November 10. Was thankful for a better night’s sleep last night. Did feel that the cold is going down into my chest now, but a little vaporub kept me from coughing for which I was grateful. It was after 6:30, I think, when I got up this morning. The first order of business was to do laundry. The rest of the morning was given to getting ready the monthly updates that needed to be mailed, along with a couple thank you notes and personal notes. We received an e-mail back from John Gray letting us know what we need to do to be ready for getting our work permits. Apparently he had sent us an e-mail on September 22 as he just forwarded that e-mail to us – we had never received it before. Daddy printed out copies of the papers we need to fill out and also made doctor appointments for both of us for this coming Tuesday to have physicals. Then he went out to run some errands while I worked on the update letters. After my lunch, I washed up yesterday evening’s pots and pans so Christy wouldn’t have so many dishes this evening. Then I made sure letters and envelopes were ready for Connie to do folding, stuffing, sealing, and stamping. Was hoping that we would be in time for the letter carrier to take them but didn’t quite make it. Oh, well. We can try again tomorrow. This afternoon, Daddy and I worked together on filling out the application for entry permit. We weren’t quite sure how to fill in several of the spaces so will write and ask Bro. Gray. “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.” Psalm 34:15 Thank you, LORD, that your ears are open. We don’t have to wonder if You hear us. We can know of a surety that You hear us. “14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” I John 5:14,15 November 11. Down to 35º last night. Pretty chilly in the house this morning. Did something different this morning and looked at a lot of crochet patterns on line. Was actually looking for a lacy pattern for making a Bible cover, but kept running into other pretty patterns that would be so fun to make if I had time. Later in the morning, I prepared the rest of the potatoes, since they were sprouting, made a gravy with chicken bouillion and arrowroot powder, cut up the pieces of cooked chicken that I had thawed out, and made mashed potatoes with chicken gravy for Daddy’s dinner. After my lunch, I started crocheting the Bible cover, or I should say, continued crocheting, as I had actually started it last night, but didn’t like the stitch called for in the pattern. That’s one reason I was searching for crochet patterns this morning. After nap, I did a little more crocheting and then made next week’s pot of soup—sweet tater soup this time. I still have enough celery soup left for tomorrow, but Christy has Monday off work and wants to go out to Hobby Lobby and Sandy’s Country Christmas so I thought it best to get the soup done today. Much of this evening was spent crocheting more of the Bible cover. “20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. 22In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.” Job 1:20-22 Such a sobering passage with an example for us to follow. When Job was sorely tested, he did not charge God foolishly. He did not sin. He fell down and worshipped the LORD and blessed His name. How would I respond to this kind of testing, or to testing even half as difficult?
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