June 24. The Lord is sending us lots of rain. There was more rain throughout the night, and the day has been mostly dark and dreary. I almost over-slept this morning, but was awakened right about 6:00 by a noisy rat. So I got up right away and turned the kitchen light on so it would leave the premises. I thought I heard it in the school room; and the next thing I knew, it came dashing out of the schoolroom and across the kitchen floor to the laundry room where it disappeared. Students would be back to school today so Daddy and I did not talk together this morning. Sunny and Bonita came early and they put extra time on the phone for me. Mike was late for class, but I was surprised he even showed up since he is still not feeling well. Dallas was even later. We did a lot of review today to keep their minds fresh on things they had learned before school break, and we also learned or started learning a number of new things. Matthew brought his tools this morning for work, but then he went back to his house to take care of some things and never came back until school was out. It was already 1:00 and I was going to eat and have a nap. So we decided the construction work can wait. After nap, it took me quite a while to clean the chalkboard, write math exercises for them to practice tomorrow, and write tomorrow’s lesson plans. By then it was 5:00; but since I had had a late dinner, I worked at the computer a while before having supper. “And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.” Psalm 40:3 Here is a wonderful promise. If I praise God with the new song that He has put in my mouth, then many shall see it and fear and trust in the LORD. June 25. Such a dreary day again—clouds and cool weather and rain. Nevertheless, SIL managed to get in and out (with a quick turn around) even though it was rainy and very cloudy when they came. And the helicopter managed to get in too. Apparently, there was another medical emergency. The school students didn’t know, but there was quite a crowd of people around the haus sik for a while before the helicopter arrived. It has been a very hard and upsetting day for me, too. “B” came early this morning to share something that happened last night to really discourage her. It discouraged me, too, when she told me about it. I was thankful for several hours of school, hours in which my mind could be on other things. But when school was over and the house was quiet, I had a hard time letting the peace of God rule in my heart. I didn’t get much rest at nap time because of the things that were troubling my mind. After nap, I tried to crochet and pray while the computer was charging, but even then, disheartening thoughts kept interrupting the other thoughts. Once the computer was charged, I was able to get my thoughts written down to share with Daddy later so they will be on “paper” and hopefully not continuously on my mind. Before supper, I took everything down off the closet shelf in the schoolroom, wiped things off, and put everything away in different places. It really stunk up there. There was no question about the rat having been there. After getting everything down and put away, I swept off the shelf, sprayed it with vinegar to cut down the horrible smell, and put moth balls up there to hopefully keep the rat away. The moth balls are losing their potency so we really need some fresh ones, but at least they still work a while if we put plenty of them out. I finally got back to my supper, and did the dishes immediately afterward. By then it was going on 7:00. I waited anxiously for the minutes to tick by and then called Daddy. Used up all the time on my phone during our long conversation, but I was thankful that he was there for me to unload today’s stresses and distresses. He called me back after my phone time ran out and we had gotten cut off, just for a few minutes so we could say good-bye and “I love you.” “But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.” Psalm 40:17 An encouraging and comforting verse for a hard day. I’m so thankful the Lord thinks upon me and is ready to help.
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