Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Wednesday, December 25 This is how our eastern sky looked on Christmas morning – about 7:00 AM. We enjoyed coffee and relaxed until it was time to leave for our 9:30 AM church service. Notes from Christmas Morning Worship Opening Devotions by Ron Copenhaver – based on Matthew 1 and 2. “Wise men fell on […]
Sunday, December 29 Sunday School Subject: Emmanuel – God with Us Teacher: Dustan Rohrer (He chose his own subject instead of following the Sunday school lesson.) You cannot out love our great God. He does not love you based on your performance. That is difficult for us to understand at times, because we tend to […]
Monday Evening, December 23 We arrived a bit early – due to leaving in plenty of time to get Cerwin’s eye glasses and our groceries – see “Our Day – Between Sunrise and Sunset” post – so enjoyed coffee (me) and Coke (Cerwin) until they arrived. I took these two photos right after our meal […]
I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 New Living Translation
Monday, December 23 It was the morning of the day before Christmas Eve. It was a pretty sunrise – not brilliant like some mornings – but it was the one God gave us to enjoy on this December morning. The sunrise filled only a small part of the eastern sky. I quickly lost the sun […]
Sunday, December 22 We met them at Carrabba’s after church. The church they attend (Victory) is not far from here. This dinner date was for their 2019 birthdays. The dark photo was the result of bad lighting, so I tried a flash – which I rarely do in a restaurant. That’s a bit better. My […]
When my sister brings us a plate of cookies that she, their daughters and other family members baked a day or two earlier. 🙂 Cerwin’s first choice this year was raisin-filled – (top, second from right). The first one removed by me is always one of the iced sugar cookies (with red and green sprinkles). […]
Saturday Morning, December 21 One of the benefits of getting on the road before sunrise this time of year is seeing pretty Christmas lights. This picture was taken as we drove through Ephrata on the way to Yoder’s Restaurant in New Holland. By the time we got to the east end of Ephrata the sun […]
Sunday, December 22 Sunday School Subject: Mary’s Praise – Luke 1:39-56 Teacher: Kevin Longenecker What does it mean to honor God? Put Him first; respect, revere, obey; understand that He is Holy. Do people see you as a light of Jesus – that you are with Jesus and that He is with you? Mary brought […]
Thursday Evening, December 19 Alixa chose Masa Hibachi & Sushi in Reading for her 2019 birthday meal. We felt honored when she responded to our 2019 birthday invitation. She was 17 in August and came into our family as a great-granddaughter when Josiah married Becky (her mom) in July. We had a great evening of […]
Our prayer for you (and us) in 2020 is that we will each …become amazed at the sovereignty of God …see Jesus as a precious treasure …live in truth …grant grace to those who need it …go slow enough to see the beauty in each day.
The words of Mary while pregnant with the One who came to redeem us.
Tuesday Evening, December 17 We gathered in Jeff and Chris’ kitchen for prayer before supper. In this picture – left to right: Morgan, Jordan, Gloria, Hannah, Nathan, Chris and Jeff. Cerwin and Jenna (right) were included in this shot. Dustan and Jade Pigs in a blanket were the “headliner” for supper – including mac and […]
Tuesday, December 17 Cerwin and I arrived at the restaurant before the other staff so I had time to take a few shots of the room and the Christmas decorations. Ron (TFC Global President) talking to Cerwin – I think about hunting. 🙂 – while the others visited. Left to Right – Next to Cerwin: […]
There is something beautiful about bare trees in wintertime.
Sunday Afternoon – 2:00 pm – Manheim Central High School Auditorium This is where we went after lunch with Josh, Emily and Tucker. Tucker went with us, and when she saw some of the band members in the hall, she said, “Where is Ian? Where is Ian? I didn’t have much hope of finding him […]
Sunday Lunch, December 15 Emily messaged us that they got behind slow traffic (if I remember correctly, I think they discovered it was an accident) on the way from Philadelphia. What a surprise to be seated at a table next to our friends Mark and Marcy (wish I thought about taking a picture) and having […]
Friday, December 13 I looked out our window when I heard the sound of airbrakes and noticed this rig from Nolt Spreading. In this photo the driver is unhooking the trailer from the truck as he prepares to spread lime on the field across the road from us. Lime is spread on fields to improve […]
Sunday, December 15 Sunday School – Subject: David’s House 2 Samuel 7:1-17, 24:18-25, 1 Chronicles 17:1-15 and 21 Teacher: John Diffenderfer God used David to develop His plan for humanity – to build a group of people – a “house” for an eternal kingdom. David’s “house” or lineage is a picture of God’s redeeming love. […]
Thursday Evening, December 12 This is what captured my attention – just before 5:30 pm – and caused me to reach for my Nikon and walk outside on a cold evening. I stood at the end of our driveway awestruck by the beauty of the sunset. As I moved my camera to the south, I […]