C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
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"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope."-Lamentations 3:21
    
    Memory is frequently the bondslave of despondency. Despairing minds call to remembrance every dark foreboding in the past, and dilate upon every gloomy feature in the present; thus memory, clothed in sackcloth, presents to the mind a cup of mingled gall and wormwood. There is, however, no necessity for this. Wisdom can readily transform memory into an angel of comfort. That same recollection which in its left hand brings so many gloomy omens, may be trained to bear in its right a wealth of hopeful signs. She need not wear a crown of iron, she may encircle her brow with a fillet of gold, all spangled with stars. Thus it was in Jeremiah's experience: in the previous verse memory had brought him to deep humiliation of soul: "My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me"; and now this same memory restored him to life and comfort. "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope." Like a two-edged sword, his memory first killed his pride with one edge, and then slew his despair with the other. As a general principle, if we would exercise our memories more wisely, we might, in our very darkest distress, strike a match which would instantaneously kindle the lamp of comfort. There is no need for God to create a new thing upon the earth in order to restore believers to joy; if they would prayerfully rake the ashes of the past, they would find light for the present; and if they would turn to the book of truth and the throne of grace, their candle would soon shine as aforetime. Be it ours to remember the lovingkindness of the Lord, and to rehearse His deeds of grace. Let us open the volume of recollection which is so richly illuminated with memorials of mercy, and we shall soon be happy. Thus memory may be, as Coleridge calls it, "the bosom-spring of joy," and when the Divine Comforter bends it to His service, it may be chief among earthly comforters.
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Monday, September 6, 2010

HSC # 159 ~ "Labor Day" Edition

Welcome to the September 6, 2010 Edition
of the homesteading carnival


Crissa presents Tips and Tricks for Back to School Shopping posted at Real Moms Real Views.

Amy posted 8 Back-toSchool Breakfast ideas & Recipes at Simple Bites.

Bugguysmama presents 5 ways to Keep your child's teeth healthy at Marvelous Mom Reviews.

Check out Jami's 10 favorite sewing tutorials posted at Intentionally Living.

Sheryl Owen presents The ABC’s of Home Ownership, 10 Tips for Organizing Your Garage, and 10 Tips for Finding a New Church Home, posted at Change of Address.

Find some tips on Downsizing your Home with Self Storage posted at Small Notebook.

It's that time of the year again check out the Tips for Shopping the Farmer's Market posted at Gooseberry Farm.

Try your hand at making an Apple Picking tote just in time for apple picking season. This tutorial is posted at The Purl Bee.

The Family presents Putting Up Some Corn - How to pressure can corn posted at Once Upon a Family, saying, "When the freezer is full canning is a good way to keep the garden bounty."

Carol J. Alexander presents Canning Soup posted at Everything Home...with Carol.

Are you in a pickle for a recipe? Have more cucumbers than you know what to do with? Try one of these two easy recipes. Abi presents Lazy Man's Pickles at Scraps of Life and Aunt Ceil's Refrigerator Pickles presented at Gooseberry Patch.

Thomas W. presents a very unique and cheap way to build a scarecrow posted at Happy Farming.

Bobbie Whitehead presents Planting Apple Tree Orchard posted at Farmers Markets News.

Vee Williams presents Day 55 Sun Passion of the Ice Cream posted at Vee's "getting-healthy and diet" ramble-blog, saying, "Not just a "getting health" blog (from 299 lbs to 178 and I'm more than halfway there!) ... we live on a small 2-acre mini-farm, milking our goat for cheese, collecting eggs from our hens, raising vegetables that taste a million times better than anything at a grocery store. Come join us on not only my diet-adventures, but also homesteading and homeschooling lives!"

Fred Lee presents 5 Ways To Get Your Children Involved In Helping Others posted at Parenting Squad.

CPF presents How To Use Vinegar as a Disinfectant posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, "You don't have to use harmful chemicals to get your home clean. See how you can use vinegar to disinfect your home."

Pamela Jorrick presents Well, well, well...water troubles. posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.



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  1. Carol J. AlexanderSeptember 7, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    Thanks for hosting, Apple. Really enjoyed all the articles. Have a great week,
    Carol

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