November 20. Saw stars in the wee hours of the morning, but it still didn’t get very cold during the night. There was a thin fog this morning—the first fog in several days, and it is very hot again today. While I was getting breakfast, I saw Mata coming into the yard with a machete. She said the family was coming to cut the grass. Praise the Lord! It really needed it. They spent a couple hours cutting and then raking. After breakfast, I tried sending the e-mail to Lonnie again, but it appeared that there was still no service. Then I sorted and washed the greens that Maria and her son had brought yesterday. Set them aside to dry off for a while. Put water in the pressure cooker, added some chicken powder, and cut up a large onion into the pot. Made the bed and folded the clothes Judy had washed on Wednesday. Today was laundry room day. Didn’t really do any cleaning there, but decided to fix the chimes that were taken down when the solar power was installed and a light was put up there. First they needed to be cleaned up a bit. That didn’t take too long as they weren’t really dirty. Then I looked for some embellishments to decorate them with. I tried painting the two wooden parts with a metallic copper paint, but it just made a shiny transparent coating over the pink paint that was used before. That was okay. Then I found a bunch of little gold-colored metallic sun sequins in my bead container. Also found a few small shiny blue beads. In another container I had some bigger shiny blue beads and a shiny blue butterfly charm. Glued the sun sequins and the small blue beads around the edge of the large circle and the small circle. (Five chimes are attached to the large circle. The small circle hangs down from the center of the large circle and rings the chimes when the wind blows. Last of all I attached another string below the small circle and strung the large beads on it, adding the butterfly charm at the bottom. Went and hung the chimes back up in the laundry room. All that took about an hour. Went and put art supplies away and then cut up the greens into the pressure cooker. Added salt and covered the cooker and set it on the burner to cook. Then warmed up my dinner and ate. About 1:00, the phone rang. It actually rang, and I could actually hear Daddy and talk with him. He said he had been trying throughout the morning and finally got through. I was happy to chat with him a good while before I had my nap. This afternoon, I tried sending the e-mail again but to no avail. While I was trying to send the e-mail, Apekio came by and visited with me for a while. After she left, it was about time to get supper. This evening, I printed out the outline of a soldier praying. Then I drew details, and cut it out. I want to use it for the logo for SKMS. “8) Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9) Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” Malachi 3:8-10 God pronounces a curse on those who rob Him, that is those who refuse to bring Him their tithes and offerings. At the same time, He promises a great blessing to those who will repent and bring Him their tithes. November 21. A cooler, cloudier day. Some rain this afternoon and evening. Didn’t do as much physical work this morning, although I did get pretty tired out cleaning off the office shelves above Daddy’s desk. One thing was, all the dust made my head all stuffed up, filled up my lungs and throat with phlegm, and kept making me sneeze. I must be quite allergic to dust. Quite a few people came to the door today for different reasons—a couple phones to charge this morning, a computer to charge this afternoon. Mata and the boys brought a hand of bananas to buy. Another thing I did this morning was hunt for a dead rat which I thought was in the schoolroom. I had started hunting for it yesterday, but couldn’t find it, but I found the missing rat poison dish (bottle lid). Couldn’t find the rat this morning either. When I got up from nap, it was smelling pretty strong. Something prompted me to go look behind the toilet in the spare bathroom. I went straight there and sure enough, there was a big ol’ rat behind the toilet. Went and got a couple plastic bags to put over my hand. Picked the rat up and folded it into the bags. Then took it out and dumped it in the garbage hole. Praise the Lord for helping me to find that before it got too decayed and too foul-smelling. I had just sat down and started writing in my journal when there was another knock on the door. Kaipo and Sonkenda had come to visit for a while. They wanted to look at the picture albums. I gave them a Bible story card before they left. Sonkenda said he needs some reading glasses and wants us to save him a pair when we get some. “16) Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 17) And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.” Malachi 3:16,17 November 22. The night was warm, and there was a light rain for a good part of the night. It was already 62º outside at 6:30 this morning. But there was fog and a lot of clouds, so the house didn’t warm up too quickly. For breakfast, instead of making pancakes, I decided to have a couple of the banana muffins I made yesterday and put peanut butter, banana, and my popo syrup on those. That made a good filling breakfast. After breakfast, I spent a good while praying and crocheting. Also listened to a peaceful music CD. Tried again to send the e-mail , but still no service. After I picked out the next color for crocheting, I made the bed and filled up the washing machine. Plan to do laundry tomorrow. Did more planning of the mission school logo. Listened to a really good graduation message by Dr. Comfort based on I Corinthians 6:19,20. What a great reminder of all that Jesus did for us, the price He paid to purchase our redemption and make us His own. Did a little more crocheting while I was listening. This afternoon, I washed my hair, printed out copies of the next Revelation lesson, made tortillas. Praise the Lord, I was able to have some chat time with my best friend this evening, even though he often faded away and had to repeat. Once I lost him altogether, but I was happy to even hear him at all. My phone kept saying “No service” most of the day. After our chat time, I washed up, had a snack, and proofread the next two World View lessons and printed copies for Daddy and the seven students. Punched holes in the Revelation and World View lessons and put them in the notebooks.
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