Here we go!! So, you know how people say we need to learn from our past?!? Well, that usually is referring to something negative right? Not this time. Have we ever considered looking at the past and going back there? It is a biblical principle Jeremiah 6:16 says to go back to the old paths if you want things to be back the way it should be.
The thing that started this thinking was when I learned recently that the Ten Commandments were posted in school until 1980! You mean we used to teach our children what morality was?? The ABCs were taught with Bible verses until 1900, Bible study was required to graduate from high school! Children were not spared the “rod” at school. Respect was not only expected it was demanded. Girls were taught what it was to be a servant to there husbands. (I want to put a little disclaimer in here that if it were my way everyone would homeschool their children, and teach them biblical truth, morality and work on character issues, before reading, writing and arithmetic. Parents being fully responsible for training there children in the way that they should go.)
Excerpt from a 1950s Home Economics Textbook
Compiled by Ms. Leslie Blankship
Columbus, Ohio
Have dinner ready: Plan ahead even the night before to have a delicious meal on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed.
Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-wary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift.
Clear away the clutter: Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift, too.
Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair, and if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.
Minimize all noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quite. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him. Some don'ts: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day.
Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax-unwind.
Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.
Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax.
The goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
Wives stayed home in order not to blasphemy the word of God (Titus 2:5).
Some interesting quotes and statistics I found.
1774 - Ben Franklin stated, “Introduce into public affairs the principles of Christianity and it will change the face of the world.”
Violent crimes went up 544% since religious principles were removed from schools in 1963. Thomas Jefferson said that religion is the friend to government because it teaches morals of the heart.
Before 1962, the courts said, “We only allow divorce for six reasons. They are the six reasons God allows as written in the bible. God made the family (Adam’s and Noah’s) and so we have to use God’s precepts/rules to govern the family.” What??? Wow!!!
This is only a short list, but enough to maybe make you too think about the past.