Thunder in the Skies!

(posting a day late…)

It’s Sabbath. This morning after talking with the girls and getting on to chores, we saw a dark storm coming from the west.   With a few minutes to do chores before it hit.   Just as we were about to head outside, there was a couple strong lightning bolts in the valley.  Then the power went out. 

We got ready for church, had to conserve on water and no curling irons today!  Had more cherries, blue berries and raspberries also apricots and cold cereal, yum! “Oh could I have some toast please?” “ Well… not today honey.”…  Ron had to manually open the garage door.   So off we went. We had packed for a picnic with friends after church.  Except that Ron would have to be on at the hospital- a co-workers grandmother had passed away.   As we neared the end of the dirt road we got a voice message saying church was cancelled due to the power outage.  So we waited for him at the post office.  Picked up mail- we’re expecting something from the girls.  Then turned around and headed back home.  I was thankful to be able to go home and get some rest. This has been a taxing week for me.  Extra duties and then by Thursday something was hurting in my hip and getting more painful each day.  Hurts to move my leg at certain angles, lifting my leg especially Whew!!!!!  Probably a pulled muscle.  But can’t remember  ANYTHING I have done to strain it!  Can walk ok sometimes then  it practically goes out at other angles.  May be need an adjustment.

The girls are getting some late nights and long days.  Homesickness is setting in and Bethany particularly is very tired.  This has been a very full week and she benefits best from a little more sleep. Emily has had chores in the kitchen for 2 hrs before lunch  each day and is enjoying her job. Bethany has been on shower cleaning which she had gotten done in a few minutes, that has given her a little free time, a couple days she got a rest.  They were on their way to church when they called this morning and will be there all day and be involved in a church outreach this afternoon.  Singing in a nursing home and visitation with the pastor.   Much of what they are involved in there is so much like what they have already been doing at our home church.  A few new areas, and definitely on the spot too.  The classes they have in the morning are good and they are enjoying them too.

On Wednesday they are doing a special music at the church.  They decided to do one of our recently composed scripture songs as the evenings topic is on the Sabbath. The verse is from Ez. 20:12,20  It is beautiful. We would love to sing with them.

As for us, am writing and waiting to see if we will be doing the picnic today.  Looks like more storms could be coming in this afternoon, and am wondering I we should make a trip down for the afternoon.

Yesterday the west field got a mowing.  The grass  was so tall this year 5-6 ft…. And so were the thistles!!  5-6 ft  also trying to get to the light.  Perfect time to mow just before they flower.  We can see out now to the trail.  He left the north and south areas un-mowed yet.  But had to mow in the small  fenced pasture which also had plenty of thistles too.

The electricity is a back on.  Thankfully as we were out of water.  The rain was good for everything. If we keep having storms with lightening like this, as the wheat ripens and things get dryer, we could be in real trouble for this area!   Have been blessed the last couple years with no big fires as we had a few before that. Thankfully we still look out over green forest!

In our worship last night we read some more about the tidal wave movement that swept from village to village and city to city as the message in 1843-44 gained momentum.  Have been pondering the developments of that era, as our Sabbath lessons are studying that time. The Midnight cry  was altogether free of fanaticism and yet brought about a deep searching of heart. The time was right but as the disciples in Christ’s day, the time was right, but they anticipated the wrong event- which resulted in their great disappointment.  But God would have it that way, because it tested the hearts of those who were willing to follow his revealed truth even if they didn’t understand everything. 

For a couple months now I have been going through a study of the events connected with the time prophecy of the 2300 days and the calendar of the Hebrew festivals.  It has been amazing to realize that the Hebrew festivals (feasts) were the pre-determined schedule of key events in that time period.  Basically the Hebrew feasts predicted the exact time when Jesus would fulfill the  7 steps of the plan of Salvation by his death, burial , resurrection, ascension, high priestly work – Holy & Most Holy place work (2 apts), and 2^nd coming.

Passover= death.  Unleavened bread= bural.   First fruits= resurrection/with saints.  Pentecost= ascession/inauguration.  Feast of Trumpets = prepare to meet they God, 1833-1844.  Feast of Day of Attonement= pre-advent judgement, Christ mediator.  Feast of Tabernacles= 2^nd coming and trip to heaven, dwell in many rooms in New Jerusalem.  Amazing.  Revolutionary Study!  All fits together so precisely. We must follow the Lamb whethersoever he goeth!  Listening to this series has unfolded  to me in a whole new way the sequence of events in the sacrifice and work of Christ on our behalf!  Available here.

 Sabbath blessing to you all!