Pictures from Dad's trip to Owena February 3. So thankful for a better night’s rest last night. Coughing was not nearly as violent or prolonged, and longer periods of sleep were enjoyed in between. By 6:45 this morning, I was ready to get up and start letting the lungs clear themselves out. The temperature was around 45º when we got up this morning, and stayed about the same all day long. No sunshine today. I didn’t think I would wash clothes today after doing laundry on Monday and Tuesday, but there was a full load of wash; and then I washed a few rugs/mats. Daddy went off early to Ingles to find some seltzer water for Connie who has been dealing with an irritated throat since being where the AC blew in her face a few days ago. Daddy tried to get seltzer water yesterday, but didn’t find any at Save-a-Lot or at Dollar General. The second half of my morning I got a thank you note written for acknowledging supporters. I wanted a picture to put on the front of the note so spent the rest of the morning into early afternoon transferring and fixing pictures from the camera Daddy took with him to PNG. Whew! I didn’t know there were so many pictures. Still have another hour or two’s worth of work to finish up tomorrow or whenever. Dallas was in charge of the camera, and I’m glad for all the pictures he took. Enjoyed a more restful nap this afternoon too, and was off in dreamland until I was rudely awakened by a coughing spasm. This afternoon, I revised John chapter 14 and afterward printed some crochet patterns since my other projects are finished. “9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11 If God so highly exalted His own Son, whom He made Lord of everything, and Lord of my life, His own Son who was willing to humble himself even unto the death of the cross, surely, surely I should have no other purpose than to highly exalt my Saviour, bowing before Him in praise and adoration for all that He has done for me. February 4. Back down to the 20’s this morning, but nice and sunny. Today was mostly for relaxing. Felt more tired today than I have for a couple days. Finished fixing the pictures from Owena. Must be close to 200 total. Now they all need to be resized. Decided what crochet projects to work on and started on a light green and white shell baby blanket as part of a layette. I re-warmed my soup and finished it. Then we had our nap. Daddy slept quite a while, but I was up within an hour when a cough started plaguing me. This afternoon, I wrote a few e-mails and did a little crocheting. We also sat together and discussed some things as a family. “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 I’m thankful that God not only helps us to DO His good pleasure, but He also helps us to WANT to do His good pleasure. That makes doing what pleases Him an even greater delight.
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February 1. First day of the second month already. Wow! What a lovely day the Lord gave us! Up to 70º this afternoon. How I would have loved to have been able to go for a walk, but not enough energy for that yet. I did do quite a few things this morning, after which I felt pretty worn out. Had determined last night to wash the sheets today. Even if I hadn’t predetermined, the decision would have been made before morning, I sweated so much during the night. Besides doing a load of wash and hanging it out, I folded the things I washed on Monday and remade the bed. By then I was ready for another little bite to eat and then a morning nap. Later, I decided to do something about the pile of receipts and letters on my desk and get the income report up to date. Connie saw "R" (our neighbor) out this morning, so she and Daddy took a note down to her to take to Jean and talked with her a while. This afternoon, I also finished revising John chapter 12 and this evening, I did another chapter in the missionary history of PNG. “1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” Philippians 2:1-4 My prayer for GIBC. February 2. Another nice warm day, but more clouds. This morning, I wrote a couple letters and a couple e-mails. Swept our bedroom and bathroom floors. Spot treated the kitchen floor and washed out the dirty rag used for the past couple spot-treatings. Prepared broccoli and spaghetti for Daddy’s dinner. Only took one nap today, even though I didn’t get much sleep last night. Hoping that will help me to sleep better tonight. Did a little crocheting to relax before nap. This afternoon, I revised John chapter 13 and later finished the beanie I was crocheting – a white beanie with a red heart on the front. “5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” Philippians 2:5-8 January 30. The first couple hours of the night, I got pretty much no sleep. As soon as I lay down, I just coughed and coughed and coughed. Finally, after a couple hours, I turned to my left side and finally settled down for about an hour. Later, I tried my right side, and that was okay too. When my legs got to hurting too much, it was back to the back which was okay by then. It was about 7:00 when I finally got up. Washed hair before starting the day. Had a little snooze in recliner for a while after breakfast, but had to get ready to go with Daddy to Cliffside to take Connie to the doctor. Her appointment with Dr. Green was at 11:00, and we left here around 10:30. It was around noon when we got home so that wasn’t too bad a trip. Bundled up good and warm because the air was cold, and the icy wind was blowing. Whipped up the rest of our tater soup for lunch. Had my afternoon nap in the recliner again. This afternoon, I put a load of clothes in to wash, and later Daddy helped me hang them out. Called