Whose tender patience turmoil never bothers,Whose calm and courage trouble cannot dim;A home where each finds joy in serving others,And love still shines, tho' days be dark and grim.

O give us homes where Christ is Lord and Master,The Bible read, the precious hymns still sung Where prayer comes first in peace or in disaster,And praise is natural speech to ev'ry tongue;Where mountains move before a faith that's vaster,And Christ sufficient is for old and young.

O Lord, our God, our homes are Thine forever!We trust to Thee their problems, toil, and care;Their bonds of love no enemy can severIf Thou art always Lord and Master there:

Be Thou the center of our least endeavor:

Be Thou our Guest, our hearts and homes to share.

I'm always convicted by those phrases; 'a home where each finds joy in serving others, and love still shines though days be dark and grim.' What a beautiful picture of a godly home! Christ sufficient is for old and young is another one. Those are just a few of the verses that really stuck out to me, and were an encouragement to me. What about you? What challenged/ stuck out to you in this poem? I hope you enjoyed it. God bless you and be with you as you continue to make Him the center of your least endeavor, and strive to glorify Him. 

~ you sister in Christ, Madi

(p.s.) sorry the verses are typed so weird!) 






Secondly, here's a few pictures from what we've been up to lately...

 me (right ;) and my friend Elisabeth at the Mother-Daughter Tea

our whole group (minus Robinson) Mrs. T., Elisabeth, me, Nonni and Mom. that's the new dress I made... looks better without the coat on! 

okay, there's Robinson at his first (and last :) Mother/Daughter Tea

the tea and the messages we heard from Mrs. Stacy McDonald were amazing! (I hope we get the CD's!)

I just HAD to post this. boy the CDA resort has some good dessert! (of course the finger sandwhiches were good, too.) and the fellowship was absolutely wonderful!

this was awhile ago, but oh well. that's Lexie, me, Autumn, Molly and Livi('s back :)

Autumn, Molly and Lexie. too cute.