May 7. Sunny came early this morning to work. There wasn’t enough laundry to do today, but there were other jobs — peeling uxai (a delicious vegetable) and cutting it up with onion; peeling and cutting up carrots; sweeping the floors; washing down the front doors; and scrubbing the bathtub. Afterward she had a cup of coffee and some bananas and then spent about an hour and a half practicing keyboard. She started by practicing the middle C note tunes again and then added the ones with D, then B (left hand below middle C), and I think she may have added E also. I only had to help her understand how to get the timing and she went on well from there. After my breakfast and quiet time, I finished crocheting the wee bilum I started last night and then started another one. There were a lot of interruptions this morning with people coming to the door. Daddy did most of the door answering; Sunny did some; and I did just a little. I also worked on the letter-order to Rod and Staff as that needs to get off soon. We finally decided to have the school materials sent by post office, but I didn’t get time to work on the letter because Mike came, and we spent a good while talking with him. Then it was time to start the uxai and carrots cooking for dinner. It doesn’t take long at all for those to cook. I was thankful for a bit longer nap today. It was another hot day, but I was so wiped out that sleep overtook. I noticed yesterday morning that the May grass had turned red overnight, and my eyes and nose and the rest of my respiratory system aren’t liking it too well. We don’t see nearly as much May grass around as there used to be, however, so we are grateful for that. Praise the Lord, I did get the Rod and Staff order finished this afternoon, and that is ready to send off to Christy and Connie to print and send to Rod and Staff along with payment. E-mail has not been working well at all for the past week, however, so we pray earnestly that we can get a connection for e-mails that especially need to be sent. It was late afternoon before I finally got to my Exodus Bible study. This evening, I finished another wee bilum and started another. Have three done now and three to go. Also worked on putting Mark in the print file. “Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.” (Psalm 66:16) May 8. It was afternoon again today before I had a chance to turn on the computer. Slept in this morning until after 6:30, but have been feeling the need for a little extra rest. Then I decided to wash a load of clothes because, somehow, the laundry basket got filled up, and it will be Tuesday before Bonita does laundry. That would have been almost a week since I last washed. So I started filling up the washing machine while I was getting breakfast drinks ready, but Daddy took over and filled it up for me. While clothes were washing, I had my drinks and read a chapter in Acts. The weather didn’t look too good this morning — lots of low gray clouds and fog — so waited a while after wash was done to see if the weather would change. In the meantime, I ate a small panful of rice and had a little time to pray. Praise the Lord, the storm clouds started breaking up, and blue sky and white puffy clouds began to appear. It was a warm morning, and it was a blessing to get out in the sunshine and hang up the clothes. After that, I spent some more time praying and crocheting. Then I started an e-mail to C&C. After dinner, I finished crocheting the fifth wee bilum and then had a nap. It was nice and cool when we went to bed as the skies had clouded up again; the wind was blowing; and there was a little rain. But by the time nap was finished, the sun was back, and the house was hot. This afternoon, I got more of Mark set up in the print file; and this evening, I finished the e-mail to C&C and worked a little more on the print file. “That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:6) May 9. The skies changed in the evening and at night from starry to cloudy. Skies were clear in the morning with some light fog that came up out of the Lamari valley and then disappeared. After preparing tea for one and pancake breakfast for two, reading a couple chapters in Acts, cleaning up the kitchen, making the bed, and praying, I sat down to finish the wee pink bilum (finished all but the handle) and do a little more praying. Then Daddy and I went for a short walk over to the airstrip. When we got back, I made the handle on the bilum, took a few pictures of the six wee bilums, and then wrote an e-mail to send to Pastor Ogle along with the progress report. Daddy was able to get the e-mail sent while I was transferring the bilum pictures to the computer. Then there was time to work a little bit on the print file until dinner time. Worked on it again after nap and also got the recent Revelation lessons transferred to a separate file and then to a flash drive to be put in an e-mail along with the journal notes for C&C. This evening, we listened to a message by Chris L entitled “A Reputation to Live By.” It was a blessing to sing a couple songs about the Lord’s return, and a challenge to sing “O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink.”
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