April 23. It was wash day. The Lord sent us rain through the night and cloud cover this morning. But we were thankful that the rain had stopped and Sunny was able to hang out the clothes. After that, she prepared greens and swept the floors before having a cup of coffee and some bananas. Then she and I went outside so I could show her the various types of work she can do around the yard. She agreed to be my gardener. After breakfast and quiet time, I put a clean sheet on the bed and made up the bed. Also did a little more cleaning in the spare room and wrote a short e-mail. Daddy and I stacked up all the chairs in the schoolroom and put one of the small matching desks on top of the other. We moved everything back to the walls to make it easy for Sunny to clean the room. I did some other odd jobs; and after Sunny left, I had a snack, put the greens on to cook, and then enjoyed my Bible study time in Exodus and wrote a bit in my journal. Daddy was busy looking through the students’ notebooks to make sure all their work is completed before they get their certificates. Thanks to the Lord for helping me finish re-organizing the Kristen Famili lessons this afternoon. Now I need to print a copy for Dallas. This evening, I finished the outline for Romans 9, added Romans 9 text to the file, and put in the outline for chapter 10, ready to be reorganized. Also spent a little time on the next English Revelation study. No matter how dark the night, no matter how difficult the road appears ahead, there will only be victory if we go forward in obedience to the LORD’s command. We should never follow our own counsel and imaginations, turning away from the Lord and going backwards. “But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.” (Jeremiah 7:24) “And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62) April 24. Before bed last night, I had picked out some party bags for the students’ gifts. However, they didn't look big enough. So this morning, I found some tote bags that were a good size for the afghans and put an afghan in each one. Also decided to add several rows to one of the afghans which was a fair bit narrower than the others. Sat down and crocheted for less than half hour. Then had a snack before Daddy and I went out for a short walk. Two people came to the house while we were on our way, but they said they would wait. One wanted her phone that was charging, and the other had bananas to sell. After we came back, we took care of those two matters, and now it was 11:00. Oh, no. I need to make a main dish for our dinner. The rice wasn’t hard to prepare — just put the rice, bouillon cube, salt and water into a saucepan and set it on the stove to cook. After that, I cut up three onions to brown with the beef to make a gravy for the rice. Also got flour and water mixed for the gravy before starting to brown the onions and beef. Had cooked greens yesterday, from which we each had a small serving to go with today’s dinner. This afternoon, I washed my hair. Hadn’t had a chance to turn the computer on all day until now. While water was heating for washing my hair, I changed the computer desktop and lock screen pictures and the color. Chose a pretty autumn picture for this week. The rest of the afternoon and evening, I worked on Romans 10 outline. The Lord will stand between us and the enemy and will not allow the enemy to come near us. “….he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” (1 John 5:18b) He will give us light so that we may see the way He is leading. His word is our light, and we must believe and obey and move forward through the sea as the Israelites did. As we obey, we will see the salvation of the Lord. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105) April 25. The morning was busy — tea, pancakes, fruit syrup to make; eggs to fry for Daddy; Bible reading and prayer time; kitchen cleanup; crocheting; bed to make; laundry to fold and put away. So thankful to be able to sit down and do a little Bible study after that. Spent a fair bit of computer time today finishing reorganizing the outline for Romans 10 and starting on chapter 11. This evening, we listened to a message by Tom Farrell entitled “The Greatest Business in All the World.” Very heart-searching. Sang a few joyful songs about Christ’s return for His church, and Daddy prayed. “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” (Ephesians 6:10.) “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13)
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