and made an order of Dr. Schultze products. Made a shopping list. Revised verses 1-19 of John chapter 12. Fixed toasted cheese sandwiches for our supper. Had a nap on the bed. Took a while for the cough to settle down, but finally got comfortable enough to get some rest and be a bit refreshed. When I got up, I did the mountain of dishes that somehow had accumulated in the kitchen. “25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 26That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.” Philippians 1:25,26 Fun and Fellowship at the Secret Sister meeting January 31. Another night of coughing. So tired and worn out. Had naps in the recliner today so I would not have to sleep lying down. Daddy went off to shop at WalMart. Thankful that he is feeling well enough now to do a little something. I cooked fish to go with my amaranth for breakfast. Tasted so good. Put away groceries after Daddy got home. Made a smoothie for late-morning snack (or maybe eary lunch). Then prepared the fixin’s for a pot of soup. Our other soup finished yesterday. It was after 12:30 before the soup was done, and I enjoyed a bowlful before having afternoon nap. This afternoon, I printed out my February schedule, printed out income reports for Daddy to use in preparing tax returns, and printed out the next set of Sunday school lessons. Got gifts together for C&C to take to the secret sisters’ meeting this evening, one for Regina and one for the one who gave to me (Andrea). “27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. Philippians 1:27,28 Whether we are here, or whether we are there, our desire for GIBC is that their behavior is becoming to the gospel, that they will stand fast in one spirit (perseverance, in unity), and that with one mind (unity) they will strive or labor together for the faith of the gospel. It is also our desire that they will not let anything their adversaries do terrify them. They need to remember that their adversaries will be destroyed, and their standing fast in time of persecution will be a token to their adversaries of the destruction to come. On the other hand it would be a token of their own salvation, showing that their trust in Christ was firm, and that they will eventually overcome. January 27. It was a long night. Up every hour. Sleep a while. Cough a while. This morning, I made potato soup. It tasted so good for our lunch today. This afternoon and evening, I revised Pidgin John chapter 9. “9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:9-11 A prayer for the saints January 28. Thankful for a bit better night’s sleep last night. This morning, Daddy went off to the post office to mail the Sunday school lessons to Owena. (Please pray that these lessons make it to Owena quickly and safely) And I went back to bed. He came home a bit after that and then went off to Verizon to pay the bill and to WalMart for milk. After my morning nap, I swept the office and kitchen floors and spot treated them. This afternoon, I revised John chapter 10, made some banana muffins, and did a little crocheting. “According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.” Philippians 1:20 My earnest expectation, my hope is that the Lord will come again. I am anticipating His return, and as I wait, I pray that I will never be ashamed in anything. I never want to disgrace the gospel, but to honor it in all that is done in my life. May I always have boldness to speak for Christ, and may His greatness always be declared through my life, no matter whether I live or die. January 29. Another stay at home day. I’ve been so chilled. About the only places I get warm are in bed or in the living room. Daddy and I “went to church” livestream again this week. The rest of the day, I took naps, revised John 11, did a little crocheting, washed dishes twice, coughed too many times. “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 My sole aim in living is to glorify Christ. Oh, may it be so! January 25. Another day has come and gone, and I don’t know which way it went. Everything just seems to be oblivion these days. The hours go by somewhere, and little has gotten done, but I feel like I’ve worked all day and gotten worn out. Praise the Lord for another nice day. Did another load of wash while the weather was warm and sunny so shouldn’t have to do any on Friday. Even though there was sunshine and it was just about 70º again, I could feel a difference in the air and did not sit out today like I did yesterday. Even when I brought the clothes in off the line at the warmest part of the day, I could feel that air in my chest, and it did not feel like a good thing for me. Daddy did not feel up to taking Connie to the dentist office this morning for her appointment to have her bad tooth extracted so Connie sent a text off to Ellen to see if she could help. So thankful for Ellen’s willingness to do that on short notice. They were gone longer than expected because an emergency patient came in and had to be taken care of first. January 26. I think the temperature did get up to around 60º today, but there was a cold north wind blowing. This morning, Daddy and I slept in until 7:00. Later in the morning, he read me the rest of his December journal notes for the December progress report. Then I went through my own December notes to see if there was anything to add from this end, but didn’t see anything other than to mention the projects I’d been working on for Owena. Finished getting the progress report set up, and Daddy proofread it. Sent that off to Pastor Ogle this afternoon. I also proofread the “How to Study the Bible” notes again and got the file with corrections sent off to