Tuesday, December 25 Going to church at 9:30 am on Christmas morning can feel like an interruption in the celebration – for children who just want to enjoy their gifts, teenagers who want to sleep in, young families who are busy with children, middle-aged families who are preparing a family meal, and older people who […]
Cold and changing weather is bringing more birds to our feeders. This is just a sampling of what I have been enjoying. Red-bellied Woodpecker – male I especially enjoyed seeing several Eastern Bluebirds during the past week. European Starlings are not as pretty as the bluebird, but they are fun to watch. House Sparrows are […]
Our first visit was on Saturday evening when we went to Lancaster General to visit our brother-in-law Marlin Becker in ICU, who is having a variety of tests – concerning heart, kidney, and gall bladder issues. I received a message from our niece, Karen Dull, a few minutes ago that he was having a heart […]
Josiah is improving each week – especially with the help of physical therapy twice a week. He needed help to stay balanced when walking sideways. Lifting his injured leg in a correct way – repeatedly Using a wedge to do the same thing. After a repetition of a required number of lifts, the therapist added […]
Monday Evening, December 17 Imagine our delight when our friend Erma Bruckhart rang the doorbell on Monday evening and presented us with a mince pie! We love mince pie. I expect it was an expression of thanks for doing a church project for her earlier in the week. Tasting it took me back to my […]
Sunday Afternoon, December 16 We enjoyed a short break following Pizza Hut, then went to the high school to see their Holiday Concert. Welcome by Mr. Joshua Weitzel, High School Principal Momentum – Stephanie Smith and Chelesa Smith, Directors Christmas Calypso – Dan Heslink String Orchestra – Shenna C. Shirk, Director Down in Yon Forest […]
Sunday, December 16 We took Jere and Kristen’s family out for lunch on Sunday to catch up on a few 2018 birthday gifts – Ian, Jared, and Jere (or Kristen). We were not able to connect with them earlier in the year. That is Ian and Jared in the background. Jere and Kristen still have […]
Friday Evening, December 14 Josiah and Lydia invited us to go along with them to Rooster Street Butcher for supper. A waitress took this picture with Cerwin’s cell phone – and almost missed Josiah. 🙂 We decided to treat Lydia for her birthday, so told her to order a good meal. Josiah likes to order […]
Saturday, December 15 We were on the road about 6 am on a rainy foggy morning. Ralph “Shorty” Clymer (Chapter Contact Person) welcomed the group to the “upper room” at Franconia Square Café and Market, Souderton, PA. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast brunch that included a variety of egg casseroles, bacon, sausage, French toast, and […]
Thursday, December 13 I was looking forward to this luncheon because I enjoy going to Nick’s Bistro in Marietta. The table was ready for us. We were early, so Inge and I took advantage of the time to take pictures of the pretty Christmas decorations. Love this little owl The office staff Retiring TFC President, […]
Our children know that this is “our song” and in various ways let us know that they remember. This year Mark and Diane gave us matching coffee cups for Christmas. 🙂
The other evening as I was preparing supper, I couldn’t resist going outside to capture the beauty. When outside, I heard this and looked up to a flock of geese who were preparing to land in a nearby field. I wanted to stop time and just stand there and take in the beauty for awhile […]
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
We received this really neat puzzle from Mark and Diane at our family’s Christmas celebration. Diane is good at finding unique items for gifts. She, Josiah, Abby, and Lydia put much of it together while we were in Florida – Cerwin helped on the evening we returned. I placed exactly one piece. When I mentioned […]
While we were in Florida last week, Diane took Josiah to two of his surgeons – orthopedic and skin graft. Both were pleased with his progress. The biggest change for Josiah is that his orthopedic surgeon said he may now put full weight on his right leg. His right side took the brunt of his […]
