Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
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 […]
Sunday Evening, December 21 Inge had this picture of Timothy on her blog, http://iekohen.blogspot.com/, yesterday announcing his death. She knew this was going to happen – sooner rather than later – and called us several days ago, asking if we still had a burial spot for him. We assured her we did. Yesterday was the day when […]
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 […]
Saturday, September 27 Cerwin and I were thrilled when we learned that Peggy (fwren on Xanga) and Clayton were coming to visit us. We took them to a local restaurant (Lintias) for a light supper before going to Sight and Sound. Going to Sight and Sound was one of their goals when in southeastern Pennsylvania. […]
Sunday Morning, September 21 I made sure I had time to walk through Sam Rittenhouse’s orchard and garden following breakfast on Sunday morning. Sam and Cerwin visited while I walked among the trees and flowers to enjoy the early fall beauty. Sam could tell you the name and variety of every flower, berry, apple, pear, fig, and […]
Saturday evening, September 6 We always look forward to this get-together of friends ~ since we were teenagers. Now we are grandparents, some even great-grandparents, and most have been married fifty years or more. Two couples are in charge of planning a dinner, bus trip, or whatever they want to do each year. This year we met for […]
Saturday Evening, July 5 Clayton, Peggy, Cerwin, and I enjoyed a slow walk toward the restaurant where we had reservations. This was the sidewalk to an antique shop. We liked this sign indicating that the shop was closed. We weren’t shopping anyway. We arrived at Cobblestone Grill about half-an-our early but decided to see if our table was ready. When […]
Saturday Evening, July 5 We got to Zionsville about an hour before our supper appointment ~ which we planned ~ so we’d have time to enjoy the historic area of the town. We had been here the evening before, but discovered almost everything was closed for the holiday. I loved the brick streets. Consequently when […]
Saturday Evening, May 31 Mason, Melanie, Jess, Deb, Roy, Cerwin, and Sterling. We enjoyed great conversation and food. I didn’t realize that Hunter was not in the picture, but you will see him later. Roy and Deb asked if we wanted to join them and Sterling and Mel’s family at RD’s on Saturday night. Since we had […]
Saturday Morning, March 22 This has become an annual breakfast for us ~ the morning after Living Hope Native Ministries Banquet. We knew we were in for a bit of a wait when there were people standing outside waiting. There was also a fairly large group of people waiting inside. It was a nice (but cold) […]
Spring 2014 Banquet ~ Friday, March 21 Yoder’s Restaurant ~ New Holland, Pennsylvania Emcee ~ Kevin Horning This banquet is an attraction to us because of the three summers (late 1980s) we spent at Pikangikum ~ a native island reserve in Northwest Ontario ~ leading a team of young people from our church to teach a one-week Bible school. […]
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 […]
Cerwin and Josh went to Jeff and Chris’ to help finish the deck, which left the other five of us with an open day before us. Jana made pancakes for us. Plain or chocolate chip. The boys were delighted. After a bit of computer and TV time for the boys and Jana – and laundry […]
Tonight was the viewing/visitation for my friend Joanne. Tomorrow is her funeral. I said to Cerwin, “Do you think we could stay home and pretend this didn’t happen?” He didn’t think that would work. 🙁 When I told her son Kerry my plan (to pretend it didn’t happen), he said, “There are more of us who would have […]
We received a sad phone call from our friend Gerald, telling us that Joanne went home to be with the Lord this evening.Photo taken on June 2, 2013 when she and Gerald were at our house for supper. She fought a valiant fight against cancer. My heart is not breaking for her, because I know she is rejoicing with the Lord. […]
On Saturday, June 15, our Pennsylvania family visited with our Amish friends. I enjoy traveling across the Susquehanna River at this spot – with a view of Harrisburg across several bridges. An abandoned house along a country road on our way to Perry County – about an-hour-and-a-half drive for us. I took only a few pictures, because Amish do not like photos […]
We were pleased to receive an invitation to John and Marilyn’s Anniversary Celebration. Marilyn and I were childhood friends. We don’t remember when we met. It was probably in Sunday school. We were told to park at Martin Tree Service – and that transportation would be provided to Jeff (their son) and Hannah’s barn. We loved the transportation […]
Sunday, June 2 We are birthday friends from many years ago – Marcy, Joanne, Cookie, and me. Marcy, Joanne, and I became friends in high school, and Cookie joined our birthday group when she and Gene were a young married couple – seeking a relationship with the Lord. Marcy was Cookie’s first contact because they lived close […]