Jesus' home

I saw one of those cross-stitch things that people frame and put up on the wall yesterday that I rather liked. It said:

CHRIST

is the HEAD of this home

the unseen GUEST at every meal

the silent LISTENER at every conversation

I might set Mrs Lloyd sowing!

The home is a marvellous opportunity for building Christian community and civilisation. It can still be a little bit of Christendom and an outpost of the Kingdom whilst an Englishman's home is something like his castle. Of course, Nanny Brown will want to interfere but...

Mrs Beeton a Proverbs 31-er

Did you know that Mrs Isabella Beeton began the first section of her book on Household Management and cookery with a section on the Mistress of the home which begins by quoting proverbs 31? The book aims to encourage frugal, tasteful living well and is packed with wisdom on how to manage the servants, bring up the kids and produce good old British meals. Nancy Wilson would approve, I reckon.