Ancient Words

We have been singing a "new" song at church recently.  After searching for the lyrics, I see that Michael W. Smith has recorded it on one of his CDs.  Here are the words to the song:

Holy Words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh let the ancient words impart.

Words of Life, Words of Hope
Give us strength, help us cope
In this world, where e'er we roam
Ancient words will guide us home

Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart.

Holy words of our Faith
Handed down to this age
Came to us through sacrifice
Oh heed the faithful words of Christ

Holy words long preserved
For our walk in this world
They resound with God's own heart
Oh let the ancient words impart

Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you
We have come with open hearts
Oh, let the ancient words impart.

Temp Agency

At 10:30 I arrived at the temp agency. The new owner greeted me. He was eager to rekindle the relationship between the agency & me. He was impressed with the resume presented. He also has the perfect job for me but it is not yet available. I will call him weekly until the job is available and gained. The company uses this temp agency quite frequently for their temp and temp-to-hire jobs. Based on his knowledge of this company they should be in need of this position quite soon. Still excited about the possibilities. The prayers offered for me around 10:30 this morning were felt. Thank you!

Starting Anew

This morning after flute lessons, I drove to the temporary agency I have used most recently. They were not in the location in which I thought they moved. After getting on the telephone, I discovered they are only down to one office in the area. It is located in Johnson City.

I called another temp agency I have also used. They were excited that I was able to come back and work with them. We had had a good relationship before. I have an appointment set up for 10:30 tomorrow morning. I am excited to re-develop the work relationship with them. I am eager to see how the Lord will use me to share His love with those with whom I work.

Persimmon Picking

The arrival of fall means one thing...persimmon picking time is here. The persimmon trees have been showing green persimmons all growing season. The cool weather of fall brings the ripening of the persimmons. When they fall off the tree, they are ready to be picked. One word of advice: do NOT pick the persimmons before they are ripe. They will cause your mouth to pucker.

Yesterday we went out and picked a little over a 1/2 gallon of persimmons.



Our family loves persimmon pudding. We use Great-Aunt Allie's recipe.

Remove any easily removable debris (such as grass, small sticks, etc) from the persimmons first. Then put the rest of the persimmons in the sink partially filled with water. I usually have both sides of the sink partially filled with water. I lightly wash the persimmons and put them in the next sink to rinse.



After they have been washed, I measure them out according to the recipe I am making. I put them through the foley mill to get the pulp out.



Here is all the pulp for this one recipe.



After I have pulped all the persimmons for that particular recipe, I then label a freezer bag with how many persimmons are in the bag and date the bag. Then the pulp goes into the bag.



The bag gets stuck into another bag and placed in the freezer. My mouth waters thinking of all the persimmon puddings we will have this next year.