My husband stopped hauling stone, and with his ax went into the woods to chop cordwood. With a continual pain in his side, he worked from early morning till dark to earn about fifty cents a day. We endeavored to keep up good courage, and trust in the Lord. I did not murmur. In the morning I felt grateful to God that He had preserved us through another night, and at night I was thankful that He had kept us through another day. {LS 105.2}

Min mand forlod jernbanen og med sin økse gik i skoven for at hugge brænde. Med en stadig smerte i hans side, arbejdede han fra tidlig morgen til mørke for at tjene omkring halvtreds cents om dagen. Han kunne ikke sove om natten af bar smerter. Vi sørgede for at holde modet oppe og stole på Herren. Jeg knurrede ikke. Om morgnen følte jeg taknemmelighed til Gud for at han havde bevaret os i endnu en nat og om aften var jeg taknemmelig for at han havde sørget for os igennem endnu en dag.