October 22
Laura M., age 15, North Carolina
October 22, 1997
Lunch was pretty good — usually boring. Casey has a broken rib and he couldn’t be near me and Renée for laughing. Dad picked me up and I drove Renée and Zach to Renée’s. Worked from 3-4:15! :) Walked home. Drew. Dad came. Wendy had dinner with us. Did homework and Dad got me acne medicine. :) Sweet.
Mark S., age 43, North Carolina
October 22, 1996
(On-call.) Up ~6:30. Ironed shirt. Took Sarah and Shannon to school after picking Shannon up. => Took Sarah’s stuff to South Jag. Rounds at Wake and Rex; phone to Sandra and Rebecca. To office at 10:00. Amy Hendrickson in in A.M. Saw patients til ~12:10. Sandra came by => to MacGregor with her for lunch on deck (gorgeous, warm day); office charts and mail; Shelly Watson and Nancy Steinback (visiting from Florida) came and sat with us. Back to office at 1:00. Phone from Wayne Rogers in P.M. re ski trip. Saw patients til ~6:00. Home. Supper (enchilada casserole). Played Backgammon with Rebecca. Tetris. Read from The Silver Chair to Rebecca. Karen, Wayne, and Ashley Rogers came by => phone to American Airlines to buy airline tickets to Colorado in February; phone to Snowdance Condos at Keystone to reserve condo. “Bye” to Rogers ~9:00. Phone from Emily => she found out will get billed for 50% of dorm bill for rest of the year if she leaves the dorm => I said “you’ll have to pay for it”. Office charts while watching World Series. Tetris in bed. TV, talk with Sandra. Diary. End of TV baseball (Yanks > Braves in game 3 of W.S.). Tetris.
Marcy S., age 47, North Carolina
October 22, 1971
I’m down again, burdened with many anxieties and regrets. And I can’t seem to let go of them and trust the Holy Spirit. I’ve tried for several days — I’ve awakened in the night and made a conscious effort to “cast my burdens upon the Lord.” And before I got out of bed this morning I mentally reviewed all my anxieties, etc. and asked the Lord to take them. I even thanked Him for taking them — but I’m still holding on!
So it’s not a matter of trying — when He does free me (and He has many times) it’s not the result of my efforts. There’s a big difference between trying to do something and just doing it (e.g. relaxing). The great effort destroys the ability to wait quietly for trust to come. I need to trust, I want to trust, I’ve asked for this gift, I’ve thanked Him for it. Now I must just wait for the Holy Spirit to do His work within me — and there may be barriers that need breaking down which I’m not even aware of.
Anna L., age 75, Illinois
October 22, 1960
Hurried to do as much as possible, expecting Pink and Marian by noon to go to funeral. Jim came to go with us too so alone. Up to Helen’s after service stayed so long there. To cabin and back. Folks went to see Burt and Ray. Stayed until 4:00 AM. I cooked prunes and bake of cookies I had in refrig.
Henry S., age 26, Michigan
October 22, 1887
I commenced to dig potatoes in Fred Waters’ field this morning and kept at it all day, getting about seven bushels in all. I would not like to give much for what are left and he planted ground enough for 100 bushels. It has been a pleasant day, but the air has been pretty cool. The thermometer stood just at the freezing point this evening. I tried to practice writing this evening but I am too tired to do anything at it.
*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)
Cornelia H., age 26, North Carolina
October 22, 1862
I finished my quilt today. I have been four weeks lacking one day at work on it. I have not quilted every day. I have missed four days besides several pieces of days as it has been so cool for the last three days. I have not commenced work till ten o’clock. Hanes has attended to Willie for a week so he is no trouble to me. Mr. Henry still improves. Atheline put mud on the grease spots in my room so I want to scour tomorrow. Three soldiers stay here tonight. One had his arm shot off at the Richmond battles, named Hunter.
*(Fear in North Carolina: The Civil War Journals and Letters of the Henry Family, Eds. Karen L. Clinard and Richard Russell, used with permission.)
Samuel P., age 34, London
October 22, 1667
Slept but ill all the last part of the night, for fear of this day’s success in Parliament: therefore up, and all of us all the morning close, till almost two o’clock, collecting all we had to say and had done from the beginning, touching the safety of the River Medway and Chatham. And, having done this, and put it into order, we away, I not having time to eat my dinner; and so all in my Lord Bruncker’s coach, that is to say, Bruncker, W. Pen, T. Harvy, and myself, talking of the other great matter with which they charge us, that is, of discharging men by ticket, in order to our defence in case that should be asked. We come to the Parliament-door, and there, after a little waiting till the Committee was sat, we were, the House being very full, called in: Sir W. Pen went in and sat as a Member; and my Lord Bruncker would not at first go in, expecting to have a chair set for him, and his brother had bid him not go in, till he was called for; but, after a few words, I had occasion to mention him, and so he was called in, but without any more chair or respect paid him than myself: and so Bruncker, and T. Harvy, and I, were there to answer: and I had a chair brought me to lean my books upon: and so did give them such an account, in a series of the whole business that had passed the Office touching the matter, and so answered all questions given me about it, that I did not perceive but they were fully satisfied with me and the business as to our Office: and then Commissioner Pett (who was by at all my discourse, and this held till within an hour after candlelight, for I had candles brought in to read my papers by) was to answer for himself, we having lodged all matters with him for execution. But, Lord! what a tumultuous thing this Committee is, for all the reputation they have of a great council, is a strange consideration; there being as impertinent questions, and as disorderly proposed, as any man could make. But Commissioner Pett, of all men living, did make the weakest defence for himself: nothing to the purpose, nor to satisfaction, nor certain; but sometimes one thing and sometimes another, sometimes for himself and sometimes against him; and his greatest failure was, that I observed, from his [not] considering whether the question propounded was his part to answer or no, and the thing to be done was his work to do: the want of which distinction will overthrow him; for he concerns himself in giving an account of the disposal of the boats, which he had no reason at all to do, or take any blame upon him for them. He charged the not carrying up of “The Charles” upon the Tuesday, to the Duke of Albemarle; but I see the House is mighty favourable to the Duke of Albemarle, and would give little weight to it. And something of want of armes he spoke, which Sir J. Duncomb answered with great imperiousness and earnestness; but, for all that, I do see the House is resolved to be better satisfied in the business of the unreadiness of Sherenesse, and want of armes and ammunition there and every where: and all their officers were here to-day attending, but only one called in, about armes for boats, to answer Commissioner Pett. None of my brethren said anything but me there, but only two or three silly words my Lord Bruncker gave, in answer to one question about the number of men there were in the King’s Yard at the time.
*(The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S., edited by Henry B. Wheatley F.S.A., London, George Bell & Sons York St. Covent Garden, Cambridge Deighton Bell & Co., 1893.)