Called Out

Philip is still working. Oscar is keeping the children distracted from missing him. Me? It's gonna take a little more than a chocolate eyed, four-legged, silver shadow to fill the void. If the crews are able to restore power to our community this week, then some will be sent to other regions north and south of us. This may not be the time to mention I've been praying that by some miracle we could be debt-free by year's end. I'll quietly thank the Lord until Philip is able to return home and catch up on his rest. (He'll be more in a mood to celebrate once the overtime "hours" turn into overtime "dollars") Thank You, Lord. Keep him in Your safety.

We had no dial tone again today. Through all these outages, it has become clear that my largest distractions during the day are brought about by the dial tone. With no calls, and no Internet, we have stayed on schedule all week. What a nice feeling. I may just have to yank that cable outa the wall from 8-4. would I dare?

Today during our lessons, we read "The Master Puppeteer" by Katherine Paterson. The passage in which Kinshi introduces Jiro to his fellow apprentices brought Luke to a doubled over belly chuckle. I LOVE the fact that he found this amusing. He's such a quick-witted blessing. Let us share...

Next to the ugly Wada, you will see the fat and handsome peasant face that belongs to Minoru. He is handsome because he was born of a beautiful mother. He is fat because he has committed his life in single-minded devotion to the great and gracious god of the rice bowl. No god has ever been served by a worthier or more loving priest.