The Very Best Home Furnishing. Earlier this week I was doing a bit of research for a historical presentation that I will be giving later this month. I was studying the book Little House in the Ozarks”. It is a compilation of many columns Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote for the Missouri Realist. I found myself hovering over page 37. The following lines were read and reread many times.
“Let’s be cheerful! We have no more right to steal the brightness out of the day for our own family than we have to steal the purse of a stranger. Let us be as careful that our homes are furnished with pleasant and happy thoughts as we are that the rugs are the right color and texture and the furniture comfortable and beautiful.”
The Very Best Home Furnishing
I then examined myself.
I squirmed in my seat a little.
Had a sour mood of mine stole the brightness of the day from the people I loved most in the world?
Once again I was reminded that happiness in a home does not come from material things.
It comes from the love shared amongst the people who inhabit it.
Here’s to pleasant and happy thoughts,
Laura
“When a person has an abundance, his life does not result from the things he possesses. ~ Luke 12:15
Good Sunday Morning, Laura. A very good reminder for us this morning. I love the photo you created with this quote.
God bless your day and a very happy Valentine's Day to you and yours!
Mmmm. It's like medicine.
*hugs*
Kelley~
Perfect reminder for all of us.
Good word…
I thank you, Laura, for this gentle reminder. I was squirming in my seat right along with you. I just finished reading Saving Graces by Laura Ingalls Wilder and now I am looking forward to going back to the pages I've marked because there is always something to be gleaned from her words…always.
Thank you for sharing this. A good reminder to us all.
What a lovely way to view our homes – and the power we hold to make it truly beautiful and pleasant; which has absolutly nothing to do with material goods.
Love this. Going over to check our your giveaway, please come by and do the same with my giveaway, too.
Do you like pretty teacups??? ♥♥♥
Laura,
What a wise woman Laura Ingalls was. I love her quote.
Judith
This is a lovely quote, Laura, and a subject on which I'm sure that we can all improve.
Amalia
xo
These are wise words indeed and a good reminder for us all to remember, every single day.