Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Friday, October 31 We started out in eastern Ohio and by daylight were in western Pennsylvania. Cerwin’s goal was to stop at Sapp Brothers Truck Stop for breakfast. It was 9:15 when we arrived here. 11:03 AM This area of Happy Valley is one of my favorite places to take truck photos. Christmas colors. Pretty rock […]
1 Peter 1:18 The Message (MSG)
Thursday, October 30 – Rochelle, Illinois, to Girard, Ohio We left the truck stop just before daybreak. Before long the sky was beautiful and I spent the next forty minutes playing with my camera and the morning light. Enjoy! Frost We will be on I-80 East until I-99 South – north of Penn State. […]
Psalm 92:4 Living Bible (TLB)
Wednesday, October 29 Just as we prepared to leave the motel this morning (8:30), a Canadian policeman came up to us to check Cerwin’s log book and the truck. Everything was okay. 🙂 It was a beautiful drive to the border. We were the only ones going south into the USA. Maybe that is why […]
Praise him with banjo and flute; Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum, praise him with fiddles and mandolin. Psalm 150:4-6 The Message (MSG)
Tuesday, October 28 I posted early yesterday, so have a few pictures left over from Monday’s work on the chapel. The guys installed three awnings – two doors and one window. Dennis installing a venetian blind in the living quarters. Cerwin watching as Dennis and Sam put the microwave in place. Sam hanging a light fixture […]
1 Timothy 6:11 The Message (MSG)
Monday, October 27 This is what Duluth looked like this morning before daylight. We were out of our truck bunks by 4 AM and on the road by 5 AM. Kristen, I thought of you when we went through several tunnels – as I know how much you like them. 🙂 It was a damp, cloudy […]
Remember this and think about the kindness of the Lord. Psalm 107:43 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Sunday, October 26 ~ Rolling Prairie, Indiana, to Duluth, Minnesota I was hoping to capture the pretty reflection of lights on the water, but there wasn’t enough light while in a moving vehicle. Cerwin wanted to avoid Chicago Skyway by taking I-80/I-94, but a bridge was closed. Traffic wasn’t too bad since it was a Sunday morning. Before long we were […]
“Beauty” and “Holy” mark your palace rule, God, to the very end of time. Psalm 93:5 The Message (MSG)
Thursday, October 23 Photo by Inge The International Staff had special prayer for the chapel and our travel safety on Thursday afternoon – after Cerwin and Glenn had almost everything packed and ready for the trip. Photo by Inge TFC President, Scott Weidner, tested the La-Z-Boy to make sure it is satisfactory for Chaplain Sam. […]
your house glows with your glory. Psalm 26:8 The Message (MSG)
We Love You! Daddy and Mother
Monday, October 13 We call this the “Grandpa Tree” because our great-grandfather planted it in 1889 – making it 125 years old. Due to lightening strikes and grubs the old silver maple had deteriorated and needed to come down. This is our family homestead – the place my great-great grandpa bought for my great grandpa. Consequently it is where my […]
She improves slightly each day. Yesterday she ate her meals in bed – today she went to the dining room. She spent yesterday in a nightgown – today she was in a dress. The therapists are pleased with her strength. The nurses do less and less as she transfers from bed to her wheelchair. It […]
Colossians 3:16 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Thursday, October 9 I heard machinery outside and noticed that the soybeans across the road were being harvested. Someone had recently asked me to do some harvest photos for their business, so I thought this was a great opportunity. While waiting for the soybean harvester to get to the truck, I noticed corn harvest equipment coming […]
you will be glad you did. Proverbs 18:20 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Thursday, October 9 When my brother Clair emailed me to say that he was in the area for a farm meeting with our brothers – and could he stop in. I asked if we could do lunch. He liked the idea, and because neither of us had been at the Farm Show in a long time, […]
I am excited to tell you that her head has cleared – from whatever caused her confusion – and she is very much awake and her delightful self. She fed herself and was able to hold her own cup when drinking. We had normal conversation and she asked a lot of questions about the past […]
He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
Sunday, October 5 We invited our TFC Prayer & Advisory Team for lunch and an afternoon of ministry information and visiting. Prayer before our meeting. We were excited to have two couples from Quebec – Chaplain Jacques (left) and Carmen (hidden to his left), and next to them Huguette and Chaplain Claude. They were in […]
He made us acceptable to God and gave us the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:7 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Wednesday Evening, October 1We enjoyed supper at Landis Homes with Cerwin’s sister Doris, her husband, Bob, Cerwin’s mother, and her brother John. Bob and Doris were visiting from Minnesota, and since we wanted to see them, and know Cerwin’s mother likes to see them as often as possible when they are here, we decided to […]
For those who don’t have Facebook and receive my daily updates on Mother: I spent the day with her – 9 AM to 4:30 PM. I was honored to have that time with her – alone – while the others had to go to work. I did counted cross-stitch when I wasn’t attending to her. […]
Colossians 1:2 New International Reader’s Version (NIRV)
The last few days of September. A foggy, fall morning. Cerwin ordered a load of topsoil to fill in a low area in our yard. Then he borrowed my brothers’ skid loader to level it. ~~~ It was not enough, so he ordered a partial load the next day. Then it rained, then he was […]
Great blessings belong to those who depend on him! Psalm 34:8 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV