p. 14 | A Happy Home by MRS. A. C. CASSADAY

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 13, 1916

A Happy Home

By MRS. A. C. CASSADAY

MRS. A. C. CASSADAY

Love is an essential element in the home,—love for God and love for one another. The blessing of heaven cannot rest upon a home where love does not reign supreme. “Courtship,” it is said, “is the mere alphabet of love, and the wedding season its first lesson.” With the establishment of a home comes a time of readjustment in the lives of those concerned. It is then that the chief lesson of adaptation must be learned, that there may be no shipwreck in the years to come.

A beautiful building and costly furniture do not insure the happiness of the home. Often a humble cottage is home in the truest sense, for there hearts are happiest.

Parents hold a grave responsibility in the opportunity they have for teaching their children the principles of true home making. If their children are reared under right influences, in an atmosphere of industry, peace, and harmony, they will go forth to found homes where angels will love to linger.

Nothing more quickly mars the beauty of a home than a fretful, faultfinding spirit. The physical condition of the mother may have much to do with this; but should she not then seek God for overcoming grace? All the money in the world cannot buy a home, for “home is where the heart is.” Shall we not do our best to make the home nest a pleasant, cheerful place? Shall we not, as home makers, so faithfully fulfil our duty that we may stand before the Master as workmen who need not be ashamed?