November
Journaling
1. Not going to Hamilton this week. See
Oct. 31 for the reason.
2. Furnace maintenance.
3. Attending a cardiologist appointment
with my mom; we were gone five hours. It’s the seminary open house in the
evening, so I sat in on a class on Biblical Theology; I love it and would have
taken it except Wednesday nights are prayer meeting night. Long day, no nap.
4. Bible study in a.m. Course in the
evening online.
5. I have done over 200 podcasts on the
Bible Companion Series. But I still haven’t figured out how to make intro and
outro music. I’m so not technical. Then I’m also trying to re-record the first
80 or so podcasts since it was before I got my headset microphone so the quality
is very poor. Embarrassing.
6. Quiet weekend after a busy week, and
another one to come.
7. Church Covid week 85.
8. Preparing a care package for a single
female missionary our church supports from the ladies at our church.
9. I had a zoom meeting with a book club/Bible
study group from my sister-in-law’s church in Bracebridge. They are reading my
novel, Benaiah Mighty Man of God along with the applicable portions of
Scripture. I answered their questions. It was fun. Then our daughter and
grandkids came to stay over for two nights. Their school is still closed due to
13 cases of Covid. Hopefully now they will be more diligent with masking and
distancing there.
10. We drove to the Big Apple with the
grandkids but most things were closed. The kids had a sauna. This was the first
time here since the baby started walking. Now she’s trying to climb stairs.
11. Remembrance Day. Also back to our
course tonight.
12. Attending an online virtual gala for
a pregnancy help centre that our daughter used to work at. Online auction.
13. Going to London for a family
Christmas party.
14. My husband lost his wedding ring
sometime between last night and this evening. It’s been loose since he lost
weight and in September it fell off in the pool in London, but they found it
right away. We called the gas station we stopped at to see if maybe it fell off
when he washed his hands but no one turned it in. If someone found it, they may
have pocketed it to pawn it for $500. It was purchased for $100 35 years ago.
It’s mostly the sentimental value. It’s engraved with my name and our wedding
date. He’s more upset than I am. He feels he should have had it sized since he
knew it was loose. COVID week 86, no church for us.
15. Updated my non-practicing R.N.
licence. At least it’s only 1/3 of practicing nurses. I can’t believe I’ve been
off work seven years this Christmas.
16. A writing day.
17. Prayer meeting, my husband is the
speaker.
18. Women’s Bible Study, through 11/16
chapters of Mark. Our course online in the evening.
19. Ordered in because it’s Friday.
20. Women’s ministry meeting; I shared
about Finnish Christmas traditions. I’ll post what I said.
21. Our youngest granddaughter’s
dedication service is this morning so we went to their church in Hamilton.
Covid week 87.
22. Writing.
23. Going to Hamilton because my
daughter is going to a recording studio to sing Finlandia in Finnish as a
Christmas gift to my mom. So sweet of her.
24. Making mini meatballs for Italian
wedding soup this weekend. Prayer meeting online.
25. Someone at church has Covid so we
will meet online this morning. My husband and I went for our first Covid test
and were both negative, yay! It was the antigen test so it wasn’t as invasive.
26. Our eldest daughter is 31 today.
Hard to believe.
27. My daughter and grandkids, sister
and her granddaughter are coming over to bake Finnish gingersnaps today.
28. Covid week 88.
29. Spoke with my mom’s lung doctor on
the phone. Will buy an oximeter.
30. Pain clinic for back injections. Today
on Giving Tuesday I know there is no shortage of worthwhile ministries to
support. However, I have recently discovered an organization in Uganda that
cares for destitute orphans. David William, who grew up as an orphan himself,
but was cared for and learned to read, has taken it upon himself and a friend
to take in 45 orphans. These kids are truly destitute; they have no shelter
from the elements, few blankets, little food, and a dirty pond in which they
wash and from which they drink. The little I was able to send purchased some
food and toothbrushes and toothpaste as they only had sticks to brush their
teeth and were getting toothaches. They are not a registered charity yet but
they are a recognized non-profit organization by the government of Uganda. If
you take a look at their pictures on Instagram @ agape_heartilysouls or their website https://heartilysouls.org
you can see the sweet faces of these children. They will greet you personally.
You can donate directly through their website.
