Friday, July 04, 2025

Books for the Home 4b


Greetings, I hope you will pray and plan for a day of purpose and pleasantness at home.

I have been talking about books I once used in my home. Today I discussed these books:



The Eric Sloane book, below, is suitable for boys and young men at home. It contains information for
creative activities and personal conduct/manners.



You can search for these online at Thrift Books, Abe Books and other sellers, including Walmart.com

I read this poem by Edgar Guest:

Hard Luck

BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST (1881-1959)
Ain’t no use as I can see
In sittin’ underneath a tree
An’ growlin’ that your luck is bad,
An’ that your life is extry sad;

Your life ain’t sadder than your neighbor’s
Nor any harder are your labors;
It rains on him the same as you,
An’ he has work he hates to do;

An’ he gits tired an’ he gits cross,
An’ he has trouble with the boss;
You take his whole life, through an’ through,
Why, he’s no better off than you.

If whinin’ brushed the clouds away
I wouldn’t have a word to say;
If it made good friends out o’ foes
I’d whine a bit, too, I suppose;

But when I look around an’ see
A lot o’ men resemblin’ me,
An’ see ’em sad, an’ see ’em gay
With work t’ do most every day,

Some full o’ fun, some bent with care,
Some havin’ troubles hard to bear,
I reckon, as I count my woes,
They’re ’bout what everybody knows.

The day I find a man who’ll say
He’s never known a rainy day,
Who’ll raise his right hand up an’ swear
In forty years he’s had no care,

Has never had a single blow,
An’ never known one touch o’ woe,
Has never seen a loved one die,
Has never wept or heaved a sigh,

Has never had a plan go wrong,
But allas* laughed his way along;
Then I’ll sit down an’ start to whine
That all the hard luck here is mine.

(*"Allus" is a way of saying "always".)


 This poem has an interesting message about thinking that "nothing ever goes right for me" or "I'm always having hard luck."  Start in your youth to adopt the habit of being an being an over-comer that will help others overcome the same problems.


I also recommended hefty doses of ingredients from Philippians 4:7 before you even face your day at home. One of my grandchildren takes her Bible outside first thing of a morning and reads aloud as she takes a slow walk before the noise of the day begins.

2 doses of rejoicing
1 dose of  a combination of reasonableness, gentleness and refinement
1 dose of prayer
unlimited doses of thanksgiving
 
Repeat throughout the day as needed. It is not possible to over-dose. 

Maintains peace and provides an adequate guard for your hearts and minds.

Please enjoy homemaking while you listen today.


8 comments:

Marie said...

Mrs. Sherman, your hairstyle with the bow on the side is inspiring me to do the same it is so beautiful on you. I did the same thing recently but with a large clip but have not tried it with a bow clip. Your dress as usual is so lovely and I have been especially inspired to add sleeves to my dresses because of you. I do think we are “sleeve deficient” in this era! I am just beginning to listen to this broadcast but had to leave a comment before I listened because I was so thrilled to see another video and had to tell you thank you and how absolutely beautiful you look in this with the dress, the hairstyle and the makeup. I love the lipstick! Also I looooove the dosage that scripture gives and how you framed it like that! Love, your happy blog reader

Lydia said...

Marie thank you. I’m planning a clothing for the home series and will cover bare arms.

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Those books look wonderful. Lovely post. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.

Jenni said...

I really loved the excerpt you read from Wives and Daughters. Thinking well of other people and hopeful for the future is so important. I was wondering if you have any book suggestions or character examples from books/movies on how to be wary of flatterers.

Lydia said...

Dear Lydia,
On your video Helpful reading material, it was very useful the books you mentioned and I loved the little house on the prairie paper doll set, I bought the same set for my daughter Rachel when she was little, we still have them, she used to love paper dolls.

Books for the home 2, I loved the poem you read I actually cried, sometimes it is really hard when my children are astray but I try and stay strong and keep moving ahead. I loved the lipstick you had on, it was very attractive on you.

Books for the home 3, You look beautiful in blue, excellent color for you. I loved the term culture changer!

Books for the home 4a, again love the recommendation of books you give and I love the movie the magic of ordinary days, I bought it on thriftbooks last year. I watch it quite often.

Books for the home 4b, I like how you disguise inappropriate pictures in magazines, I love the thankful prayer. also Eric Sloan .

Dahlia

MELODY JACOB said...

I loved this! That Eric Sloane book sounds like a gem for young guys. And Edgar Guest's poem, "Hard Luck," is such a great reality check—we all have our struggles, right? It's easy to forget that sometimes. Getting those "doses" from Philippians 4:7 sounds like the perfect way to start any day.

melodyjacob.com

Lydia said...

Melody, thank you for your visit!

Lydia said...

Thank you for your visit from Canada!