Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
After having a beautiful day today, it is difficult to remember the very cold mornings of Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6 when there was ice in the birdbath. I wondered if our tulips would survive the freezing temperatures. The suet was even frozen – making it more difficult for the birds. They were […]
Saturday morning and afternoon, April 2 This was one of the trees we had taken down late last year. Jesse’s job was to stack the logs. Ian throwing the logs to Jesse Jared brought logs for Jere for the splitter. Josh helped after the first load was delivered to their house. I expect he was working […]
Saturday Evening, April 2 Checking out the menu at General Sutter Inn in Lititz for Diane’s January 1st birthday. Deb looks like she is checking out the ceiling. 🙂 It took awhile for us to find a date that suited everyone – when Diane was visiting from Maine – so we were three months late. We had so […]
Friday evening, April 1 – Yoder’s Restaurant, New Holland, PA. Cerwin and I look forward to this banquet each spring – to spend an evening with friends and to hear about Living Hope Native Ministries. We shared our table with Gary and Orpha Stevens, Ray and Eva Nolt, and Dale and Lois Wolgemuth. The audience is made […]
Even the sunset had a bit of yellow in it.
Friday Afternoon, April 1 This diner is a good place to meet Deb since she and Roy live an hour away from us. It is a half-hour drive for both of us. Diane ordered something that had a side she didn’t want. She exchanged it for this salad – with hot bacon dressing. We all took samples. […]
Friday, April 1 Anthony loves doing anything with sticks, so when Cerwin said that he was going to work in the yard, I got my large wagon. He also put some small logs into Jere’s trailer – from a downed tree. Then he went back to his wagon. When Cerwin arrived with his wheelbarrow, Anthony offered […]
Friday, April 1 Since Diane wanted to go to a local discount grocery store before going back to Maine, we asked if she would like to go to Zig’s Bakery for breakfast. She liked that suggestion for two reasons: she had never been there, and one of her best – from childhood – friends works there. […]
Thursday, March 31 Oh what fun to have our oldest daughter Diane here for a few days and then for her to have their grandson, Anthony here, for a day and night. Diane didn’t have to ask me twice if I wanted to go shopping with them. 🙂 The next few pictures are from my […]
I missed it yesterday, so kept an eye on them today – and it was during our springtime snow. When I noticed him making strange movements to call her toward him, I waited for the moment. I understand that it is a courtship ritual.
Wednesday, March 30 Just as we were finishing supper, Jere called to ask if we wanted to go along with them to surprise Jana for her birthday. (Thankfully we had not eaten dessert!) She was working at Fox Meadows Creamery. Diane (left) had just arrived from Maine, so she was pleased to be part of the […]
Wednesday, March 30 I don’t have any creative thoughts or words tonight – just a few pictures of the two birds that were at our kitchen window feeder when I came up from my basement office on Wednesday afternoon. I think he saw me. But he seemed okay with my camera. When he left, this pretty […]
Tuesday, March 29 A cute, male house sparrow perched just outside our kitchen window – in great lighting – gave me an opportunity for a few close ups. He is a rather ordinary bird, but I still find him fascinating. He has no clue that he wasn’t created as beautiful as a male cardinal. He just sings the […]
How did that happen? It seems like she should still be a preschooler – but she is now a loving, delightful seventeen-year-old. A “creative” 17. 🙂 Opening her gifts The funny part of the party. I thought she and her dad were doing a selfie until I saw the picture. Jana has some kind of phone […]
Sunday Lunch, March 27 I enjoyed their festive decorations. Look at the base of this flower arrangement. There were containers of gifts for everyone – from Roy & Deb. This was our gift from Jere and Kristen. The ham before it was cut Brussels sprouts before they were baked Time to eat Candy by Allie […]
Blame has been going on since the beginning of time. Adam blamed Eve. Eve blamed the serpent. It continued throughout the Bible. It continued through the ages. It continues today. Is it God’s fault when His children make a bad choice …when God made it clear in His Word that certain things are bad […]