November 5. Daddy went out this morning to try to finish up the shopping — mostly things for other people in Owena. I stayed here and swept the floors which have been needing it for several days, but there was always something else that needed to be done that made us too tired. I thank the Lord for His strength to help me do all the sweeping as this is a fairly large apartment. Also enjoyed Bible study time in Numbers before and after sweeping. Wrote a number of e-mails today as well — sending the newsletter pages to C&C for printing, sending them a short personal e-mail, also journal notes; an e-mail to Diane; one to Dr. Kevin in reply to his e-mail saying we could pick up my meds on Wednesday. Started another Revelation study to send to Connie, but was too tired to do a lot on it this evening. We listened to Wednesday evening service from VBC. November 6. The day started with doing laundry. While things were washing, there was time for breakfast and quiet time. Hung out the clothes and then talked with Steve for about an hour via Skype. It was good to see him and talk with him, and we were thankful for a good connection after a not-so-good start. How we appreciate his part in the Owena ministry! I did some moving of things over to the other apartment, and we did more moving this afternoon after my nap. This evening, we listened to Margaret Stringer’s testimony as shared at ABC this past week. Such a blessing to hear how God led and used her life. “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:26) November 7. The day was busy, too busy. I made breakfast (pancakes) in the big apartment before we did the last little bit of cleaning and made the final move into the small apartment. Also put eggs on to boil for egg salad for supper later. After breakfast, I washed up the dishes and Daddy dried them and put them away. Then we made sure everything that needed to be transferred to the other apartment was taken care of. Nine o’clock came around quickly, and we enjoyed an hour plus of chat time with Christy and Connie. I was pretty tired by the time we were done talking. Was thankful to finally get to sit down and read Acts 13 and take some time for prayer. By then it was already time to start dinner. Peeled and cut up carrots and added them to a pot with red lentils, bouillon, water, salt and pepper. While that was cooking, I started deboning the rest of the fish. Whew! What a job! I didn’t realize it was going to take so long. Finally finished and added the fish, the small bit of leftover rice, and the small amount of pasta sauce to the pot and warmed everything up for our dinner. How good it tasted! There was a funeral going on next door, and quite a few people had gathered together to cry with the family and then to listen to preaching and singing. It was a blessing to hear a funeral with preaching and not just the usual hopeless wailing. I was truly thankful for nap time after dinner. This afternoon, I got an e-mail written with acknowledgments for Christy to add to the newsletters. Then it was time to mix up the eggs for egg salad (so glad for Daddy’s strong arm to mash those rubbery egg whites). Also cut up a fresh tomato and a cucumber to add to our sandwiches. After supper, we “listened” to a message by Pastor Mike Edwards of Heritage Baptist Church in Woodbridge, VA. I didn’t get much of the message because the microphone apparently wasn’t turned up enough to make it loud and plain. The message was about “God’s Plan for Missions” and what I could hear was a blessing and encouragement with fresh thoughts on missions. After that, I washed the dishes before sitting down for Bible study in Numbers and then writing in my journal.
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