These are the entries for January 31 from my Mom's journal's, taking a look back at the past. Some entries share a lot of details, some share only a few. They are copied as my Mom wrote them, with nothing added. I find myself remembering events of the past when I sit and read Mom's journals. Life wasn't necessarily easy but she was strong and persevered. She has passed on a legacy that lives on in her children.
1956--Phyllis Meyer's birthday
1957--Martha has sore eyes.....missed school today.
1958--Baxter 8hrs. $51.00 (This amount is what Dad made for working a full week a Baxter's meat market; he was a butcher there.) comment added
1973--Heb. 10:23-25 "....let us, without ever wavering, keep on holding to the hope we profess for He is to be trusted who has made the promise. Let us continue so to consider one another as to stimulated one another to love and good deeds....let us continue to encourage one another....."
Pray for Ellen, Georges, Carolyn. Baby Robbins to hospital.
1974--I John 3:5,8,9 "He appeared in visible form and became Man to take away [upon Himself] sins, and in Him there is no sin...." vs.8 "The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen and dissolve) the works of the devil [has done]." vs.9 "No one born of God [deliberately and knowingly] habitually practices sin. For God's nature abides in him.--His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within Him--and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.
1975--Col. 3:16 "Let the word (spoken by Christ, have its home in your heart and mind) and dwell in you in all its richness...."
Lydia's last day at GE plant. Mary to Weibel's for 2 weeks ....house mother.
1980-- Matt. 6 Give us...Forgive us...Save us
vs. 11 Give us today our daily bread
vs. 12 And forgive us our (debts) sins
vs. 13 Deliver us from evil
Heavenly Father...your name is beautiful to me. Thank you for making me a part of your family; your kingdom. I want to do your will today. Thank you for providing bread day by day. Feed my spirit...soul. Thank you for Jesus; for providing forgiveness for my sins. Remind me to be forgiving, Lord. Deliver be from evil. I love you. I'm Marian.
1981--George and Jon to Columbus Power Show.
Marian studying...asking: What is a disciple?
Matthew here about 3 hrs. in pm. "You have quite a vocabulary, Matthew," Jon.
1982--6am discovered power was off. Clocks stopped at about 5:30am. Lighted lamp and candles. Encouraged fire in woodstove. No lights visible outside. Couldn't decide how much snow was falling. Pastor Watson called about 7am. Power off in town too....wondering about church services. Weather forecasters predicting 4-8 inches of new snow! 7:30am...George and Jon dressed and brought in wood to fill boxes in house. Ate cereal cooked on wood stove. Washed dishes...(water from thermos and other emergency supplies) Started dinner cooking on woodstove. Power back on about 9:30am PTL!
10:00am: Winds from NE...snowing steadily. Weather radio has reported "1 inch fell in 1 hour" at Hopkins Airport Cleveland. We have less that 1/4 mile visibility most of the time. Birds trying to get to bird feeder. On janco sat on leeward side feeding....sparrows finding shelter in branches of trumpet vine and outhouse.
Noon: Fine pellets of ice continue to peck at windows. Newscast: Sheriff announced a snow ban on all driving in Sandusky County. Temp about 20-25 degrees....winds 25-30mph. Snow falling approx. 1 inch an hour. Dosesn't seem to be accumulating that fast here.
2:15pm Call from Mr. Meyer--no school tomorrow. More rain seems to be falling with the ice pellets.
5:30pm Went walking this pm on the road south to our property line. Snow 8" deep behind the hedge. (looks like tiny ice balls) A drift built as high as the wood gate on the golf course at corner of our yard. Rather pleasant (invigorating) to be out. Rain began falling about 5:30pm east window froze--later ice washed off. Called Wanda S.
8:30pm Two snowplows went North. Snow has slowed or stopped.
1983--Acts 2:38 "....Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.....the promise is for you and for your children.
Acts 2:42 "......They devoted themselves to...."
As I copied these entries, I look toward the future. This year, 2011, has already brought thoughts of Mom not being here this time next year. She has declined a lot in recent weeks, yet she is still here, persevering. She would like to go be with Jesus, which I know will bring her great joy, but we'd like to keep her just a bit longer. Dearest Mother, you are deeply loved by your family.
Proverbs 31:26-28
"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle. Her son and daughters rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her."
posted by: Sarah
This touched my heart, Sarah. I wonder what it would have been like to have a godly mother at a young age praying for me, and the other four children she had. My mom did come to the Lord - and is in heaven with him now - and my children have this kind of mom - praying and loving them. What an example she is to you, to us. Thanks for sharing.
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