Month: September 2022
I Love to Breath in the Air on These Late Summer Mornings
~~~ 6:42 AM ~~~ The grass is soft and green since last week’s rain – instead of dry and a bit crunchy The mornings are still warm, but slightly cooler with a hint of fall in the air. There is a bit of fog some mornings which highlights the gold on the corn tassels. Don’t […]
1963-2022 = 59 Years!
I will praise you each day and always honor your name. Psalm 145:2 CEV
Surprising a Great Blue Heron
~~~ Friday, September 9 2:48 PM ~~~ We saw a heron at the farm pond earlier in the day, so stopped to see if it was still there when we came home. At first, we thought it was gone then there it was right in front of us – instead of in back of the […]
Parade of Old Cars
~~~ Friday Afternoon, September 9 ~~~ It was a beautiful afternoon as we traveled home from the visitation for a friend’s father who had died several days earlier. We didn’t think much about it when we saw an old car heading toward us as we approached a village near our house. Then we saw another, […]
Just Part of a Sunset
This was all I could see of the sunset the other evening when I went to the kitchen window – just before going to bed.
Counted Cross-stitch
Though I officially retired from Transport for Christ/TFC Global earlier this year, I immediately went into a busy schedule as I delved into the history of our church’s congregation for the celebration on August 20 & 21. Now that the celebration is over, I can focus on things I planned to do in retirement – […]
Rain!
~~~ Monday, September 5 3:52 PM ~~~ After a summer of very little rain in our area, we looked to these late afternoon, gray skies with hope. Weather forecasts promised us a significant amount of water, but we had heard that before – then only received a sprinkling or maybe at best a quarter of […]
Share the Harvest
~~~ Sunday, September 4 ~~~ After two Sundays of being occupied with our congregation’s 250th anniversary, I had time to go to the fellowship hall this past week to see what was on the “Share the Harvest” table. When I saw these pretty, deep red cockscomb flowers, I didn’t hesitate in taking one of the […]
American Music Theatre
~~~ Saturday, September 3 2:00 PM ~~~ It has been a long time since we attended a gospel concert and even longer since we were at American Music Theatre near Lancaster. I didn’t catch the name of the man who opened the afternoon with fabulous instrumentals. When a promoter (who knows us from TFC Truck […]
Goats Outside Our Window
We noticed that Jacob put a fence around his alfalfa field in recent weeks, so figured his goats were going to be grazing near our property. They are usually closer to the barn and we only see them when we drive by their place. It’s not an easy view from our house, but if we […]
Corn Harvest Has Begun
~~~ Saturday, September 3 ~~~ I heard the equipment about 11:24 AM on Saturday morning. From our kitchen window I took this picture just before we left (12:30 PM) for the afternoon. They were still working when we got home at 6:30 pm. We knew there were at least 3 deer who made this cornfield […]
Road Trip
~~~ Friday, September 2 ~~~ Everyone needs a brother-in-law and sister like we have – especially after you and they retire. 🙂 I was nine and a half years old when my sister, Nancy, was born. That seems like a wide age gap. By the time she was ten I was married. By the time […]
September Skies
There is something relaxing about an early September evening – when the air is cooler, and the sky begins to change. Especially the view from our kitchen window. We don’t see sunsets from our window during the summer rotation of the earth and sun, but by September we begin seeing colorful skies without having to […]
Pond Update
~~~ Friday, September 1 2:28 PM ~~~ Look at the “pond” today. It is cleaned out and beautifully landscaped. Three weeks ago (August 8) It looked like this. Filled with murky, algae water and deep muck on the bottom. Now we need rain so the spring will start flowing again.
Zach and Gloria’s Bridal Shower
~~~ Saturday Morning, August 27 10:00 AM Ephrata Community Church Connection Cafe ~~~ It was a beautiful place to hold a bridal shower. Make your own yogurt parfait. A variety of quiches. I chose vegetable (above). Visiting and enjoying the delicious brunch. Jana (granddaughter), Nichole (dating grandson Jordan) and Gloria (granddaughter and bride-to-be). Cousins. Jana […]