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Under the Parsonage Roof by Althea S. Miller
APPLES OF LOVE Qn the hustle and bustle of getting " " a ll the household linens washed and packed prior to the 1,000 mile move from Virginia to Florida, Moth er stepped hard into a small hole on the lawn by the clothesline. The jolt threw her to the ground with her fist doubled up against her body by the ribs. She finished packing and left on the long hot trip to the time of un welcome pain from several cracked ribs. The p a in h a u n t e d Mother for weeks. Just about the time she was beginning to draw some free breaths she hurt the lower part of her back in trying to move an unpacked box. “ Here we go again,” she groaned. “What a summer this has been. After : we finally get settled in a house of j our own, I’m going to rest for a solid j week. And pity the person who dares say ‘Nay’ to me.” Even as she con- i soled herself Mother knew her self- I made promise was likely a lovely I pipe dream. After a particularly hot and trying day as she stood over a still hotter stove finishing up the evening meal she raised her heart to the Lord and said half audibly, “ Dear Lord, I’ve j done nothing but moan and groan I for weeks now with one ache after another. I’m just not worth my salt any more.” “ Oh yes, you are,” her startled ears heard a childish voice disagree. “ At : least you are here to kiss us good night when we go to bed.” Leaving her work at the stove Mother gathered her eight-year-old son into her arms. “ Thank you, dar ling.” Her voice was so choked she could hardly hear the words. “ I’m glad you think it is important to kiss Mother good night.” A new vigor possessed Mother as she went about her evening chores. The spontaneity of a child’s love is priceless. She realized anew the im portance to her children of her pres ence and demonstrated love. Inher ent in the heart of every child is the need for love’s assurances and protec tion. Inherent too in Mother’s heart is the need for assurance that God’s love is behind each trial for her good and His glory. “ Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you . . . But rejoice . ; .” (1 Pet. 4:12, 13). And Mother sang. JANUARY 1957
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