Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
We spend our day preparing for our family Christmas celebration which is tomorrow evening. We set up tables in the garage, did a bit of cleaning and shopping. But, before all the work, we went across the woodlot to my sister-in-law’s place to see her children and grandchildren. Anne is on the left, and next to […]
A few weeks ago Cerwin and I thought we were going to have a quiet Christmas Day – just the two of us. Then Deb learned that we were going to be alone for the day – as were they – so they decided to bring cinnamon rolls for an 8:30 breakfast. Then Elizabeth called to […]
We started our day with these four grandchildren. Jared, Jesse, Elizabeth, and Ian. Jared, Jesse, and Ian were here overnight so Jere and Kristen were free to take Jana to the hospital for a test this morning. They have a follow-up meeting with a doctor on Monday. They did learn that this test ruled out an intestine/bowel disease. […]
One of the fun things about Christmas is the pretty decorations. There are decorations almost everywhere you go. TFC’s International Office, Marietta, PA RD’s American Grill, Quarryville, PA. Lititz, PA Ephrata, PA We rarely travel anywhere at night, so I have only these few samples. I love this guy in the entrance of RD’s American […]
Last week one day my sister, Nancy, delivered a plate of cookies to us. She and her daughters make the best cookies. My favorite are the sugar cookies (you can see one under the camel’s front foot) and the raisin filled to the left of the sugar cookie. A few days later we found this […]
The loft offers ping pong and a few other games. Jana and Diana David Diana, Maddie, Katie, Jamie, and Jana. The big floor has space for one large volley ball game or a variety of other things. Jamie and Jana Diana Jamie Molly Vince, Nathaniel, and Nate Nate going after a ball. When you can’t […]
My siblings and I take care of the core part of the meal – set up, drink, meat, and paper supplies while the next two generations bring finger foods and things they like to have at this get-together. Mocha punch is popular here. The meat included pulled pork and beef brisket. Homemade rolls by Amy. I like […]
Monday, December 30 This group (my siblings and their children and their children) became too large for anyone’s house, so we go to a nice barn near Schaefferstown. The sun was setting as we arrived, creating a pretty scene to the west. We arrived early enough to get the coffee and punch set up so it […]
After Christmas was over, Jared and Jesse found gifts for us that were forgotten. They did the artwork at school. Thank you! We love them.
Our gift exchange began with the grandchildren who had exchanged names. Jesse – the youngest – began by giving a gift to his big brother Josh. It was cologne, so Josh tested it on Jesse. He gave some of us an opportunity to smell it. Next in age – Jared gave his gift to Diana. Ian had Gloria’s […]
When our “girls” decided (a few years ago) that they would always make the Christmas meal and we would provide the place, I resisted a bit, but with our busy past few weeks, I was grateful that all I had to do was clean the house and prepare the garage and coffee and punch. Roy and […]
Ian came to me after church asking if he could come to our house early and help to do some decorating for our Christmas supper on Sunday evening. I wasn’t going to do a lot of decorating this year, but thought that it would be fun to give him a few boxes of things from the attic. […]
At Middle Creek Church of the Brethren This morning It was fun to go to this inspiring tea with our daughter-in-law. Thanks, Kristen, for inviting me. As I am posting this picture, I realize that I forgot to bring my hostess gift – the ribbon candy – home. It makes me sad, because I wanted to take […]