Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Tuesday, October 17 This was my first time to visit Doe Run Elementary – a brand new school in our district. These photos were all taken with my cell phone – because the battery was dead on my Nikon. That was a first for me. A reminder to always take my camera bag – where […]
Friday, September 15 through Monday, September 18 What fun to have our grandson Josiah here for the weekend. I am sure his parents noticed the pictures that included him at our church picnic. 🙂 He is an over-the-road trucker – based out of North Dakota – and had been on the road since mid-July. We […]
Thursday, September 14 Our granddaughter Jana went to Europe in July on a backpacking mission trip with Live 10:27 Ministries. We were invited to join her, Jere and Kristen at the ministry banquet at Calvary Church, Lancaster. Earlier in the day I was surprised to notice this pretty gift bag inside our garage. Inside was […]
Wednesday, September 6 What fun to spend an evening with Dustan and Jenna at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. It was Jenna’s choice for her 2017 birthday gift. We enjoyed delicious food and catching up on their lives. My Pina colada. Yum! Our view of the stage during dinner. A pretty light fixture above us We […]
Monday, September 4 and Tuesday, September 5 Lydia was on the road to Maine so early that I didn’t think about taking a picture of her, but I thought about my camera when I noticed Nsimba using his selfie stick and wearing a new t-shirt he bought at the music festival. Nsimba and Elizabeth still […]
Saturday Morning, September 2 It’s always a treat to get a phone call from our grandson Nate, asking if we can go out to eat. This time we went to Lititz Family Cupboard. His two grandmas – me and Lois – Nate, and Cerwin. Thanks, Nate!
Friday Evening, August 25 The purpose of this trip was to visit our grandson Hezekiah who lives near Ashland City, Tennessee. After getting to our motel, we stopped in at his place to take him to the Opry – his 2017 birthday gift. We bought food at the Opry so we could eat while waiting […]
Thursday, August 17 We were back at Refreshing Mountain by 8:38 am on Thursday morning for Ian and Jared’s ziplining appointment. Getting into their harnesses Ian leaving the first platform Jared leaving the first platform Zipping above me Near the end of the course I realized that my automatic focus had gotten bumped off, so […]
Wednesday Afternoon, August 16 Day 4 of Brothers’ Week After getting our tickets (which we reserved on Monday) we followed the paw prints to the Explorer Package starting point. They watched a video while waiting for their guide and other team members to arrive for their 1:00 PM appointment. Walking toward the Paintball Targets Challenge […]
Tuesday Evening, August 15 Supper was part of Jesse’s 2017 birthday gift. He chose Gus’s because they have an all-day breakfast. He wanted pancakes. 🙂 We were each ready to eat after bowling two games. Jesse was happy with his pancakes and bacon. I chose a breakfast as well. When the waitress heard that we […]
Tuesday Afternoon, August 15 We continued our week by going to Dutch Lanes for Jesse’s 2017 birthday gift. I wanted to get a good picture of these four, but couldn’t find one. First Cerwin was adjusting his glasses. Then Ian sneezed. I guess this one – the response to the sneeze is best. 🙂 We […]
Tuesday, August Our first job on Tuesday morning – of brothers’ week – was to label the individual Highway News (September issue). After taking the seven bags to the post office, we went to Costco where Cerwin had an appointment to have a checkup on his hearing aids. The boys – Jared, Jesse, Ian – […]
Monday afternoon, August 14 Jesse informed me that he never made a Build-A-Bear like the other grandchildren. Sometimes the youngest grandchild gets special benefits, but other times they get missed. So we went to Build-A-Bear after Refreshing Mountain. First he had to choose an animal from the many bins of animals. He named him Fluffy. […]
Monday Afternoon, August 14 We had a relaxing morning, then went to Refreshing Mountain so the boys could swim and so we could plan a Challenge Adventure and Zip Line Excursion for later in the week. It was a great day to be at the pool – there were very few people there. Maybe because […]
Sunday, August 13 The week was what we used to call “Cousins Week”, but all the cousins (our grandchildren) have grown up and have jobs and busy lives, so we are down to “Brothers Week” with Ian, Jared, and Jesse. The Amish must have had church in our area. We met four buggies in our […]
