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......

Back burner blogging...

Blogging has been on the back burner this past fall, winter. We have more than had our hands and house full the past few months. My husbans’s mom has difficult health challenges. Lot’s of his family coming and going etc. (26 of us here for Thanksgiving/Christmas).   His mom broke here ankle in July, in Aug had surgery, spent 2 1/2 mon. in rehab, was home for about 6 weeks, Dad had to lift her out of her chair, transport her to the necessary places, bed etc. She was loosing strength and appetite, etc. In early Dec, via blood work it was discovered that she has a major infection, turned out she had a large infection between the plural cavity which was collapsing 85% of the left lung, it had gone on unnoticed by the Drs for some time. She had surgery in large ka*lec hospital 1-1/2 hrs away. She was not in good condition for but survived it then spent 3 weeks in rehab. Last week it looked like she was failing to the point that we though it best to bring her home while she was still conscious, so she could appreciate knowing she was home. (she was no longer qualifying for the rehab that the insurance was covering, not having enough strength to do the PT) This past week has been a near nightmare trying to help his Dad sort out the particulars of care, finances etc. My sister in law has been here, and has been a tremendous help this week, she had to return home today. Mom is needs full care (2 person assist), pureed food and thickened liquids, since her ability to swallow is greatly compromised by Achalasia and MS. It has been trying on all of us. We don’t want to loose her, but she has had a long hard fight (MS 31 years), it could be any time or months in the future. We just don’t know. We would appreciate your prayers for them us also as we are in this with them. Particularly that Dad will have peace with the decisions that have to be made, and that he can let it all rest in the Lords hands.

My husband is progressing on vol.2  of The Ret*rn of the La*ter Ra*n, through all this, but has been limited the past couple months with all that has been happening with his mom. We have defianetly had the challenges, in a different sort of way, time and energy seem to be the enemy’s target. So would covet your prayers. But we have been well and enjoying a milder winter, garden veggies that are stored, and much wild life, including several bull elk in our field, and the three kittens we ended up keeping.  More later....

Some Sunsets for fun!


So we are finding out how easy it is to post through Picasa.



These little shortcuts that make it all simpler.

A Beautiful Gift!

So finally I was able to get to open the suprise. It was a beautiful multi-dish server on a lazy susan.  We had been wanting to have something to put all our dried fruit and nuts into for breakfast, as we had been having them in jars. And to many bowl makes more shuffling of things for cleanup.  I was just what we had all been wanting.  Thank you girls and Ron for your efforts to shop for it. 

Rumbling wheels

Whisperers and scurring feet went flying around the corner as the rumbling wheels of the UPS truck rolled into the drive.  The dog must be sleeping around the corner, as she didn't bark, or  perhaps by now she consideres the delivery man her friend, since he usually tosses here a  cookie bone.

So I'm asigned "out" of the bedroom, as the whispering and hurrying continues.  As some of you may know birthdays in our home are spread.... out.... over the month.  Mine was last and so I can't help but expect that the scurring and whispering have something to do with ..uh..me? 
Well, I was about to head to the garden and rescue some seeds before the moist weather hits on  the weekend, and get some refresing sunshine and air after spending to many day indoors this beautiful week.  But I've been informed that I'm supposed to say close by for.....? something....hummmm.

Am planning mini green houses with the croup tents by dear husband brought from work.  Have an idea how to anchor them, but make them accessable. The lettuce and spinich should  winternicely under them.  But until it's cold there is so much to finish up out there.  Last year we cleaned out the tomatoes when some cooler weather came, but then we had 2-3 wks more mild weather, infact the beginning of Nov. was beautiful.  Hmmmm. Each year is different. I will be sad to see the warm indian summer leave.

When can I go outside? Well see!