Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Saturday, January 30 White Oak Church of the Brethren I always enjoy seeing how the hospitality committee decorates the narthex and fellowship hall for the refreshments and lunch. This year the decorating theme was pine boughs. Refreshments before the morning program. Korina was overseeing this table. This is where you got your program and name tags if […]
Mother seemed to be in a deep sleep when we arrived just before noon yesterday, but I kept gently touching her face and arm. She kind of mumbled, so I knew she was hearing me. Before long she said she needed to go to the bathroom. I put the call bell close to her hand and […]
Tuesday, January 26 – a few days after the big snow. Cerwin was concerned about the amount of snow on the roof, so pushed it to the ground – which meant the boys had to shovel again. 🙂 Their big brother Josh (left) and his friend Sam arrived to hang out in the man cave […]
Did you ever – or do you struggle with self-pity? I have. I expect everyone has – to some degree. Self-pity is a bit different than depression, but can lead to depression. Self-pity focuses on self. Depression focuses on sadness. Continual self-pity is a lifestyle of being consumed with self. It is a […]
Monday, January 25 This is what the morning sun looked like on the icicles hanging from the edge of our house roof – two days after the snow in late January. Shadows on the snow. Traffic was moving again, but schools were still closed. The icicles looked white and cold at noon. Cerwin asked the boys to […]
Sunday, January 24 Enjoy the scenes from the day after our big snow – more than two weeks ago. A view outside our dining area window. Our crepe myrtle bush – deep in the snow. I brought the tray to the surface once again, added some black oil sunflower seed and a suet block. A junco […]
This morning we sang a song in church that I have not heard in a long time. It took me back many years – to August 1968 – when it was sung at my Grandpa Hawthorne’s funeral. (He is my mother’s father.) It was mentioned as one of his favorite songs. That is when the song Ivory Palaces also […]
Saturday, January 23 I opened a garage door to see the back yard – facing east. Another garage door – facing north. Looking out a front window – facing south. The birds are standing around a tray of birdseed – on a bush – already covered with snow. A snowdrift sliding off our roof. The large tree […]
Saturday, January 23 Enjoy the snow I have more snow pictures for another day. 🙂
Mother has gone through several ups and downs since her hospital visit in early January. Her “trouble spot” right now is her toes where she has severe pain due to lack of circulation. That is happening because she can no longer walk. The nurses and caregivers at Landis Homes are doing a fabulous job of […]
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma
Saturday, January 23 – 5:45 AM until 11:00 AM The first thing I did when I got up was turn on the patio light to see if it was snowing. This one had the makings of a real blizzard – and I love blizzards. By daylight, the birds were busy looking for food. I put a tray […]
Pictures from Thursday, January 21 through Saturday, January 23 This was the day Jere and Kristen left for a business trip and vacation in Florida. Jesse was the first one home from school. Homework. He had to estimate the length of something, then measure it to see how close he was. This was the weekend the big snow was […]
Thursday Evening, January 21 I saw a police car first. Then checked our local online emergency site and noticed it was not far from our house. The long ladder truck from Lititz We walked next door to see what was happening. It was the corn mill. It appeared that something was burning inside – maybe some cornmeal. […]
I am going to use the word “abundant” to describe the European Starling. We rarely think of the starling as a beautiful bird, but I rather like their pretty speckled, winter coat of feathers. First brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the nineteenth century, European Starlings are now among the continent’s most numerous […]