Abe Lincoln's stepmother

Hi there my friends

Every wise woman buildeth her house Proverbs 14:1 KJV


Sarah Johnston Lincoln 1788- 1869

Sarah was a widow with 3 small children when Tom Lincoln appeared at her cabin in Kentucky in 1819.  A year earlier, Tom had lost his wife, leaving him with 2 small children.  He asked Sarah to marry him, and she accepted.
What Sarah found out at the Lincoln cabin in Indiana, saddened her.  The floor was dirt.  The children barely had clothes on their backs.  Soon after Sarah's arrival, wooden planks covered the dirt floor, and the Lincol children had new clothes.
Sarah, was a kind, cheerful person, who knew how to manage children.  From her, young Abe learned about fairness as he saw Sarah treat the stepchildren and her own the same.
She sensed great potential in Abe, and although she could not read or write, she encouraged him to educate himself.  There were few books in the one room cabin, but they had a Bible, and he read it until he knew much of it by heart.  Years later, Abe's speeches and writings were enriched by quotations from the Bible.
Abraham Lincoln said of his stepmother, "God bless my mother; all that I am or ever hope to be I owe to her."
Good homes do not just happen: They are built.  Live by biblical principles and teach them to your children and they, like "honest Abe," will be a strong force for good in a fallen world.
Ladies do the best you can to build your home how our Lord desires you to.  Do not look at what others think is right only you and the Lord knows what is best for you.
I love you all, have a blessed day.
Alice Marie ^-^