Connie. "All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." (II Corinthians 1:20) January 23. A very chilly, damp day. Quite dizzy again this morning when I got up. Managed to get through shower, and then lay back down a while. Very little strength today. Praise the Lord that Daddy slept without much hacking last night. Ate a little bit of grains and seaweed when I finally got to the kitchen for breakfast. Later I had some of the papaya crisp I made yesterday. For lunch, I had a cup of soup, and afternoon snack was a small container of applesauce. This evening, I had a craving for mashed potatoes so cooked up three potatoes and mashed them and also cooked a little frozen spinach. It was a nice change for supper. Started getting sore throat and bad earaches this afternoon. About the only profitable things I managed to get done today were get this past weeks journal notes ready and send them to Connie, write one e-mail, crochet two eyes for the toy elephant, wash the dishes. September 24. The Lord gave us a pretty sunshiney day today. In the mid-60’s this afternoon so Daddy and I took advantage of that to get outside in the fresh air. We have so longed for some fresh air. And we let some of that nice fresh air into the house for a while too. Thank you, Lord, for this special blessing. I determined before morning that I would do a load of laundry today. Went to bed last night with the chills. Added bathrobe and extra blanket to get warm. A few hours later, the chills had turned to sweating. So this morning, I washed bedding and nightgown, and hung quilt out to air. After getting the laundry hung out, I put fresh bedding on the bed. Looked over the Bible study notes I had sent Connie some time ago and found a couple mistakes. Oops! After getting the clothes in off the line this afternoon, I sat out on the back porch for a while and started writing a letter to Mike so I can put it in the envelope with the Sunday school lessons. Hopefully, Daddy can get those mailed in the morning when he takes Connie to the dentist. This set will replace the set that got lost. Then we have another set about ready to send as soon as I get the lessons printed. They are already proofread and corrected. And hopefully, I can start feeling well enough pretty soon to get back to a somewhat normal schedule of daily activities. Finished Mike’s letter this evening. Then did dishes. There were quite a few more to do tonight. “1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” Ephesians 5:1,2 January 22. Daddy did not get much, if any, sleep last night; and neither did Connie and I. After I’d been up and had my shower, I felt really dizzy so lay back down after having a bite to eat. Last night I got really hungry for protein and got up and had a piece of cheese. I guess my body has been deprived of protein since I haven’t felt like eating the past few days and have only been drinking, but no protein drinks. Today I made sure I had plenty of protein - yogurt, protein powder, tofu. Connie stayed home with me this morning in case I needed help since I was dizzy. Daddy went off with Christy, and she dropped him at Kings Mountain Hospital emergency to see about his getting some treatment. Christy went on to church, but left about the middle of the main service when Daddy texted her. Picked up her Dad and stopped at Walgreens for him to fill a prescription. I took advantage of the quiet while Daddy was gone and got some rest. Got up a little before 11:00, and Connie and I listened to today’s service livestream. Had hoped to catch a little more shut-eye before Christy and Daddy returned, but they arrived back shortly after I lay down. So that was the end of that. I did manage to get a little nap later in the afternoon when Daddy was resting quietly in the chair. After the girls left for church this evening, he took a second dose of his inhaler and has been sleeping (or resting at least) quietly ever since. Praise the Lord! (Today is February 2nd. It has been about 15 days since Dad got sick, and he is still coughing quite badly. Please pray for him to continue to get better. Thanks!) Since I was able to eat a bit more today, I felt a little stronger this afternoon. Made a popo (papaya) crisp and managed to do up the dishes seeing that there were not very many of them. Praise the Lord for His strength! My head is still spinning a bit this evening, as it has been most of the day, but not like it was this morning. “3Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” Deuteronomy 32:3,4 As Pastor Ogle preached this morning, we need to publish, to preach, to proclaim, the name of the LORD. We need to make His name great before the world. He is THE Rock. There is no other. His work is perfect. All His ways are just and right. He is truth, sinless, just, and upright. What more could we ask? What more could we offer to a lost and dying world? January 20. It is actually the 21st today, but I am writing about the 20th. The 20th is rather a fog in my mind. Woke up with digestive tract over-working. Did manage to eat a small bowl of grains with sliced almonds for breakfast. And a little later, I ate a banana. That was the end of my eating for the day, and had a hard time even drinking without feeling really sick to my stomach. Came down with chills. Slept most of the rest of the day. Chills turned to fever in afternoon. Daddy slept most of the day too. Said his fever broke this afternoon. Praise the Lord for that! His cough is still pretty bad. January 21. Yesterday’s fever made me thirsty for cool drink so made some activated charcoal water. Added Echinacea to the water too. My back was hurting so badly before bed that I took an ibuprofen. Drank activated charcoal water with Echinacea off and on through the night. Have been up a little more today than yesterday and drinking and eating a bit more, mostly drinking. Ate just a couple 4 ounce servings of applesauce. Managed to finish the valentine scarf so Connie could take it to the consignment shop. After they got there, however, they found that things there were selling pretty cheaply so decided against selling things there. Couldn’t think of what else to eat this afternoon so cooked a small pot of rice and ate about a cup of that.. “6Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee…. 