Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Monday, November 10 Everyone should have a friend and neighbor like our niece Amy. Her thoughtfulness made me wonder why I didn’t think of taking a meal to my sister Nancy when their family went through a stressful situation lately. And when Nancy heard what her daughter did for us and Jere and Kristen on Monday, she said, […]
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Sunday, November 9 Yesterday we took Mother to the worship service in the chapel at Pleasant View Retirement Community and were joined by our daughter Deb, her husband, Roy, and our son Jeff. We knew Roy and Deb were coming, but Jeff surprised us. Pleasant View is close to our church, so he decided to come when he learned that we would be […]
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Sunday Afternoon, November 2 After we got back from lunch, our youngest grandsons wanted to show me their box outfits. It is amazing what boys can create with duct tape and boxes. Jesse and Jared Then Ian joined them I love the creativity of young boys. That’s my favorite Ian, Jesse, and Jared.
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October 22, 2014 Bulls Head was her choice of restaurant for this year’s birthday meal. Cerwin and I arrived about ten minutes before Jeff and Chris, and oriented ourselves to the style of an English Pub. I love that our children like to choose unique places to eat. An outside heater went on shortly after […]
She has been ill since late August – throwing up most of what she eats. She has had almost every test possible for her digestive system. Each has been negative. At the request of one specialist, an MRI was ordered, and on Wednesday, November 5, we learned that it revealed a mass in her brain […]
Sunday Afternoon, October 19 Peyton (blue) and Bailey (pink) with two of their friends. Their birthdays are just a few days apart. Peyton is 5 and Bailey is 3. Peyton and Bailey’s grandma and mother made a delicious lunch. Our daughter Deb talking to her cousin Ted (Peyton & Bailey’s uncle) and keeping an eye […]
October 11 – 13 It was DELIGHTFUL to have Lydia and Hannah spend two days with us during their quick trip from Maine. It also meant we got to see a bit more of Nathaniel and Abby (Hannah and Lydia’s sister) and our only great-grandchild, Anthony. In this picture Nathaniel was shopping for something online […]
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Monday, October 13 We call this the “Grandpa Tree” because our great-grandfather planted it in 1889 – making it 125 years old. Due to lightening strikes and grubs the old silver maple had deteriorated and needed to come down. This is our family homestead – the place my great-great grandpa bought for my great grandpa. Consequently it is where my […]
She improves slightly each day. Yesterday she ate her meals in bed – today she went to the dining room. She spent yesterday in a nightgown – today she was in a dress. The therapists are pleased with her strength. The nurses do less and less as she transfers from bed to her wheelchair. It […]
Thursday, October 9 When my brother Clair emailed me to say that he was in the area for a farm meeting with our brothers – and could he stop in. I asked if we could do lunch. He liked the idea, and because neither of us had been at the Farm Show in a long time, […]
I am excited to tell you that her head has cleared – from whatever caused her confusion – and she is very much awake and her delightful self. She fed herself and was able to hold her own cup when drinking. We had normal conversation and she asked a lot of questions about the past […]
Wednesday Evening, October 1We enjoyed supper at Landis Homes with Cerwin’s sister Doris, her husband, Bob, Cerwin’s mother, and her brother John. Bob and Doris were visiting from Minnesota, and since we wanted to see them, and know Cerwin’s mother likes to see them as often as possible when they are here, we decided to […]
For those who don’t have Facebook and receive my daily updates on Mother: I spent the day with her – 9 AM to 4:30 PM. I was honored to have that time with her – alone – while the others had to go to work. I did counted cross-stitch when I wasn’t attending to her. […]
She is being prepared for surgery right now – to repair her broken hip.
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She fell and broke her right hip yesterday. She also has about a dozen staples from a laceration on top of her head. She thinks a closing door caught her walker and knocked her against a brick entrance wall. She was going the outside way to the area of Landis Homes that houses the mailboxes. She […]
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September 23, 24, & 26 The early morning shadows captured my attention on Tuesday, September 23. The next day Cerwin was up early to take Jesse and Jared to the All Pro Dad breakfast at their grade school. They arrived early. Cerwin took pictures with his cell phone. Jere was on a business trip and asked Cerwin […]
Sunday Afternoon, September 21 As we exited the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Denver (PA) – on the way home from Biker Sunday – I realized that we were going to miss the afternoon reception for Kurt and Ali if we parked the chapel at the TFC Office near Marietta first. I asked Cerwin if he would consider going […]
Thursday, September 18 Because Mark and Diane were visiting from Maine, I thought it would be fun to have my siblings and their children here for a pizza supper so they could visit. (Mark and Diane had seen Cerwin’s family a few days earlier for Mother’s birthday party). Abby came early and played Dominos with us and her […]
Monday, September 17 The only gift Mother High wanted for her birthday was a family picnic. I can understand that. There is no gift better than having our family in one place. Rod, Bryan, Bryson, and Dorretta. Bryson is Mother’s youngest great-grandchild. (That is no longer correct, as her 41st great-grandchild was born since her […]
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Sunday, September 14 We were delighted to be invited to our great-grand-nephew’s birthday party. Owen getting a drink from great-grandma Velda (who is Cerwin’s sister). Presents Five-generation pictures: Ella (great-great-grandma), Justin (daddy), Owen, Dorretta (grandma), and Velda (great-grandma) The party was at Owen’s grandparent’s house (Haley’s parents). They have two beautiful dogs. Opening presents with his […]
Before leaving, we took time to take some grandchildren pictures. Hannah is enjoying her new position as Assistant Manager at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Topsham, Maine. Hezekiah was on his way to northern Maine shortly after we left ~ for his second year of college. Lydia will commute during her first year of college in […]
Friday, August 22 This was another stay-at-home-day as we prepared a spa and meal for the final event of the week. Since this was their last day here, Gloria, Ian, and Jesse decided to make a fort with the air mattresses. After a short retreat in the fort, we deflated the air mattresses. A funny note from this morning: When everyone was dressed […]
Thursday, August 21 ~ A Day At Home The children loved any opportunity I gave them to play computer games. On the mornings that we weren’t leaving the house early, we used Keys for Kids Ministries for devotions. It was fun for each one to download it on their computer, then take turns reading the […]