%PDF-1.7 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Outlines 2 0 R /Pages 3 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Outlines /Count 0 >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [6 0 R 19 0 R ] /Count 2 /Resources << /ProcSet 4 0 R /Font << /F1 8 0 R /F2 9 0 R /F3 10 0 R /F4 11 0 R /F5 12 0 R /F6 14 0 R >> /XObject << /I1 15 0 R /I2 16 0 R /I3 23 0 R /I4 24 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 17 0 R /GS2 18 0 R /GS3 21 0 R /GS4 22 0 R >> >> /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] >> endobj 4 0 obj [/PDF /Text /ImageC ] endobj 5 0 obj << /Producer (dompdf 1.0.2 + CPDF) /CreationDate (D:20250510150537+00'00') /ModDate (D:20250510150537+00'00') >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] /Parent 3 0 R /Contents 7 0 R >> endobj 7 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1714 >> stream xWˮ߯2/ߔ1COEElmlyz {sIp*$sN=!8_szxLY/ʪbK =Sbz>O[aFi']O!1؋4F#f<jaq GU"ʶq`DGmoo}~>[)Yɣh,E.q7x{Xˌa3Yܻ]_a,$gWR8I3А6Q4}nT7mU6o$-pA2kg I'*ȞE%Av,&*K6Nr7$%#b[D6`t4vb1oȵFzL%\2 @ MvDi^lX5?AFk:!uz :idܠNjC eTFZߥVȕv<ՆTt -'.O 絰ȣ]5e8+V tMuU plAB+@eq:el6t'Kujb!CmC[)zjaA AQ^"9_dY?q+s!f]p4Pxj,CrM۶f%4FvJOK4XөJ_vXmIqT Q M.G w!qT9d4D',:rl բ Z3>D vUPXd6UkX${dF,7Q56C DJsKM!F?s jHR{Vn 1+^āޣlMC@n(Cv t$D5P<2!/Ct( $Ǟ eXOWû!%UoaLD}rtsFҼH=QF3A!: nK !M3xH@a u 4Q$!~rY5(Yer;mW$+˩a^@^|m҆ nh[WI,d3@A^N-}/ ] ߵ8rBȍ,Q ʶ |upf}$` z#~FY/^.njNgR ׻8$GЏzbrs"tj}t[0*4|(dv:HVF8Iֱ|\<)Kd&5ft<"ѰDx6K~!oe@ޛ~j~󁙮`̗1KIWB|;uԳkChTﻤ cj5wk} Ր6A"Lr&K1W'='H\kwqw?'2l'Ƒ 㧨А4 \lɓR?zAxU+Fdϫ^>%|ByCzŔC y<)s'!sׂK"ч '30s` jwLe-.M3+x2>5vR67M=޹Ѿ}zv>`%(ڜ.i^)C|or+)wÒT9a}z1coN1*oWg_wSzsb{ endstream endobj 8 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F1 /BaseFont /Helvetica /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 9 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F2 /BaseFont /Times-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 10 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F3 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 11 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F4 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 12 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F5 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Oblique /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 13 0 obj [6 0 R /Fit] endobj 14 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F6 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 15 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 550 /Height 140 /Filter /FlateDecode /DecodeParms << /Predictor 15 /Colors 1 /Columns 