Many of the devotional memoirs in GEMS OF THE HOME were written during the eleven years we lived in the country in Missouri. Each devotional memoir is a "gem"-a remembrance of when I was a stay-at-home mom and home-maker. I realized how important it was to me and my family that I be drawn close to the Master in my daily life. It is also important for the working mom and home-maker to be closer to the Master too. It is my desire to lift Jesus up in your life, to help you make Him the center of your existence, and to make you a spiritual success in God's eyes. May these devotional memoirs help you to discover how you can live a life of victory through the Lord Jesus Christ. I hope you enjoy reading these devotional memoirs and reliving with me the activities as a mom and home-maker. -- Jane Landreth