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Diary of a housewife
This is a work of fiction.
2020 AD
07/06-
MONDAY
Well, my brother-in-law said I should keep a diary so I'm taking his advice.
Well, my father-in-law caught this new Corona bug. He's in the hospital being treated. My husband says not to worry, this too shall pass and Jesus' name is more powerful than Corona. I wish I could believe in his Jesus the way he does but I haven't seen any evidence that a god exists.
Today I made pancakes for my husband Phil and I and we enjoyed them with strawberry jam. God I miss my first husband Frank. His death from cancer made me lose my faith in Phil's god. I was such a Jesus freak in grade school. I didn't even know what I was talking about; I just repeated the gobbledygook my Youth Pastor, my Pastor and my after School Bible teacher fed me, regurgitating it, trying to "save" everyone in school.
My boss at work promoted me to Day Manager. I am grateful for this.
That's all I got for today.
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07/07-
TUESDAY
My Father-in-law died of covid at 8:05 am this morning.
God, why are you doing this to me.
Everyone asked me what was wrong at work. I told them all, "I'm fine."
When I got home, I cried and Phil held me for a while.
I scolded my daughter for misbehavior perhaps a little too harshly and later I apologized to her. Phil said that his Dad knew Jesus and he's in heaven. If heaven was a real place, that would be comforting.
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07/08-
WEDNESDAY
Phil invited me to prayer meeting again. I have never gone before, and I don't think I ever will. The last time I was in church was on Easter Sunday last year. They had a potluck. The preaching at Phil's church is different than at the churches I grew up going to. There are several men up on the stage, and they each take turns talking or praying. Instead of a typical Pastor preaching every Sunday they have a group of men called a priesthood. The church is typically called a 'branch' in Phil's religion. I stayed home this evening and worked on my 3-D cross-stitch project while my daughter and my son watched YouTube videos on our television.
Recently I took my kids to see the new Spider-Man movie, Homecoming. What I don't understand, is, they've rebooted the Spider-Man movie series like three times already. I just wish they'd just stick to one actor playing Spider-Man instead of a new one every few years. They did the same thing with the Batman franchise.
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07/09-
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A gopher destroyed my flower garden, and I hired an exterminator to capture him and release him into the wild.
Work was exhausting. Day Manager training is intensive. I snuggled with my hubby on our couch this evening, and we talked about what was on our minds. He isn't pushy with me about his faith. He married me because we met by mutual associations and we fell madly in love. He didn't care that I told him I was an atheist. He knew my two kids desperately needed a father and he desperately needed me. I feel the same way about him.
I cooked a special soup for our family today made from scratch.
I'm exhausted, I think I'll go to bed.
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07/10-
FRIDAY
I woke up with a severe headache this morning, and my husband asked if I wanted him to administer to me. He had offered that to me before, but I had rejected it. But this time, I decided I'd try anything to get rid of my splitting headache, so I said, "Sure, why not". He asked me if I believed God could heal me. Thoughts went through my head of all the miracles of Jesus I had been taught and read about in the Bible growing up, so I said, before I could stop myself, "yes".
So he got out his little tube of consecrated oil, put a drop on top of my head, laid his hands on my head, and prayed for me. And the pain was gone, instantly.
Maybe that "gobbledygook" I had repeated to my friends and teachers in school was true. I may not have understood it that well at the time, but there may have been something to it. I think I'll go to church this Sunday with Phil and my kids.
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7/10-
SATURDAY
There was a huge storm and the power went out today. I kept the freezer and fridge door closed to preserve our food. The Utility guy is out there right now trying to restore our power. Our dog is sick. My hubby took him to the vet, and he's on some doggy medicine.
Thank God I still have data on my phone and my phone is fully charged so that I can update my Diary.
I love my huband and kids, and our dog. I wouldn't trade them for the world.
9:00 PM Our power was restored.
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7/11-
SUNDAY
I felt tired this morning and didn't want to get up to go to Church this morning, but am glad I did.
Church was amazing. And now I truly have Jesus in my heart. In a way, I have Him in my heart in a way I never did before.
The sermon text was John 3:16. I desire baptism.
My husband is elated.
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07/12-
MONDAY
My son got suspended from school for misbehavior today. My husband gave him a lecture, but it did little to help him. He still has to do all his assigned homework. I'm struggling to help him with it today. He keeps calling me into his room neeeding help with this problem or that exercise but when I try to help him with it, he doesn't listen, so I bring my husband in, and he does a better job of explaining his homework assignments to him. But when my husband is busy or away I have to hold down the fort.
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Re: Diary of a housewife
07/13--
TUESDAY
Day Manager training was particularly harrowing today. I witnessed to a woman during one of my breaks. She doesn't exactly want to know Jesus like I do now yet, but at least I got her thinking about her life in perhaps a new way.
I started writing my personal thoughts in a notepad with an inkpen during breaks.
Stars are alive, aren't they? Aren't stones even? Can anything or any creature live in the Sun? Is the Sun even a star? Isn't the speed of thought faster than the speed of light?
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07/14-
WEDNESDAY
Prayer meeting was phenomenal. My son said a prayer that was amazingly simple and beautiful. I also offered a prayer and testified of my faith journey from girlhood until now. My husband--I had no idea he could pray like that!
When we got home I fed the dog and gave him his meds. Then I got ready for the night shift at work, and decided to update my Diary real quick before I leave for work.
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