550 /BitsPerComponent 8>> /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 5329>> stream xqDǯ뺒$ILfff&I335Lf2\3I2L&_3$3I$d+$\W=9y9lLss99P`0 `0 `0 `0 !U_:~u = F~sZŻدns⃪Qg¢G(F[-s͓^ DZ>d>3Dr#\OΉ, ZFwjux<;4Ƀxز#_v?nO<|{7c(b{Oū}w[N e~Hs䎷wwOn<1B.k+%U=eԘ -mCj)t:}c'ϓ*n"-ovkZ?R"V%wʶ7s]eX&eǕq` 1-2e JYHCFOUam 7:(Ԙt_@ހN t{B~ :V@}o#7!z^&zFL:ʤn X<- %"bNWqF c` M'4?cH-V`ǵAF>=#Ěm75dB I&7E5<>-͏їFǿl3M6x]Y&)2 FoΌ N.<t i4wL\^=_|Fo؏IȄ ik$ɄL?{?|tmCޮ=~T&iTevϷ'奔s?EꋄLPY͹箵?@L:Aˤ3y_:9AtA*0qVe- e6g)%a}.qKcI V/xʤzM|\ HSql0;*%+Mذ-闛obebu2iU&lLbtIcxb5^B#8 ޮaʻ _ w>j+L:$"&O;bZ K1 jmU玫ݢ=S/J<WO2'_yUPvp=`"aL5 Nl7"rlQT޼==-I[Se* F'(\`󴯉'{:נnVZ TG6*r$Tyx^LJū.C<3` %ANrxUo"˄ 0&$tO F&bIcW3GG͈ y!{m,LkCI d,(2"@ dR%F1thUL8Rݒ^+v9^?sʯYעDl~Qd" N2sc|ov}=F,3K#vxIvG^,[OM&wI[#,Jޙ\ض;L^fv[LbyYvM#/EI#/Zס$(ڼ ," &LK/IF i-Zx彰픢]MKeR n(PhV'LҸ\f$w/ e]"mɷWO߻˱ KerSPe (ӼGMȈ}X?ʍto7ZKl+81_Y&ǡd uʤ1Vw!sQ"/$zNkw(t)2BWQW"˄OXLp:e‡# וzn2F}qlc5ؾ:WH xLz LP:d# Q>(MRېd2Qt$o~R$YR5,-nޜLr_βehd" 2k1lvO X= eC p+[R=jU!֖}_DޟY2 (*wkZQ>Fl̲soR#^u3hhyTԲt.LtD8sk4z4Rbl@zp4hy0Tn\=.fnő Y/:TC9<@fSI$:QR/bq7DfR/ֻn)Vqd"䳽˄GL;ϝRG顼n&%Sv eFv,L"t}I&N> D73]$e)( ;]XhL`kSzJlcC$<)깍h}dr,1ܝRM뭍eMa $?e3f8΍҈&P(x+JU5{I 3 M- ;7|#G9 !\œ&=xp2,L{-`?OW":4uܚEadv ~9q.VdV%UT@73$@W¯B!ݒaVLH:!opr;gAɀiήpfߙR E/IDO*Luf0}{7mfyDxT.g)w5RvHx#Z]&M$ gZUTt+lZqZ_;a&JaG,-JLJDFIcV|:I3nB&;N0Lna=Y_Gl,p5,,kc EKgd;2vt7selT9˸sX޲.6r<1!| L0lTMS1?Xsf cq )KSgBB&׭x. v c@^Yk΀v],E[ɾ QhYyXXC2)g/J@su1ScL, ?C[{V2i͛!סӠ&> 6lu>4Ƕʤ|=12鱧l{^:a/Y%~].26G: p^CZ V&Vedҟ?RrX7d#I]ՕuL1 ?_ /12IEh ̴b<ӯ^e _ϝ䰻^]vy> /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 873>> stream x1j08-K/)],) &gi+:U̲\"9H!@"9H!@"9H!@eY.Z[p_E{QHKV[/`j%ʒcP,SX4W{7urd5ɱPr:-ֆʇX$$zfZpClbw7z{[]qGlwlGlZiM,ߺ7x}w` L9=3zpWL9 j)ۓB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$e]k` B$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$/؋ endstream endobj 17 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /CA 0.3 >> endobj 18 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 0.3 >> endobj 19 0 obj << /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] /Parent 3 0 R /Contents 20 0 R >> endobj 20 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1068 >> stream xώ6[lhId/v-遖FkTH*wr^ [^~!rQ 2xϿwޭ,,w?a]V-[XC^ 5(09S <@ خCNaKᣤ`8A:Ӡ3c'}&j=޿Vv-NQ5<4$<)A M'%"x؈␾HZ%,w RUonS&T(=@SeaMsT)?$azc`= ~ZG`CJSUuQ4ǥ;ZH -6d~`g%7#F)$ ^NCsI Ec&do<)HkO}8+aOԇ8sB)x)ӭj!