January 9. 20º this morning. Still feels as cold as yesterday inside. Christy didn’t have to go to work until 9:00 this morning so she had a chance to sleep in. I’m thankful for a good night’s sleep. This morning seemed to go by way too fast, even though I was up a bit before 6:00. Spent a little extra time in prayer. Fixed amaranth for breakfast. Added leftover veggies and a few pecans. Found Pastor Ogle’s sermon online so I could get the ten principles since I didn’t get them written down yesterday. Got journal notes fixed and sent off to Connie. Prepared shopping list and sent that off to Connie as well so she could print it. Christy thought she’d be off at 3:00 so we could go shopping. Since I had had a late morning snack, I wasn’t hungry for lunch at noon so took an early nap and had lunch after I got up. Then I worked on revising Pidgin John and started writing the book Wasman Wantaim Lain Sipsip (The Shepherd and the Flock). Christy arrived home a little after 3:00; and as soon as we were ready, we headed out for the stores. Christy finally finished her shopping, and we headed home. What a beautiful sunset tonight! Wish I’d had a camera with me. It was already quarter to six when we got back. Brought groceries in and put things away. Fixed some supper. Read a couple e-mails and a text message. Wrote a couple e-mails too. Now I need to do dishes. “In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:22 18th spiritual blessing. Individually, we each have received the Holy Spirit. But here as a body, a building that is framed together and growing into a holy temple in the Lord, we are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit. God inhabits His church, and I am part of that church - a fellowcitizen with the other saints, a member of the household of God, a building block in His holy temple. What a blessing to be part of this building! January 10. Not quite as cold this morning - in the mid-20’s. Didn’t wake up until around 6:20 so was late getting started with the day’s tasks. Hair had to be washed so went to the shower first. After breakfast and quiet time, I emptied all the trash and took them out to the bins. While I was out there, I saw the long beautiful icicles hanging from the railing so went to get the camera and take some pictures. That reminded me of the ones I had seen out front earlier when I went out to check the temperature so I went to take pictures there as well. After coming back inside, I got the dining room table cleared off, including the tablecloth, and put the heirloom tablecloth on so we could get pictures. Yes, I finished the edging on the tablecloth last night. I am excited to have that done. Next job was to cut up the papaya I had gotten a week ago at Aldi. Just ripe and ready to eat now. When I finished cutting it up, I blended some together with kiwi and banana, added a little juice and almond milk, and enjoyed a nice tropical smoothie. Last job of the morning was making question cards for a game for the Sunday school children to play at the end of a series of lessons. Will send that file off to Connie for printing and cutting. This afternoon, I finished revising John chapter 7. At 3:45, I called Daddy and talked with him. I could tell he has a cold. He said that after his last time of preaching, then he came down with the bad cold like most everyone else has been having. Said there was good response to the missions message he preached on Sunday. Eight men came to the altar to pray. He was thankful that Remi was able to get in and take him to town. They didn’t really get much sunshine since Sunday, but at least not as much rain. Remi had to stay to the right side of the strip. He had to change his schedule and take loading to other places because the places he planned to go were closed in by the weather. He said the bad weather is all over the country. After talking with Daddy, I got the memory verse file for the Pidgin Sunday school lessons ready and sent to Connie. Then I cooked mushrooms, onions, and celery and made wraps for supper. “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.” Ephesians 3:16 The next spiritual blessing would be number 19 on my list - strength for the inner man. How I need that! The word “strengthened” means to “increase in vigor.” Thus my vigor can be increased with might, that is mightily, abundantly, with great power. This mighty power is available to me through the Holy Spirit. January 11. A nice warm day. Mostly cloudy. Most of the snow gone now. Just a tiny patch here and there.
This morning, I cooked some fish to go with my breakfast grains. After breakfast and quiet time, I wrote a few e-mails. Finished the next chapter in The Isles Are Singing. Enjoyed a nice chat with Beth. Revised a few verses of John 8 while I was having lunch. And just before nap, I finished sewing the hem on one of my dresses. This afternoon, I revised a few more verses of John 8, did a little work on the Pidgin missionary story, washed the dishes, had supper, and got ready for church. Pastor Ogle covered Exodus chapter 8 this evening, his title being “Deplorable Conditions.” You cannot defy God and win; you may have to endure your own mess. This chapter, and ones to follow, deal with discussion between Moses and Pharaoh, destruction sent from God, and Pharaoh’s defiance. “17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” Ephesians 3:17-19 Spiritual blessings 20 and 21: to know the love of Christ, and to be filled with all the fullness of God. How can I possibly comprehend the breadth, length, depth, and height of Christ’s love, for that knowledge is beyond knowledge? And yet, according to these verses, that knowledge is available to ALL saints. It comes through allowing Christ to have permanent residence in my heart. It comes as I am firmly established in love, as a tree whose roots go deep into the earth. That is, God’s love should be as firm in my heart as a tree’s roots are in the soil. I can become rooted as I trust in the Lord. (See Jeremiah 17:7,8)
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