Category: Journal
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Daily Bale for April 14, 2011
This is the first time I’ve taken time to sit in my living room and “relax” a bit in awhile, and my last update was April 6, sooooo, I’m way overdue. I’ll bullet-point the main activities since then: Had several individual meetings/Bible studies, usually early in the morning Chaired executive…
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Daily Bale for April 6, 2011
Life has been extremely busy the last week or so, and it won’t “settle down” until next Wednesday (yeah, riiiiiiiiight), so I at least wanted to bullet-point things that have been going on in my life– This past Sunday’s services were a great blessing. Almost everyone was there, which fills…
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Daily Bale for April 2, 2011
Today was a full Saturday, but easy to delineate: Worked on the Astro van in the morning. Did federal and state taxes in the afternoon, as well as make sure things are ready for services tomorrow. Helped with the kids in the evening, as Trish had a bad headache. Finished…
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Daily Bale for March 31, 2011
Last day of March, 2011! I started off my day reading Leviticus 2-3, grateful for the fact that I don’t have to consult my neighborhood Levite on what kind of sacrifice I need to offer. Jesus took care of that for me. So when I read Leviticus (a book which…
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Daily Bale for March 30, 2011
Started the day by helping the Blair’s with their final move. We had four guys, and it was just right. Two or three trips and it was a done deal. Even then, it reminded me all the more that I don’t want to move again!!! Actually, that’s not entirely true.…
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Daily Bale for March 29, 2011
Missed a couple of days, sorry about that! Today being Tuesday I had a Bible study at 6am in Middlefield. Got back home to get the troops up and moving for their day. We read Exodus 33 for family devotions, and for my time in the Word I read Phil…
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Daily Bale for March 25, 2011
For family devotions we jumped ahead a bit and read Exodus 32, the golden calf incident. Josiah correctly got the main problem, their making and worshiping of idols, but then asked what I thought for an 8 year old was a perceptive question– “But they didn’t have the 10 commandments…
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Daily Bale for March 24, 2011
For some reason Thursdays have a harder/slower start in our home–maybe it’s the Wednesday night meeting? 🙂 Thankfully a couple cups of coffee help me get jump start, as well as Exod 35; Luke 14; Eph 4; and Ps 55 from the Scottish Psalter. For family devotions we read Exodus…
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Daily Bale for March 23, 2011
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a journal entry here, and thought it would be good to get back to this practice. It helps me review what I did (and didn’t!) do each day, and will keep my church family updated on things. I decided to call each entry the…
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Catching Up
Usually this time of year is uneventfully slow, often interrupted by plowing snow. The last month and a half, however, has been extremely and unusually busy for me, involving several “out of the ordinary” things that could neither be put off nor ignored. What this has meant, sadly, is scaling back…
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November 11, 2010
Started the day reading Psalm 143. Noted how the psalmist responds to difficult, overwhelming, heart-rending experiences as related in vv. 3-4— I will meditate on the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands. I stretch out my hands to You;…
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November 10, 2010
Today was a very busy, great day. Started off early so I could get my shower before two other ladies from our home. Then I spent a couple of hours of fellowship and prayer with fellow pastors Larry Hobbes and Rich Peffer in my office (it’s a rare thing when…
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Nov 3, 2010
Wow, what a day. I felt like I was four people simultaneously today: dad, mom, teacher, and pastor. The one missing is “husband.” :-p We read Psalm 123 this morning—very neat psalm. Helped Josiah and Lydia with their schoolwork in the morning, then preparation for tonight’s prayer meeting and tomorrow’s…
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November 2, 2010
Started the day at 5:30 a.m. with a Bible study with a man from church, working through Disciples of a Godly Man. Very encouraging, mutually edifying. Driving home at 7:00 a.m. to a beautiful hint of sunrise. Upon arrival at home I found Lydia already up with Hannah downstairs—you know…
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October 28, 2010
1 Timothy 6 for personal Bible reading, and Genesis 20 for family devotions. Mailed out final mailing for the year. Took care of other miscellaneous administrative things. Final preparations for tonight’s Bible class up at the Ring’s. Cleaned and organized my office a bit. Watched the newest video of Bob…
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October 27, 2010
1 Timothy 5 for personal Bible reading, and Genesis 19 for family devotions. We noted the holiness of God in his destruction of Sodom, Lot’s attitude and actions (vv. 1, 8, 16), and God’s compassion (v. 29). Struggled most of the morning with a nasty stomach bug. Preparation for prayer…
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October 26, 2010
1 Timothy 4—wow. What a great chapter. A nice stomach ache kept me out of our family devotions time. Ugh. Spent the rest of the of the day preparing for this week’s Bible class—Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. Ended up limiting it to Ephesians and Philippians, as I didn’t want to…
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October 25, 2010
Started the day with 1 Timothy 3, prayerfully asking God to use his Word in my life, especially as this section is definitely “for” me. We read part of Genesis 18 today, verses 16-33. Noted God’s holiness in his anticipated judgment of Sodom, yet his compassion, mercy, and patience in…
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October 19, 2010
Up early this morning to go with friends Rich Peffer and Dave Saxton to the American Council of Christian Churches Convention (ACCC) near Gettysburg, PA. My dear wife got up early to get me down to Girard to meet the fellas. Had a nice drive out—solved most of the world’s…
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October 14, 2010
Okay, so it’s been a week since I’ve logged anything in my journal. Time to rectify that. I won’t try to recap the last week, but it’s been a good, busy one with an OBF conference, church services, and Bible class preparation and teaching. Today started off with the power…
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