GREAT DAY

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27

God's sheep, the Christians, hear His voice as they listen to him,

He never leaves them without recourse - or way out on a limb.

I am so thankful that He knows us; He always knows and cares,

And is attentive every day as we come to Him with our prayers.

We follow Him our great Savior; what joy to daily have Him lead,

Because with our heart in tune with Him, we know we will succeed.(RP)

We always enjoy the Friday Bible class in the book of Genesis. After the class Margie's brother, Spud, and his wife Margaret, went to Bellingham and brought their sister Barb to our house. We invited the Stewarts also for the meal at our house where each one brought something for it. We had such a great time.  They left at different times but we were still visiting at 5 in the afternoon. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Margie had another good night for which we are grateful. Thanks so much for praying. 

STORM

Psalm 40:1 

I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.

Patience pays off when you walk with the Lord; see what it did here,

When David waited for God that day he discovered that He was near.

It is special when God inclines toward us, and He does it all the time,

So wait for the Lord patiently, and to new heights you will soon climb.(RP)

The forecasters call it a wind and rain storm. It is indeed. Many people are without power in our county. We pray it will not happen to us, but if it does, we have a generator. It is noisy, but keeps our place warm, helps cook the meals and the  cold stuff keeps cold. In a couple of hours we will go down the hill to Bible study and we always look forward to this. After class we will have a fellowship time at our home with family and friends. Margie is doing much better already on her new allergy medications. We are pleased and thankful. Thanks for praying. 

RAT TRAP

Job 37:5-6 

God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. For He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth'; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.

God's handiwork of nature is a wonder to behold,And skillfully enacted and by His hand controlled.

His voice like loud thunder, rumbles in every storm,

When He commands, the snow and rain perform.

Through these things His strength is readily shown,

His children know so well, that He is on the Throne.(RP)

I could hardly believe it when I detected a pile of plastic and rubber at the base of the freezer door. Inspecting it more, I discovered that a rat had tried to eat through the gasket. I guess it was after the food in the freezer. Thankfully the damage was low enough on the door not to hinder insulation. Only one attempt to rid ourselves of this nuisance may have paid off. We have never found, or smelled, the rat or the trap. It was the kind of trap that when stepped on has a powerful adhesive, so that the animal can't release itself from the sticky stuff. Now to another subject. Marge had a wonderful rest last night. The new allergy drops she brought back apparently are helping her. We are thankful. Thanks for praying. 

VETERANS DAY

John 13:34  

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Jesus gave a commandment that is a very practical tool,

Any who reject it today can be rightly identified as a fool.

He expects us to love Him first, then others you'll also love.

And all this because His love has come to us from above.(RP)

I listened to a moving program to honor the veterans this morning. It is produced by a man who is a believer and his Christian touch to stories is refreshing. We have a quiet day planned for today. Margie is on her new regime of allergy drops and already feels better. There is still more testing to do but she doesn't know when she will return for those. The predicted high winds arrived last night and more are on the way. This week end we should have plenty of rain. Thanks for your prayers. 

DAY AFTER

Ephesians 3:12  

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

God is available to all his children, every single day,

Through Jesus we can go to Him, there never is delay.

We should boldly go to Him; he sweetly calls to us,

With confidence enter His presence; there is no fuss.

We praise Him because He is accessible; I am so glad,

To His gracious invitation there is nothing we have to add.(RP)

Yesterday was quite a day.  We arrived at the allergy doctor's office 10 minutes before our appointment time. The new "toll road" got us partly there, but we confess it was confusing. Margie was tested for only 5 items yesterday. They take a long time. She had violent reactions to three foods.  She will have to return for more testing, because they were unable to complete the process. Margie laments this due to the high price of testing, but I assured her it must be this way. As I write this she is still in bed. I believe she had a good night. I know she was exhausted when we arrived home. Thanks so much for praying. 

ALLERGY TESTING

 John 16:33 

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

Most people experience hard times in life; this is the lot of us all,

Jesus brings us His peace; it is given to those who upon Him call.

He told us we will have tribulation, but tells us to be of good cheer,

The world He overcame, and we take comfort because He is near(RP)

We leave shortly for the trip to Redmond, WA where Margie will have more allergy testing. Our main concern is the travel to and from there. A new carpool lane system has been started which appears to be complicated and we are not sure what we are getting into. We have always enjoyed this privilege, but now it has changed. It is a toll road and entry and exit of the lanes sounds difficult, with checkered lines for entry and curved lines for exit. If done incorrectly there is a $136.00 dollar penalty. Our car will be photographed so they know we are on the highway. We'll see later and report to you. Thanks for praying. 

HOME

Mark 10:45 

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.

Jesus came into the world to serve; He also came to save,

Lost sinners came to Him, and all their sins he gladly forgave.

He gave His life to save lost souls, all who come to Him will be free,

Come to Jesus and be made whole, the resulting joy you will soon see. (RP)

We are home today. Yesterday Margie started to feel the symptoms of a cold, so she thought it best to stay home today. She wanted me to go to last night's special service with Dr. Tom Hoyle, but I dare not leave her for too long, so stayed home. Today will be the same. We will watch several church services via the TV and listen to others on the radio. The reason for this extra caution is because we are supposed to leave in the morning around 7:30 for Redmond, WA where Margie is scheduled to have allergy testing done. We ask you to pray about our trip and the testing. Thanks so much.