“I pity all of you who passed her by, for your fear must be greater than tha t w h ich sh e knew.” Her words, “bothered to in dulge themselves in a little bit of compassion” burn in my thoughts. Where were the loving Chris tians tha t night? Where were the ministers, the Sunday schoo l teachers, the Campus Life teen agers? But mostly — where was I that night and would I have loved ENOUGH? MISSIONARIES HAVE BABIES TOO! If your Women’s Missionary Society is looking for a marvelous gift for missionaries, here is one idea: Better Homes And Gardens has just put out a very complete BABY BOOK including every thing from prenatal care through the sixth year. Missionary mothers have the same fears, questions and doubts that we do except they have no phones which instantly connect them with a doctor, emergency facility or well-equipped hospital, and no dozen other mothers on the block with whom to share problems and solutions. The book would be a welcome addition to any missionary family, but most surely, it would be a practical show of your love and concern as a woman to woman. VALENTINE CANDY IDEA Peanut-butter Balls 1 cup ground dates 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup peanut butter 2 tablespoons soft butter Mix well and roll into small balls. Melt 1 large pkg. of chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons paraffin (wax) in double boiler. Dip balls into chocolate. Let dry on waxed paper. Makes 5 doz. (Sounds like a lot of work, but it’s not!) Recipe sent by Lila Hertzberg, Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Hertzberg has a son attending Biola College. 13 Yvonne Lyn Long Beach
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by Joyce Landorf
T hrow th e words “Valentine’s Day” into a crowd of people and ask them to say the first word that enters their minds. You’ll get: Love Cupid Flowers Cards, poetry, romantic candles . . . Actually, the whole business of Valentine’s Day has been over done and commercialized so much it’s ridiculous! The word “love” still has an age-old meaning, no matter what we do to it. Our Lord listed that word as the highest command ment He could give . . . yet do we REALLY love? A few months ago, a little four- year-old girl was found clinging to a fence on a busy California freeway. She had been abandoned FEBRUARY, 1970
by a mother and step-father who instructed her to say a false name and address. Little Jody did just tha t and for more than twelve hours waited for someone to stop. The Los Angeles Times pub lished this letter from a reader which frankly gets to the point of real loving and what it involves. “I don’t question the actions of little Jody Smith’s parents when they ‘dumped’ their little four- year-old daughter on the Califor nia freeway. Their intent is ob vious. “But I do question mankind, whose disinterest is so great that for 12 hours she could stand, clinging to a fence while not one stout-hearted man or maternal woman bothered to indulge them selves in a little bit of compas sion.
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