Unanswered Prayer

A couple days ago via another blog  I was so exited to see the old book Unanswered Prayer by Serepta Henry had been reprinted and available here. For many years I have been facinated by her life and work and read as much of her material as I could find. Some of her material in book or article form I've only found in pdfs or online reading.  There is MUCH practial help in her article and books.  In Gospel Echos for the Home I've begun to blog her three years worth of aticles written in the late 1890's  and printed in the r*view and h*erald on home life. These articles have been invaluable to me and I pray others will also be blessed and benefited by them.  In time I hope to have many of her articles in audio format.  Also I personally belive that during the years following the beginning of the latter rain the Lord left us these works as a legacy to aid our home life. But many of them have remained in obscurity.

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More Memorizing

Maybe I was a little vague in my writing yesterday, so here's a few specifics.

As for the memorization. We have begun memorizing the book of Acts prior to GYC 2012.  The theme for GYC is ACTS: The revolution continues.   Sean Nebblett  outlined the memorizing plan on his blog a couple weeks ago, so we started. It’s about 3-5 verses a day.  The girls are ahead of me, but I’m plodding along. Here’s the link for the memorization schedule. On this page is the Outline & ways to memorize making memorizing practical. 

The 5-50’s is a running/walking exercise that  we heard of a few weeks back.   It’s running 50 yards, then walking back, and repeat 5 x.  The next week you increase to 10-50yds. Etc. But I’m not up to that yet.  I had to go back to the walking because the running was jarring an old back injury to much. I’m a bit sad because I loved the lung expansion and it felt good otherwise.

As for my description of bibles, papers and computers across the living room, I was thinking how good it is to have such things clutter the home, too many homes  in this world have other types of clutter that is not profitable.  I want the word to be in my thoughts, heart and action.  Like judge Miller said: pray bible, sing bible, read bible....

Remnants in Time

As the morning rolls on I pass through the living room, here and there on couches and floor are papers...computers.... and books from the mornings study. Copies of the chapters in Acts that are being transscribed into nuerons and snapses, not just strewn across our living room couches. Sometimes when I pass it I think, "it's all left here, it needs to be picked up" ... until I remember I'd have no other way. It's a good  thing to see, it's a good feeling to know these are remnants in time, time well spent in the Word.  that this is how we want it!   A real, practical, daily reality of time with the Lord in his word. 

Our exercise break has new meaning now, with our tennis shoes, coats, hats, and gloves we travers the drive way, running/walking our 5-50's. The verses roll off our tongues, or around in our minds. But its a new way to learn and we are thankful for the Nebbl*tt's encouragement to blaze new trails.  The 5-50's run/walk idea came from James Raffer*ty during a series of meetings he did here. Such a practical way to build stamina.

Some things have simmered down around here. Grandma is  better than she was, although still limited to only feeding herself, and still needs full care and a caregiver. But for now there is some normality at least, and not so heavy a load us on at the present.  There have been other things to concentrate on, such as test preparations, summer plans, book writing, health, company and the constant daily duties that so easily multiply.

On Sabbath we enjoyed a long hike to yonder hill. Seeing the view from there of the mountains is very inspiring. We watched a heard of about 57 elk grazing and moving over the upcoming wheat fields. We looked for fallen antlers, but only found a small buck rack. There are some very nice bull elk racks out there ....somewhere....  It was a good walk with our friends. 

After enjoying time with some good friends this weekend, and hearing how they are simplifing and how good it is, we managed to get the mending pile in one corner of a closet nealry eliminated that afternoon!  Wow that feels really good!   There are still some things left to mend, and other sewing projects that we need to finish, especially before summer, but it was a good start!!   More later......