May 5. Another blue-sky, no-fog morning. When I got up, I heard the sound of grass being cut — Amos’s girls were already out starting to cut the grass in the yard. I got busy washing clothes, including the bedspread and two bedside table toppers. I underestimated how much laundry there was so ended up having two and a half loads. While clothes were washing, I made and drank tea and made pancakes. In the meantime the girls left for lotu. I even had time to eat a couple pancakes and read a chapter in Acts before the laundry was done. While I was hanging out the clothes, Sunny came to do more work in the yard. After hanging out the clothes, I took time for prayer, as well as walking and making the bed. After prayer time, I cleaned all my personal teaching materials and a few other things out of the missionary schoolroom, reorganized other things, erased and washed the prayer request chalkboard, and also washed the big chalkboard. Then I sat down to relax and do Bible study. When Sunny finished working outside, she came in to practice the music keyboard for a while. She must have practiced for over an hour just playing the scales and then practicing little ditties with middle C as the only note, but C’s with different counts and different changes switching from right to left hand. While she was doing that, I worked on getting more of Mark set up in the print file. Went in a couple times to see how Sunny was doing and help her where she needed. Also went outside and brought in the clothes. Worked more on the print file after dinner. After nap, I washed my hair and then worked on the print file again off and on. In between times, I scrubbed Daddy’s wash basin and also cleaned the bathroom sink and countertop; and I got out one of the LED lights and put batteries in it to use this evening when talking with Daddy. After supper, while the dish water was heating, I browned the meat with some onion so it is ready to make spaghetti sauce for Daddy to have on spaghetti for his dinner after he gets home tomorrow. This evening when Daddy called, I shut off all the lights and just turned on the LED light. Even though I missed some of what he was saying this evening, it wasn't nearly as bad as it has been. Praise the Lord, his COVID test turned out negative, and, Lord willing, he’ll be coming home in the morning. After we said good-night, I put water on to heat for washing up and had a snack while I was waiting. Then I spent some more time setting up Mark. “O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.” (Psalm 98:1) “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (I Corinthians 15:57) May 6. No time to turn the computer on until after nap today. Arose early this morning to be ready for the big day. Praise the Lord, there was a good amount of blue sky, high clouds, and no fog again. It would be a good day for a flight, or so I thought. At 7:30 Daddy called. He said they were looking at the weather on the satellite, and that there was stormy weather out this way so they didn’t know when they would come. They would wait a while and see if things changed. I said, “You’re kidding! There is lots of blue sky here, no fog. I see mountain tops and blue sky for miles away.” A little while later, Daddy called again. They said it looked like the storm systems were moving farther east so they would try to come before it got worse. I thought that was a good idea, because now I could see the front moving in from the west. Two others had called MAF and told them there was blue sky here, so Tim decided he wanted to come and see that blue sky. 😊 Shortly after Daddy’s second call, I saw a drove of school kids moving across the health center area and headed up this way. As some of them went walking by here, I asked Bonita, who was outside cutting our grass, where they were all going. “They are going to cut the grass on the airstrip.” Oh, wonderful! But I wondered why they waited until today and soon the plane would be here. It was some time after 9:00 when the plane arrived. Bonita came in and helped as usual. In between answering phone calls and answering the door, I was thankful for time to have my morning lemon drink and then a smoothie; read a chapter in Acts; refresh the kefir; have a small saucepanful of oatmeal; have prayer time; make the bed; and fold and put away yesterday’s laundry before everything got busy around here. When everyone was gone, Daddy and I got everything unpacked and put away. Then I cooked spaghetti noodles and warmed up the spaghetti sauce, adding the meat I had cooked yesterday. I was tired and ready for an early nap, but didn’t really sleep well because I was so hot and sweaty. After nap, I wrote a bit in my journal and took time for my Exodus Bible study. This evening, Daddy isn’t feeling well. He has a cold again like he did last time he came home from town. I crocheted a wee bilum (string bag) and will try to get five more made to fill with little candies for the students’ little children whenever the students have their closing. Also got the progress report into another file to take to the ACER and send via e-mail to Pastor Ogle. “Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.” (Psalm 60:4)
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