Double Cream

Since the 19th of April I have been in Victoria, Australia taking care of my Mother, who lives in a seniors caravan park. Today I found this lovely fushia growing wild near the fresh water tank and put it in a little milk bottle, and while I was sorting through some mementos and pictures I found an old painting that I made when I was a teenager:

Later today I made a few cloth strawberries just for creative enjoyment. These are a deep pink color, and the ones in the photograph below, on the shelf, are red.

I have put a little bit of scent on them.

It was quite a treat when someone offered to take me shopping again, because I am very dependent on others for transportation. I found this candle holder at the two-dollar store and it looks great with one of those flickering led-lights, which are also available here at the discount stores.

I am campaigning for double cream in the U.S. by using the words Double Cream in the title of this post. This is an opportunity of a lifetime; a market never charted in the U.S. I would probably buy enough double-cream at my local supermarket to make it worthwhile to produce in my area of the country.

Truly I had hoped to show some scenery but have not been given a tour yet. I like the towns being so numerous here and the shopping is so convenient from any direction.

 

Lesson for Ladies

I would like to take a moment to write about the importance of the aged women and remind them of the seriousness of the message that God provided in Titus 2. This was not written to those outside of Christ, but to believers.

To be sober-minded and to avoid speculating-type gossip about other people is something that would be easier to manage in old-age if it were first practiced in youth. So, if you are young, be careful to train your thinking so that your mind does not go to negative, sour, suspicious and impure thoughts. Whatever your character is now, will be more pronounced in you as you age.

Disagreeable conversation is also developed in youth and can make a woman unpleasant.

In the fictional story of Anne of Avonlea, there was a young woman whose personality was so disagreeable that Anne said to her, "You are all prickles and thorns and that is why no one wants to be near you." Young women need to guard their character so that the thorny,prickly and contrary remarks do not become a habit.

Developing good character is like working with clay. I once held a lump of it in my hand and worked it while teaching my children during the homeschool days (those were the glory days). While I was working the clay, it remained soft and pliable, but once I set it down for awhile, it started to harden.

So watch your personality and practice what you want to be like as an old lady. If you are all bitter and thorny now, those qualities will become hardened in your personality later as an older person and will affect the way you are treated. We all want to be treated gently and respectfully when we are older, so let us grow in graciousness while we are younger. Avoid hasty, sharp replies and condemning, critical talk when conversing. An easy way to learn this is to always keep in mind that if you are a Christian (a Christ-One) you are a soul-winner. Jesus said that if he would be lifted up from the earth, he would draw all men unto him. Think about drawing people to you by your gentleness. Think of how those souls may drawn to the gospel message. Apply God's character instructions prayerfully to your personality now while you are pliable and can be worked, so that in your old age they will harden into beautiful silver and gold.

 

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