Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. — Psalm 133
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This is the central and longest movement in Becky's life. For her and Phil, as for Edmund Burke, family [as set forth in the 4th & 5th commandments] was the first and only natural society and, as such, served as the universe's organic touchstone for validating or nullifying all the artificial forms of society invented or conceived by humans. Family was ecology ... everything else was mere economy.
This [natural] society, founded in natural appetites and instincts, and not in any positive institution, I shall call natural society. Thus far nature went and succeeded: but man would go farther. The great error of our nature is, not to know where to stop, not to be satisfied with any reasonable acquirement; not to compound with our condition; but to lose all we have gained by an insatiable pursuit after more.
As such, it was not coincidence that Phil & Becky moved to a farm in SE Kansas after their marriage in 1977 and began their life together closer to nature than any city life could provide.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to be continued ...
... We will be providing more detail on this vital movement in Becky's life as Phil and their children have opportunity to recollect and articulate. In the meantime, DO NOT HESITATE to share your comments below about what you learned about family and kids from your interactions with Becky.
Share YOUR memories of Becky HERE ... and let us know who you are. THANKS.
ReplyDeleteMy introduction to Becky occurred on a Sunday morning in the summer of 1993. Our infant congregation, Heartland Community Church, was holding services in the gymnasium of Love Box Company. I'd mentioned to someone that I was interested in homeschooling. I had 2 boys and was pregnant with our daughter. I was directed to Becky who was sitting on the bleachers deep in conversation, looking up at the person standing in front of her. Her son Walter, then a toddler, came and crawled into her lap and began fiddling with the buttons on her blouse. Without a pause or any embarrassment, Becky gave him access to nurse and continued her conversation. Wow!
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DeleteMaryKay Larson