{ɺ&!b]94v gqeH 8ٙZ3䛤WX߿Z4["P#UӭRorh^^U3\z$Ua"6 &@IcHj1Q$ XrdiܣwZ'ͬݝeJ팼J!i@XWq;__ h07GS(w)FgLFk}o> endobj 22 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 1 >> endobj 23 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 550 /Height 140 /Filter /FlateDecode /DecodeParms << /Predictor 15 /Colors 1 /Columns 550 /BitsPerComponent 8>> /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 5329>> stream xqDǯ뺒$ILfff&I335Lf2\3I2L&_3$3I$d+$\W=9y9lLss99P`0 `0 `0 `0 !U_:~u = F~sZŻدns⃪Qg¢G(F[-s͓^ DZ>d>3Dr#\OΉ, ZFwjux<;4Ƀxز#_v?nO<|{7c(b{Oū}w[N e~Hs䎷wwOn<1B.k+%U=eԘ -mCj)t:}c'ϓ*n"-ovkZ?R"V%wʶ7s]eX&eǕq` 1-2e JYHCFOUam 7:(Ԙt_@ހN t{B~ :V@}o#7!z^&zFL:ʤn X<- %"bNWqF c` M'4?cH-V`ǵAF>=#Ěm75dB I&7E5<>-͏їFǿl3M6x]Y&)2 FoΌ N.<t i4wL\^=_|Fo؏IȄ ik$ɄL?{?|tmCޮ=~T&iTevϷ'奔s?EꋄLPY͹箵?@L:Aˤ3y_:9AtA*0qVe- e6g)%a}.qKcI V/xʤzM|\ HSql0;*%+Mذ-闛obebu2iU&lLbtIcxb5^B#8 ޮaʻ _ w>j+L:$"&O;bZ K1 jmU玫ݢ=S/J<WO2'_yUPvp=`"aL5 Nl7"rlQT޼==-I[Se* F'(\`󴯉'{:נnVZ TG6*r$Tyx^LJū.C<3` %ANrxUo"˄ 0&$tO F&bIcW3GG͈ y!{m,LkCI d,(2"@ dR%F1thUL8Rݒ^+v9^?sʯYעDl~Qd" N2sc|ov}=F,3K#vxIvG^,[OM&wI[#,Jޙ\ض;L^fv[LbyYvM#/EI#/Zס$(ڼ ," &LK/IF i-Zx彰픢]MKeR n(PhV'LҸ\f$w/ e]"mɷWO߻˱ KerSPe (ӼGMȈ}X?ʍto7ZKl+81_Y&ǡd uʤ1Vw!sQ"/$zNkw(t)2BWQW"˄OXLp:e‡# וzn2F}qlc5ؾ:WH xLz LP:d# Q>(MRېd2Qt$o~R$YR5,-nޜLr_βehd" 2k1lvO X= eC p+[R=jU!֖}_DޟY2 (*wkZQ>Fl̲soR#^u3hhyTԲt.LtD8sk4z4Rbl@zp4hy0Tn\=.fnő Y/:TC9<@fSI$:QR/bq7DfR/ֻn)Vqd"䳽˄GL;ϝRG顼n&%Sv eFv,L"t}I&N> D73]$e)( ;]XhL`kSzJlcC$<)깍h}dr,1ܝRM뭍eMa $?e3f8΍҈&P(x+JU5{I 3 M- ;7|#G9 !\œ&=xp2,L{-`?OW":4uܚEadv ~9q.VdV%UT@73$@W¯B!ݒaVLH:!opr;gAɀiήpfߙR E/IDO*Luf0}{7mfyDxT.g)w5RvHx#Z]&M$ gZUTt+lZqZ_;a&JaG,-JLJDFIcV|:I3nB&;N0Lna=Y_Gl,p5,,kc EKgd;2vt7selT9˸sX޲.6r<1!| L0lTMS1?Xsf cq )KSgBB&׭x. v c@^Yk΀v],E[ɾ QhYyXXC2)g/J@su1ScL, ?C[{V2i͛!סӠ&> 6lu>4Ƕʤ|=12鱧l{^:a/Y%~].26G: p^CZ V&Vedҟ?RrX7d#I]ՕuL1 ?_ /12IEh ̴b<ӯ^e _ϝ䰻^]vy> /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB /BitsPerComponent 8 /Length 873>> stream x1j08-K/)],) &gi+:U̲\"9H!@"9H!@"9H!@eY.Z[p_E{QHKV[/`j%ʒcP,SX4W{7urd5ɱPr:-ֆʇX$$zfZpClbw7z{[]qGlwlGlZiM,ߺ7x}w` L9=3zpWL9 j)ۓB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$e]k` B$ DrB$ DrB$ DrB$/؋ endstream endobj xref 0 25 0000000000 65535 f 0000000009 00000 n 0000000074 00000 n 0000000120 00000 n 0000000461 00000 n 0000000498 00000 n 0000000647 00000 n 0000000750 00000 n 0000002537 00000 n 0000002644 00000 n 0000002752 00000 n 0000002862 00000 n 0000002975 00000 n 0000003091 00000 n 0000003120 00000 n 0000003230 00000 n 0000008805 00000 n 0000009936 00000 n 0000009995 00000 n 0000010054 00000 n 0000010159 00000 n 0000011301 00000 n 0000011358 00000 n 0000011415 00000 n 0000016990 00000 n trailer << /Size 25 /Root 1 0 R /Info 5 0 R /ID[<9d2b71f05fcc200e573da2cc321a6e0c><9d2b71f05fcc200e573da2cc321a6e0c>] >> startxref 18121 %%EOF Sharper Focus - God answers prayer – be careful what you pray for! | Caring Magazine