8And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:6,8 Praise the Lord for His promise to NEVER fail us NOR forsake us. “Lo, lo, lo” = “no, no, no,” “not, not, not,” “nor, nor, nor,” “neither, neither, neither.” January 18. Thank you, Lord, for such a lovely day today. Daddy’s cough kept him from sleeping well last night. Consequently, I didn’t get much sleep either. This morning, he had a fever and has slept (or rested at least) most of the day. Started on aspirin (along with the amoxicillin he was already taking). Also went to the store and got some cough suppressant and some pineapple juice. I didn’t feel well either today - stomach cramps, weakness, slightly dizzy. With the Lord’s help, I was able to accomplish a few things today - write a couple e-mails; took garbage bins out to the road for garbage pickup; finished revising chapter 8 of Pidgin John; checked over chapter 2 of The Isles Are Singing and sent a copy to Connie; Daddy dictated more of his journal notes from December so I could set them up in the progress report; wrote another chapter in The Isles Are Singing; brought empty garbage bins back to the back yard; did a little crocheting. This evening, Christy and Connie have gone off to pick up Cindie and then will head to church; Daddy is resting; and I am relaxing before I do dishes. When Daddy gets up we can livestream tonight’s service. “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” Ephesians 4:29 January 19. Went to bed early last night. Very tired. Felt much better this morning. Daddy continues to have a fever. This morning I wrote e-mails and worked on income report. Connie and I went outside and picked up rubbish that had blown or been thrown into the yard and in the adjacent lot. Connie finished cutting up Bible verses for the Sunday school lessons so I completed all the lesson packets and got them into an envelope for mailing. Just need to write a short note to Mike before sending those off. These are to replace the ones that got lost so we’ll surely send them off with prayers. Made a pumpkin/carrot soup for my lunch. Afternoon work included adding verses into youth lessons so we can send the rest of the youth lessons out to Owena, and spending more time on December progress report (almost done, just a little more to do tomorrow to finish up). “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:30 January 16. A cool, cloudy day, but no rain. Yesterday evening, one of our neighbors “R” came to the door with a half dozen little children (two her own), bringing a batch of peanut butter cookies Jean had made for us. This was an answer to prayer - a good opportunity to talk with her about the spiritual needs in the neighborhood. "R" was really interested in being able to go to a church that has classes for the children, but Kings Mountain is too far for them. Most of the people around here do not have reliable transportation or do not have transportation at all. I suggested we might be able to do a Saturday class so we are going to try to get together sometime to talk about how that could be worked out. (This has been put on hold due to a bad flu that has been going through our family for the last couple weeks. Then we found out this week that one of these two neighbor families are moving. Please keep praying about this opportunity. Thanks!) A little after 9:00 this morning, Daddy, Christy, and I went off shopping to Big Lots, WalMart, and Aldi. We were excited to see Melvin & Jenny at Aldi and have a little time to chat with them. They had taken Kennedy out for breakfast for her birthday, and then Ellen picked her up to take her out for the day. Kennedy turned 14 today. Asked Melvin if he had the children’s Firm Foundations material and if we could borrow it for teaching the children here. He said it is packed in a box, but he would look for it. Didn’t get home until after 11:30. After that, Daddy and Christy went out to Subway for lunch. I worked on journal notes for Connie while they were gone. Finished up the journal notes after nap and sent them off to Connie. Finished up the monthly updates also. Then printed out the Sunday school lessons to replace the ones that got lost. This evening I washed dishes and cut Daddy’s hair. January 17. Finished proofreading the next set of Sunday school lessons today and got corrections made in the computer files. Around 11:00 this morning, Daddy and I went out to the bank and to stop and see Dr. Prime so we could say good-bye before he leaves. We did get our checks cashed, but Dr. Prime’s office was closed. This afternoon, Daddy started reading his journal notes to me while I started writing December’s progress report. We’ll work on that more tomorrow, Lord willing. The only other thing I remember doing today is cooking. This morning, I tried out the mixed grains I had gotten at Aldi (brown jasmine rice, red quinoa, and farro wheat [otherwise known as spelt]). They were pretty good with the fresh fish I had cooked to mix with them. At noon, I cut up carrots and broccoli to have later for supper. |
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