Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Wednesday, January 21 It was a cold, beautiful morning, but I wanted to go outside and get a photo of the pretty sunrise. On the way back I noticed the frosty grass and leaves beneath my feet. Thursday, January 22 – We woke up to another layer of snow. Reuben and his girlie shoveled the driveway. […]
January 17 & 18 Judi and her children enjoying window sunshine. They just got word today – Friday, January 23 – that the paperwork has been completed for them to leave Pennsylvania and head home with their little guy – who is in the process of being adopted. I am going to miss all four of them, […]
Friday, January 16 Jere and Kristen took us and their family to see Padding Bear at Penn Cinema as part of our Christmas gift. (Our children know that our favorite gifts are those that involve doing something – anything – with them.) Paddington is the kind of little guy that you want to take home with […]
K would love to splash in the birth bath. Thankfully it is frozen most days right now. She loves her little brother. We are enjoying having them stay with us while the legal paperwork for his adoption process is finalized for their trip home. It’s hard to believe they have been here since December 26. She enjoys having her […]
Sunday Evening, January 11 A neat little bridge we go through on our way home from Roy and Deb’s. Traveling through Lancaster. We decided to go by Landis Homes to visit Cerwin’s mother. Just before turning off of Route 272, I took a picture of this place of business – which was a farm house […]
Sunday Afternoon, January 11 But first, I had to take a few outside pictures. I didn’t think to ask, but this looks like a chainsaw carving of raccoons. It is located next to their outside animal feeders. I was most interested in meeting Trixie – their newest rescue. She is not yet healthy, but, oh, […]
Sunday, January 11 We had a few things that belonged to Roy and Deb, so decided to meet them for lunch. Shortly after we arrived at RD’s, a friend of Roy & Deb’s came in and sat at the next table. Deb offered to hold their baby for a bit. She had been crying before Deb got […]
Thursday, January 8 I never like goodbyes, nor do I like the end of vacations, but I have learned that it is just a part of life. We said goodbye to Diane and Lydia (the only two in the house) about 6:50 AM so we would be at Wayne and Betty’s by 7:00 AM. Our […]
Maine ~ Wednesday, January 7 The beginning of breakfast – by Lydia It’s fun (and delicious) having a granddaughter who is in college to study culinary skills. The delicious finished product – caramel and blueberry cream cheese pastry. There were also smoothies. It was a cold, snowy day – especially during the afternoon. Because the weather […]
Tuesday, January 6 Hezekiah showing off the afghan he got from Great-grandma High’s things. Elizabeth chose it for him because of the colors. He loves John Deere. He was pleased to know that Grandma crocheted it. He is on winter break from college in Presque Isle in northern Maine. I needed a current picture of him – […]
Monday, January 5 Oh, I needed a day like this! The view from my massaging chair in Elizabeth Nails. Diane, Lydia, Mary Ellen (Lydia’s friend), and Hannah A manicurist offered to take a picture that included me. Needless to say, we enjoyed the pampering on this cold winter day. Hot rocks! Yes. Feet packed in paraffin felt wonderful on a […]
We enjoy watching Reuben and Judi’s little guy respond to us as he begins to feel better. Kinza loves when we play with or read to her. She also loves her little brother. Our daughter Deb brought us lunch on New Year’s Day and set up a few pictures for Reuben and Judi’s family. I took advantage of […]
We Love You! Daddy & Mother
This is the first year ever that neither of Cerwin’s parents were at the celebration. It was difficult for us – knowing that Mother could not be here. I expect it was difficult for her as well. Because there were several out-of-state nieces and nephews in the area, we chose a date to suit them. There was […]
If you read my blog, you may remember their experience last summer – when they lived with us for several days with the anticipation of adopting a newborn baby boy. Then the mother decided to keep him. This picture of Kinza, Reuben, and Judi (our niece) was taken in early August when their hearts were […]
Saturday Evening, December 27 Our evening began with supper – provided by our wonderful ladies – Chris, Kristen, Deb, and Abby. They haven’t allowed me to make any food for the past few years – and I really appreciate that. We provide the place, the tables, place settings, and drink (orange punch and raspberry iced […]
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 […]
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma
Fifth & Sixth Grade Holiday Concert Tuesday, December 9 – Middle School Auditorium – 7:00 PM Welcome – Mrs. Debbie Rill, Assistant Principal. Orchestra – Mrs Shenna Shirk, Director Waiting to play A Celtic Christmas Fantasy – Traditional, arr. Brian Balmages Ring, Christmas Bells! – Ukrainian Bell Carol, arr. D.B. Monday Rockin’ Ol’ St. Nick – […]
Sunday, December 7 Yesterday – after church – we had lunch with Roy and Deb at RD’s, a restaurant near their house I took the first two pictures just after prayer – during which Deb had the giggles because of something I said. We were holding hands and I could feel her body shaking with laughter […]
Saturday, December 6 This is the best picture I have of Cerwin’s Aunt Bertha – from an evening in 2009 when we visited her and Uncle John. I enjoyed listening to her laugh, but she looks a bit serious In this photo as she listens to Uncle John tell us one of many interesting stories from the […]
We Love You! Grandpa & Grandma
Today ~ November 30 This morning as the sun was rising, I was saying goodbye to four special hunters. The Pennsylvania whitetail hunt opens tomorrow, and these hopeful hunters were on their way by 7:00 AM. This is the first hunt for Jana and Ian. Jere has been hunting for thirty-something years. I am not […]
Tuesday, November 25 Today I knew which entrance to use when visiting Mother in Oregon House at Landis Homes. I didn’t need the ambulance to show me which door to enter. 🙂 We like the sign that the nurses made for her – attached to the wardrobe in her room. Cerwin’s brother, Elvin, and sister Velda […]
Monday, November 24 Since this was the day we thought Mother might be discharged, we wanted someone with her most of the day. Velda worked until 3:00 PM, so I took the middle of the day shift – 11:00 AM until Velda arrived at 3:30 PM. Mother’s first visitor was Kristen from the pharmacy at Landis […]
I went to the hospital after church this morning – first stopping to say hi to Jeff (TFC’s Executive Vice President) on the fourth floor. He was doing a bit better than yesterday and anticipates surgery tomorrow to repair his broken leg. Remember from yesterday that I was hoping to see a helicopter on the pad […]
Yesterday, Friday, November 21 This was the day we planned to empty Mother High’s apartment in the independent living area of Landis Homes Retirement Community. We decided to continue with our plans even though we had very little sleep because of spending four hours in the ER with her during the night, where it was discovered […]
Read Jana’s CaringBridge Page. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/janahigh/journal/view/id/546c854cf02065ad7f75397b.
Sunday, November 16 Roy and Deb were babysitting her cousin’s son Bryson for the weekend, and decided to join me and Mother High at Pleasant View Retirement Community for church. I chose to go to church with mother since it didn’t suit either Cerwin’s brother or sister – and Cerwin was in Kentucky hunting. After church we prepared to […]
Saturday, November 15 This was a special day for Jesse and me. Jere and Kristen took Jana to CHOP for more tests for her AVM, and since it was Saturday, they took Ian and Jared along so they can learn about the hospital where she is having tests and treatment. To see updates on Jana go to: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/janahigh […]