Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Saturday, September 15 We traveled to Sam Rittenhouse’s house, unloaded our overnight luggage, enjoyed supper at a nearby restaurant, then went to Line Lexington Mennonite Church for the bluegrass concert under the tent in the church yard. We usually have a TFC chapel here, but due to a lot of rain in past weeks, it […]
Sunday, September 3 – American Music Theatre, Lancaster, PA. Sunday morning worship opened with a concert by Soul’d Out Quartet. Dr. Phil Hoskins preached the morning message and had several interesting stories from his many years of preaching. A few notes I wrote: What you believe, you eventually become. I want to cross the finish […]
Saturday afternoon and evening, September 2 This was Nsimba’s 2017 birthday gift. He and our granddaughter Elizabeth arrived from Maine the night before. (Photo without flash) With flash Southern Raised opened the afternoon concert. They do bluegrass gospel, but are classically trained and brought the audience to their feet with a Beethoven piece. Aaron Wilburn […]
Sunday Evening, September 25 We were pleased to learn (via Facebook) that the Klassen’s were in our area on Sunday evening. The pictures aren’t great because the lights were behind them, and I didn’t want to use a flash. He is an amazing harpist and entertaining story teller, and uses those talents to challenge Christians to live faithful, […]
September 9, 10, 11 If you follow my blog and Facebook page you know that I rarely post pictures in real time – or in this case a bit ahead of real time. 🙂 But I have reason to post these pictures this morning. (Read the last paragraph.) We are currently enjoying the gospel music festival […]
Tuesday Evening, May 17 We love being invited to school concerts where our grandchildren are involved. This one involved our grandson Ian. Welcome by Mrs. Debbie Rill, Interim Principal at Manheim Central Middle School Seventh and Eighth Grade Orchestra – Mrs. Shenna Shirk, Director String Ensemble Viva La Vida – Berryman, Buckland, Champion and Martin […]
Tuesday Evening, December 15 But, first the pretty Tuesday morning sky. Arriving at Manheim Central Middle School Welcome: Mrs. Debbie Rill, Assistant Principal ~~~ Photos were taken from the balcony without a flash. String Orchestra – Mrs. Shenna Shirk, Director Snowflake – Yukiko Nishimura Cold of Winter-Le Froid de L’hiver – Soon Hee Newbold Dance of the […]
Saturday, September 19 It was a beautiful afternoon for Bucks-Montgomery Chapter’s Truck Show. By 6 PM it was time for the evening dinner concert. Scott Weidner, TFC President and CEO gave a ministry update. We enjoyed a great concert by King’s Strings. They are a family of nine children. Two of them are in college, so there […]
Sunday, September 6 We were at the beach early – 8:30 – for the morning worship service with Mike and Mary Robinson. This small boat was anchored here all weekend, and looked different each time I went by – depending on the tide and time of day. We watched these birds from a distance while […]
Saturday, September 5 Cerwin wanted me to get a picture of this Mack as we entered Thomas Point Beach.. Williamson Branch girls doing a bit of clogging while their parents played the music. Larry Stephenson Band Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa The beach is a great place for digging and playing – […]
Friday, September 4 Thomas Point Beach is a beautiful venue for a bluegrass festival. We arrived an hour early on Friday morning – to set up our lawn chairs. We also had chairs for Mark and Diane’s family for Sunday. We put some on the lawn and others under the tent – to protect us from […]
Today, after delivering nine trays of mail to the post office and taking care of some business at Landis Homes, Cerwin and I visited Uncle John, whose wife, Bertha, died on Monday. Then we went to the next building to see Cerwin’s mother. I noticed on the calendar that Mount Calvary Church was giving a program in East Bethany Chapel. We asked Mother if she […]
Sunday, August 31 The concert began with an extremely emotional, mostly gospel program by White Mountain Bluegrass as it was the last performance by the parents. The New England Bluegrass Band Lydia (our granddaughter) and Diane (our daughter) made us the neatest lunch! We each had our own jar of salad and dessert. I felt so “cool” […]
Sunday, August 31 We have never attended the 9:00 AM worship service on the beach ~ because we like to stay in touch with the church friends where Mark and Diane and their family attend. But this year we decided that we were going to join the beach fellowship ~ and we were glad we did. We […]
Saturday, August 30 Heze was working on “Old Moxie” when we left for the bluegrass concert on Saturday morning. I don’t think he had a name for her the day before. The Spinney Brothers Some of the groups were repeats of the day before, so I only took a few pictures – of the groups I had […]
Thursday, August 29 The day always begins with the national anthems of the United States and Canada. This man sang, O Canada. Canada is honored because a few musicians are from Canada and there is a good representation of Canadians in the audience. Rhonda Vincent sang The Star Spangled Banner Mike Mulligan (son of Thomas Point […]
Saturday, July 12 ~ At Jakey & Crystal’s (our niece) new house. I took only a few pictures of the delicious food. Every couple brought a dish or two. Crystal is standing at the door. There was a light rain after supper, so they began pickin’ and singin’ in the garage. We all enjoyed watching […]
Fifth and Sixth Grade Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Tuesday, May 6 ~ At Our Local Middle School Welcome by Dr. Richardson Orchestra ~ Director Mrs. Shirk The Lion Sleeps Tonight ~ Bob Cerulli Double Trouble ~ Loreta Fin Star Dancer ~ Mark Williams Caribbean Delight ~ Victor Lopez Jazz Band ~ Director Mr. Eisenreich Tyrannosaurus […]
By Students of Rachel Siegrist ~ Sunday Afternoon, April 6, 2014 We enjoyed a delightful recital in the chapel at Pleasant View Retirement Community. I wanted to include each student in one entry, so used more photos than I usually do. Prelude by Renee – granddaughter of Rachel. Rachel – a friend of ours – is the student’s […]
I woke up with this song in my head and on my heart. I love when that happens, and expect it is because we sang it in church last night. (We are having revival services ~ with Dwane Schildt as evangelist.) The song was written by Daniel W. Whittle (1840-1901)… …and put to music by James McGranahan (1840-1907) ~~~ […]
It is always delightful to see the 198 foot tall cross when we travel through Effingham, Illinois. Enjoying coffee, the scenery, and three hours of Gospel music on Sirius Radio (bluegrass channel) was heavenly. As we talked about the delightful, heavenly morning, we came upon highway that was quite bumpy. I said to Cerwin, “This road reminds […]
Presented by Manheim Community Farm Show Saturday evening, October 5 Our original plan for the day was to take our friend Gerald along on a bus trip to Quecreek Mine and the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93, but the trip was cancelled due to the government shutdown, so we went with Plan B – supper at Kountry Kitchen […]
It is so relaxing to be here… …relaxing in the sun and listening to bluegrass and mountain music. After a few hours of sitting, reading, and listening to delightful music, I took my camera for a walk around the grounds. The osprey (or whatever kind of bird it was) noisily left the nest as I walked under […]