March!

The past month has been relatively hectic. I am a township auditor, and we finally got that completed. We were also able to persuade the commissioners to take some steps that will make for a cleaner and easier audit in the future. We still have a county-related audit to do, but that job will be passed to another township next year.

There have been a few small changes in my life that have had significant effects. 1 – Mike took down my old double bed that had a mattress that was about done for, and put up my twin bed that I had bought and been using when I was working in Ohio, spending weekdays there, coming home weekends. The mattress on that is relatively new, and more inducive to comfortable sleeping. 2 – the doctor agreed to let me stop using my cholesterol medicine. The result of this was that I was able to cut my arthritis medicine in half, and still feel a lot better. 3 – the doctor also noted on my blood work that I had an extremely low level of vitamin D. This was probably what was causing me to feel weaker and weaker as time went by. So now I’m on a very high dosage of vitamin D. I no longer feel quite so weak; I’m not nearly as strong as I would like to be, but the change has been significant.

Now for the regular monthly features. First, the March Magnaclam image:
Magnacalendar images: March

March birthdays:
March 16 – my ex-son-in-law, Marlin
March 23 – my nephew David
March 30 – My nephew Rick (David’s older brother)
March – exact date unknown – My niece Amy
My half-sister Mary was born to my father & his first wife in March of 1907. She died in October of that same year.


Here is an old hymn that you don’t often hear anymore – in fact, I only know it because about 47 years or so ago I was working with a children’s group in our church, and this song was supposed to be learned by the children, according to literature from denominational headquarters for the group. I had to learn it myself first, and then teach it to them. I don’t think I’ve ever heard in any other circumstances, before or since. It was written by Haldor Lillenas, who was also the writer of the great hymn “Wonderful Grace of Jesus.”

The Bible Stands

The Bible stands like a rock undaunted
‘Mid the raging storms of time;
Its pages burn with the truth eternal,
And they glow with a light sublime.

Chorus:
The Bible stands tho’ the hills may tumble,
It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble;
I will plant my feet on its firm foundation,
For the Bible stands.

The Bible stands like a mountain tow’ring
Far above the works of men;
Its truth by none ever was refuted,
And destroy it they never can.

(Chorus)

The Bible stands and it will forever,
When the world has passed away;
By inspiration it has been given,
All its precepts I will obey.

(Chorus)

The Bible stands ev’ry test we give it,
For its Author is divine,
By grace alone I expect to live it,
And to prove it and make it mine.

(Chorus)