May 18. It was so refreshing to see some sunshine today amidst all the rain. We thank the Lord for both. We had quite a busy morning, and afternoon nap was especially welcome. Up early for shower. Together we had last minute things to pack to take to C&C’s house, and some things to put away in the back room. Strip beds. Wash bedding and towels. Also our own clothes. Have breakfast and quiet time. Put all but a few hang-up clothes in dryer. Hang them in closet in back room. Fold dried sheets and pillow cases and set them on beds. Wash dishes. Wash floor in small bathroom and wash kitchen floor. Pack belongings into car. Get food out of freezer and fridge and pack in bags to take with us. Take time to slow down. Arrived at girls’ house some time after 9:30. Daddy sealed the letters that needed to be mailed and took them out to the mailbox. I got the food put away. When Daddy was coming back in, I noticed some plastic leaves and flowers on the floor of the carport. Some animal, very likely a cat, had apparently jumped up onto the planter (from which the plastic flowers were hanging down) where the wren nest was and stolen the eggs. Poor mama and papa wren. I got the computer set up and looked at e-mails. Set last week’s journal notes up in their special file and edited them to send to Connie. Then started fixing spaghetti for Daddy’s dinner. I was excited to discover that the ground meat we had bought marked down was ground bison and not ground beef. The mark down label was on top of the words and we had just assumed it was beef. Was surprised to see Christy come driving in about 12:15. She was able to get off work early today. Not long after nap, it was time for the funeral for Bro. Johnston. The stories and testimonies were very touching as apparently his life was. Thousands of people have been touched by his love and kindness to all people, his love for the Lord, and his burden for the lost. In the evening, I crocheted a little scrunchie for Connie before we got ready for bed. “5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.” Isaiah 35:5,6 When the Savior came, He opened the eyes of the blind, He unstopped the ears of the deaf, He made the lame to leap, and He made the dumb to speak. What power is in His word to change lives! And then He satisfies our needs in the lonely places and in the dry places. What a wonderful Savior! May 19. Sat outside to pray for a while this morning. It is hard to concentrate in the house with three other people around. Watched part of the royal wedding—Prince Harry and Meghan . When Christy was done doing laundry, we went out to visit Ruth. She was glad for us to come visit. She doesn’t get any visitors other than her daughter. We stayed a little longer than we had planned, because we knew that she was lonely and wanted to talk. Before we left, she did allow me to read Psalm 103 to her. We had hoped to go visit James too, but it was going on 12:00 by the time we left Ruth’s, and we figured they’d probably be serving lunch at the manor (actually a nursing home). We stopped and bought a few items at Dollar Tree before getting home. Had a late lunch and nap. This afternoon and evening, I tried my hand at painting a sunset scene with a sailboat on a lake (or maybe the ocean). I painted it from a photo I had found on the web and had put on my desktop.
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