Commun ty Matters Newton Presbyterian Manor
March 2018
Chaplains Corner: The clean crib By Jerroll Martens, chaplain Newton Presbyterian Manor
“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.” Proverbs 14:4 This metaphor is from the life of a farmer. The ox was used to pull ground-tilling implements in preparing the soil for planting. The farmer could go out with a spade and work the soil, but the ox could do so much more. However, the ox needed a crib in which to live and be nourished. He was also messy and the crib must be cleaned. The farmer would need to feed and care for the ox, but the much greater crop was more than worth it. A wise decision. Do we want our life to yield a good crop? It will take effort, time and energy to live close to God. It surely begins by receiving the Lord as our Savior and letting Him use our lives. Living for God must be a priority! There will be care and involvement in the lives of others. It may even be messy and difficult. And like the crib, our lives may need some cleaning along the way, but our investment in serving the Lord is so well worth it: a wise decision.
Ginny Humphrey led the way for career women.
A pioneering professional Ginny Humphrey helped blaze a trail for women in the workforce In 1950, Ginny Humphrey was one of only a handful of women to graduate from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. In post-war America, women were expected to lead lives of domesticity, even though many had gone to work during World War II. By the end of the war, only 10 percent of married women with children under the age of 6 held jobs or were seeking them. Ginny was different. With her degree in hand, she pursued not just a job, but a career in the insurance industry, while married and raising four children. Ginny’s daughters shared her story with us to honor her during Women’s History Month, which is celebrated every March. Ginny has lived at GINNY, continued on page 2