Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
It began on February 7 and lasted until February 18. Now that I am into the last day of this marathon, I feel a bit like it has been a biblical jubilee and as of today I am in need of a biblical fast. 🙂 I will begin that tomorrow. 🙂 My birthday celebration began at Jere and Kristen’s […]
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma High
Wednesday, February 5 It was a bit late (like half a year) but we finally got together on dates – just in time for her half birthday. 🙂 She chose T.J. Rockwell’s. Rhino Fries are a must when taking a grandchild to this restaurant. The menu description says: A Rockwell’s tradition! Put on your seatbelt for this giant […]
Seriously – I had a wonderful day full of relaxation and good wishes. Last night we were at Jere and Kristen’s for supper – as it is also Josh’s 19th birthday. We just got home from Dienner’s Restaurant where Roy and Deb treated us to supper. There will be more celebrations next week, so I […]
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma
Wednesday, January 29 Our day started by taking a large TFC mailing to the Lititz Post Office. I was delighted to see the mules (Amish farm) as we traveled from the post office to where Cerwin’s mother lives. I haven’t seen them since last fall. Arriving at the retirement community. My view of a sitting area […]
Sunday, January 26 We received a phone call from Grandma Anne (right) saying that her two grandbabies were going to be at the house on Sunday, and that we were welcome to come to meet them after church. Elyse and Grandma. Elyse’s momma, Jessica, is my niece. This was the first time we met two-month-old Lincoln. He […]
Sunday Evening, January 19 ~ Neffsville Mennonite Church Neffsville, Pennsylvania Mel and Velda posing for pictures. The cake – with lemon filling – was delicious. A family member made a small angel food cake for this photo-op because their wedding cake was angel food. I posted a bunch of them – just because they were so […]
Sunday Evening, January 19 ~ Neffsville Mennonite Church Neffsville, Pennsylvania The tables were beautifully set when we arrived at 4:30 p.m. Mel and Velda were in the entrance area of the church to welcome family and friends as they arrived for the 5:00 p.m. meal. In this photo they are greeting Deb and Roy (our daughter […]
Sunday Evening, January 19 ~ Neffsville Mennonite Church Neffsville, Pennsylvania Velda is Cerwin’s sister. They were married January 25, 1964. Their children and grandchildren were in charge of the meal, and were relaxing in the kitchen when we arrived. Grandsons Shtefan and Jeremy with their mom, Gabi (Mel and Velda’s daughter-in-law). Granddaughters Sami and Megan with Sami’s […]
This is an update from Grandma on your counted cross-stitch pictures. Ian, I finally have yours finished. I delivered it for framing on Friday. It should be finished by January 31. Jared, I started yours on Wednesday, right after I finished Ian’s. I had to go to A.C. Moore for a few new skeins of thread […]
Monday, January 6 We left Mark and Diane’s home about 7:00 a.m. on a very rainy Monday and dropped Lydia off at Region 10 Technical High School where she is studying for her senior year of high school. After arriving, she learned that school was delayed two hours because of the heavy rain. She used […]
January 5 The weather changed dramatically. We went from zero and below on Saturday to above freezing by the time we went home from church. For church I used the Bible in my Nook, as well as the brand new stylus I bought at Wal-mart on Saturday. I think it is easier to use a real […]
Saturday, January 4. L.L. Bean is a yearly tradition with our first-of-the-year visit to Maine. Before going to Freeport, Diane wanted to stop at this Wild Bird Supply store. She had driven by here many times and thought it would be a store that I would enjoy. I did! It has more bird supplies than I have ever […]
…of going to Elizabeth Nails with Diane. Friday afternoon, January 3 It is a delightful thing to do on a frigid day in Maine. The atmosphere takes us away from the snow and low temperatures of the outside. This year we took Lydia, Elizabeth, and Hannah along. I think they are hoping that this becomes […]
Friday, January 3 We woke up to a beautiful winter wonderland on Friday morning. The mobile chicken pen in their back yard. The eight inches on top of the previous twenty-four inches this area had in the past few weeks created some steep snow banks. I would have liked to go outside, but the temptation to […]
Diane made an interesting, delicious breakfast for the first day of the year. We had a large pizza crust in our freezer – leftover from a party – so I brought it along to Maine. Diane covered it with a white sauce, scrambled egg, ham, and cheese mixture. Because everyone was here, they decided to open the […]
We left the house about 5:00 a.m. on December 31 to head north – to spend time with our daughter Diane and our Maine family. This picture (northern Pennsylvania) is a bit deceptive as it appears to be sunny and warm. However, this was taken across the road at the same spot. Traveling northeast means we […]
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 […]
We Love You! Daddy & Mother
The other side of the box – a gift from Roy and Deb.
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.
It has been a tradition for this family to get together on Christmas Day for many years. Cerwin’s dad didn’t think it was Christmas if he didn’t get to see each of his children and grandchildren on this holiday. We continue that tradition in his memory. Each family brought two dishes. Leslie’s (our niece) bread Santa Claus was […]
This has been a week of interesting weather – warm, cold, rain, sun, and snow. It was so warm on Sunday – when our Pennsylvania children and grandchildren were here for a Christmas celebration – that we opened windows in the kitchen. By Monday morning it was raining – and still fairly warm . By […]
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. […]
Remember I told you last night that something fun happened after the middle school concert? (Not so funny for Ian.) Our sweet Ian thought we all abandoned him after the program. He didn’t know that we were going to his house to celebrate with ice cream. It was only planned while we were waiting for the […]