Sunday, July 23 We were invited to Jere and Kristen’s for lunch to welcome home Ian and Jared from the school/science trip to Jackson Hole (Tetons), Wyoming, and say goodbye to Jana who was leaving on a two-week backpacking missions trip to Europe. Hamburger fixings Flowers from Jana to her mom – a goodbye gift. […]
Thursday, July 20 This was the week that Jesse was with us – while Ian and Jared were in Wyoming. Jesse liked the idea of making supper for his parents and Josh – Jana was working. Our first project was making a Jell-O and ice cream dessert. He chose orange Jell-O. A few hours later […]
Tuesday, July 18 Following our ride on the dinner car, we checked the children’s activities. Anthony and Abigail went on this ride. Jesse was on a cranky car, so waited for a later ride on the pint-sized pufferbelly. This ride is powered by hands and arms. If there is nobody in line, children can go […]
Tuesday, July 18 An engineer bringing a train into the station Waiting for our train. Abby, Anthony, and Jesse. We and Abby chose Strasburg Railroad for Anthony’s birthday because of his love of trains. Jesse got to go along because he was at our house. Also, he and Anthony are good friends. They loved that […]
Monday, June 17 Jesse was here for the week, because his brothers Ian and Jared were in Wyoming for a science trip (through school), his big sister and brother have jobs, his dad had a busy week at DHIA with meetings, and his mom was doing her own job at the doctors office, plus filling […]
Tuesday, July 11 I know I took pictures at the High Reunion on Sunday, July 9 – but they are nowhere to be found, so I must have accidentally deleted them. 🙁 Consequently I am moving on to photos from Kids’ Days. An Esbenshade’s employee welcomed us to the event. When I received the email […]
Monday Evening, June 12 It was a beautiful evening, an early ballgame, and a slow week for us in the evenings – a perfect reason to watch our church team, White Oak Red, play a game. Plus we have two grandsons and a grandson-in-law on the team. Jordan, left, and Nate were playing, but Dustan did not play […]
Friday, June 9 Our oldest grandson Josiah stopped in to say goodbye to us before he moved west. He has a job with a combining crew, but his real goal is to drive a big rig. We have stayed in touch via messages in the two weeks since he moved to Texas. He worked for […]
Wednesday Evening, June 7 This service at Manheim Brethren in Christ Church is not mandatory for students but open for those who wish to attend. All 200+ graduate’s photos were presented by a video slide show. However, we were only interested in one. 🙂 Processional Welcome and Opening Prayer Praise Songs Sign language for those […]
Thursday Evening, May 25 We took Dustan and Jenna for Dustan’s 2017 birthday gift. In the entrance area After getting something to drink and a few snacks, we found our seats and waited for the program to start. Scenes on the stage Photos are not allowed after the show begins. It was a fabulous presentation […]
Wednesday, May 24 Kristen invited me to join her in watching Manheim Central’s Track and Field Day. The event began with the Pledge of Allegiance Jared sat on the bleachers with friends until he was called to the high jump. It reminded me of the days (long ago) when I enjoyed doing the high jump in […]
Sunday Morning, May 21 Jere and Kristen invited us to go with them to Manheim Brethren in Christ Church where Jana was going to be honored as a graduate – along with 30 other BIC Seniors. Corby Burkholder, Lead Youth Pastor, announced the names of the graduates and their next step in life – college, missions, […]
Thursday Evening, May 18 Opening by Momentum – Stephanie Smith and Chelsea Smith, Directors Beethoven’s Bellmen – Jeffrey T Parthun, Sr Bolivia – Dan Heslink Diners Club – Chris Crockarell This song was done by playing plates, glasses, and other things that were on the table. Striking Spruce String Ensemble – Shenna C. Shirk, Director […]
Wednesday Evening, May 17 Jana with her silly dad. Kristen was walking toward her spot to pose with Jana. We were happy that grandparents were invited to witness the seniors (and a few others) receive their awards. There were delicious snacks for those who arrived early. The chocolate fountain was a favorite. The strawberries were my […]
Saturday, May 13 This was Lydia’s first choice for the place to eat after her graduation. The restaurant is a floating ferry ship. I found this history online: Ship’s Log The history of DiMillo’s on the Water 1941 Commissioned “The New York,” it ran as a car ferry between New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey. […]