December 22. A lovely day! Thank you, Lord. And a busy day. Laundry. Writing letters. Making cheesecake bars and tofu pudding. Making an anniversary card for Daddy. Daddy went out and got the car registration renewed. This afternoon, I did a bit of work on ladies’ lessons, and Daddy and I tried to finish checking John chapter 8, but we still didn’t finish. Have twelve verses to go. “1To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.” Psalm 46:1-3 Praise God that He is our refuge (our shelter, our hope, our trust); our strength, and our help in adversity. Not only is He our help, He is a “present” help—He is right here, in our company, ready at hand. And not only is He a present help, but He is a “very” present help—speedily, exceedingly, greatly, utterly present to help. He couldn’t be any more ready or any closer at hand. Thank you, Lord, for being so close so that we have no need whatsoever to fear no matter what happens. December 23. 48th anniversary. Thank you, Lord, for the lessons we’ve learned and the joys we’ve shared through these many years. A dark and cloudy day with just a little rain. This morning, Daddy and I searched for Shelby restaurants to see where we wanted to go out to eat. None of them really had what seemed pleasing so we finally settled on China Buffet. It had good ratings, and we had been there before and enjoyed the food. We were quite disappointed today, however. I didn’t fill my first plate, but just put bits of this and that to see what I would desire to have more of. All the “hot” food was cold, however, except for a small piece of fish. Needless to say, I did not refill my plate with hot food. Had a taste of mint cream, and that tasted pretty good. And that was our outing for today. Thankful for a hot cup of homemade soup after we got home. This afternoon, I tried to write “Happy Anniversary” on the cheesecake I had made yesterday, but there wasn’t enough space using the smarties so I just wrote “Happy Day.” Took some pictures. Made a birthday card. And this evening, we all had a good time playing a table game together after Christy washed the dishes. “6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.” Psalm 49:6-9 The redemption of a soul is so costly that no amount of money whatsoever can be given to God to redeem a lost soul. I’m so thankful that the price has been paid, and that it is enough for everyone, both rich and poor. If I had to pay for my own redemption, the only price I could pay would be eternal death and separation from God.
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