Vol. #28

Grace Uncovered

Read Issue

Latest Impact StoriesView All

Popular Topics

PopularView All

Sharper Focus – God answers prayer – be careful what you pray for!
by Linda Manhardt, MajorI awoke at 5:30 this morning, to the sound of a cadet playing the three notes he knows over and over on the trombone. While, if given a good night’s rest, I might have found humor in this, such was not the case this morning.
October 26, 2010
3 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0
Listen to this article

by Linda Manhardt, Major

I awoke at 5:30 this morning, to the sound of a cadet playing the three notes he knows over and over on the trombone. While, if given a good night’s rest, I might have found humor in this, such was not the case this morning.

I got up and fed the kitten. I had no choice. As soon as I stirred, little “Latte” began his incessant screaming for food. When I found him a few weeks ago, his bones sharply protruded, his eyes were glued shut due to a terrible infection, and he coughed and wheezed constantly. Now, after three weeks, his eyes are wide open, he has a fat belly and although he still has a cough once in a while, he is basically healthy. It is surprising what a little food, shelter and love will do! There is no vet available, and I truly am amazed that he is recovering.

Back to my morning…

I puttered around awhile, and a little before 7:00 a.m., two workmen arrived. They walked in without knocking! I barely made it into my bedroom…

My side patio is being enclosed. The quarters here are tiny, and by enclosing the patio, my living space will more than double! They have been working here over a month and were supposed to finish last week, but I still don’t even have windows! Windows, I’ve discovered, are very important.

So living in my house is a little like camping. I am subject to the unrelenting heat and humidity, along with the flies and mosquitoes and other outside stuff invading my space. My floors are constantly muddy and a layer of dust coats everything.

But life must go on, and it was time to take my shower. When I opened the bathroom door, a swarm of mosquitoes greeted me. They must have bred in there overnight. I slapped at them all the while attempting to quickly shower and get out. I emerged covered with mosquito bites, just in time to have a cadet enter my home without knocking. Luckily, I was dressed.

While preparing a cup of instant coffee, I tried in vain to keep the flies off my breakfast. At the college, the officers can pay to eat the college food. I do, and the cadets bring it to me three times a day. Nice deal, except for the fact that they eat fish a lot here for breakfast. On those days, I usually get hot dogs and rice.

Right now, those flies were covering my hot dogs and rice. I began to feel frazzled and annoyed.

As I looked down, I saw that a puppy had chewed up a tube of expensive medicine. The workmen had left the doors open and every dog on the compound (there are six of them) had come in.

I decided to eat breakfast in my bedroom, where there were fewer flies. Carefully balancing the tray, I managed to get the door open. The dogs squeezed past me onto my bed, which was now covered with mud from last night’s rain.

I realized how crazy this was, and decided to write this article. So here I sit on the clean side of the bed. I have eaten my hot dogs and rice, and tried not to think about the flies. The dogs that belong here are sleeping and the rest are back outside. I have sprayed the bathroom and shut the door. And although the kitten keeps crawling over the keyboard and I am having great difficulty trying not to scratch mosquito bites, I can’t help but chuckle…

Just yesterday, I began to pray for patience!

Download this page as a PDF

You May Also Like