Notes From 1998 :: April

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Sometimes it seems like I'm always busy doing something but I never get anything done!
Been meditating this week on Galatians 5:16-26, life by the Spirit.

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"But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law."

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Open House Re: Y2K. Very interesting to hear everyone's thoughts, attitudes, etc. Met the B family.

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Dad brought his tractor home! Big thing. :)

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Full house at church. Met four new families visiting the area. It has been a beautiful day! Mr. D gave a good teaching from Ephesians 4: 1-16, on the unity of Christ. We listened to the V family play their instruments.

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Dad works on his tractor any chance he can get. Today he moved stumps!

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"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
2 Cor. 5:17

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The bee balm and my apple mint are spreading like crazy! It is exciting to watch things grow. I hope I am growing too. God is my Gardener! Mrs. Ranes's birthday-we sang to her in the evening.

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Today our wheat order came in. Mara and I also had a big bread order. Needless to say, we were very busy! The R's came to help unload wheat.

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D's and H's came over tonight to sing-we enjoyed their company. Beautiful day!

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G-pa and Uncle Gary stopped by. They also brought dinner! I made violet jelly. Dad worked outside with his toy. :)

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Resurrection Day! I have a powerful God and He didn't stay in the grave! "Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior...Up from the grave He arose!...A mighty triumph o'er His foes."

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Sometimes school can be so exciting and sometimes it can be so boring.

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Beautiful weather! I love to think about what I want to plant in my garden. The kids are outside all the time playing in the sun.

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"I don't object to people telling me that Jesus Christ is my crutch. But He's not my crutch- He's my Iron Lung- I can't live without Him." - T. Wise

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Rainy day. Mara had to miss art lessons because of a cold. In the evening the rest of us went to the N's for dinner. Amy and I talked about gardens.

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Sang at D's. "And by Him we cry, 'Abba, Father'. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children."

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We worked outside all day in the gardens. Dad plowed with the tractor. The B family came over-they're doing some land hunting.

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Dad leaves for North Carolina. He won't be back until Tuesday evening. Mr. L gave a good teaching on Ephesians 4:39 and 5:1-5.

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First day of the Basic Seminar in Springfield. Candace and Rowena with us. Staying at our Grandparents' house. The first evening was wonderful. I learned so much on the principles of design. Later, all four of us girls slept in the huge garage bed! I sneezed all night.

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Read this morning in Psalm 49, verse 15- "But God will redeem my life from the grave; He will surely take me to himself."

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Beautiful weather! I took a walk down to the creek and listened to the water. I'm sick with allergies and a fever. I'm enjoying the basic, though!

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Mr. G made an interesting comment:"Teenagers have a major capacity to think logically to the wrong conclusion." Uh-oh.

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Last evening Mom took us girls to two antique shops and a soup/sandwich restaurant. We had a lot of fun! With gift money, I bought a tea-cup.

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Rowena's 15th birthday. We fixed a b-day cake for her at breakfast and for lunch Dad took us all the a Chinese place (what a surprise!). Last day of Basic-I enjoyed it very much.

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We stayed home and relaxed today. Last night, we arrived home around 12:30pm and were worn out. It's been a long week.

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We have chicks in a box by the stove. They look cute but they SMELL AWFUL and they "cheep, cheep" all the time. Esther is fascinated by them. :)

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Rachel D's birthday! I am crocheting her a potholder. It's been a long time since I've had a chance to crochet. I love doing it.

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"It is far better to forgive and forget than to resent and remember." Anonymous

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We went to the M's for piano in the afternoon and while Mara had an eye exam in the morning the rest of us stayed at the H's.