Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
This is going to be an unusual post for me, because it will be longer than usual – with only a few pictures in the beginning. I am posting it because this is what has been helpful for me while staying home because of COVID and retirement happening about the same time. At first I […]
Thursday Morning, September 17 I went outside the morning after the corn harvest to enjoy the new view of our surroundings. As I looked around, I noticed that someone must have been working through the night because there was fresh layer of manure on the field across the field. (Not sure that “fresh” is a […]
September 20 Sunday School Teacher – Rol Longenecker Victorious Love – Genesis 42:6-25 At the time of today’s lesson Egypt had full bins and Canaan had empty bins. Joseph’s brothers hated him because they were jealous. Jealously breeds hatred. His brothers sold Joseph. knowing that he would become a slave [human trafficking], then Potiphar made […]
Wednesday, September 16 Several days after the cornfield across the road was harvested (Sept. 11), I heard machinery next to our yard. Because they started cutting the corn very close to our house, I was able to get some closeups of the silage going into the truck. An hour and a half later they were […]
Tuesday, September 15 I find it fascinating that smoke from about 2,600 miles away – on the west coast – can travel to Pennsylvania and have an effect on our skies for a few days. We were having a sunny day that was diminished by the smoke and even affected our sunsets. Then, within a […]
Saturday, September 19 Remember this photo from yesterday’s post when Cerwin was spraying our trees for Lanternflies – hoping to shorten their lives? When I was weed eating toward evening, I noticed that one Shellbark tree in our front yard had hundreds of lanternflies crawling around on the trunk, Cerwin was surprised because he didn’t […]
This Week at Our Place. As Cerwin and I get the house and yard ready for the upcoming winter, we have been doing extra work in our yard and on the exterior of our house. Cerwin started by trimming our very large, overgrown firebush at the back of our yard. I don’t think it has […]
Friday, September 11 I heard equipment just before noon, and noticed that corn was being harvested in the field across the road from us. The crop in the foreground is the field of butternut squash. As the trench was filled, someone drove a tractor over it continually for hours to compress the silage. Notice a […]
September 8 – The day after returning from our West Virginia Trip. I was pleased to look out our kitchen window to see an adult red-headed woodpecker feeding a young one. Because I only began seeing these woodpeckers on a regular basis this summer, and started reading about them, I just learned that the young […]
September 13 Sunday School Obedient Love – Genesis 41:25-33 Teacher – John Minnich When studying the story of Joseph we learn several things from previous chapters: The Lord was with Joseph. God blessed Potiphar’s house because of Joseph. Joseph was diligent wherever he was: in the house of Potiphar, in prison or when in second […]
Monday, September 14 An Amish family who lives nearby have several longhorn cattle. Since they were close to the road and looked good in the late afternoon lighting, we stopped for a picture. I didn’t think about it at the time that it fit into my theme for this post. 🙂 I love having creative […]
Monday (Labor Day), September 7 We still had many hills, valleys, and curves to travel as we headed east from Parkersburg in western West Virginia. After four days of traveling through this state, we decided they must purchase these arrow signs in bulk, because they are everywhere – warning of a sharp turn ahead. 🙂 […]
God has been good and faithful through every joy and struggle. I love doing life with God and with Cerwin.
Sunday, September 6 We had 4 PM reservations for a ride on the Island Belle in Parkersburg, WV, so enjoyed the scenery as we traveled 136 miles to our motel. Cerwin was happy to be on an interstate for most of the drive. 🙂 We arrived at our motel in Parkersburg about 3 PM – […]
Sunday, September 6 I was awake early (5 AM) so got ready for an outside walk. This is the attractive hallway outside our room. There are three other rooms in this building – each on the right side of the hallway. This is the Guest House – just across the driveway from the Carriage House […]
Saturday, September 5 Following our visit to Cranberry Glades (yesterday’s post) we headed toward Cranberry Mountain Nature Center near Marlinton. We were disappointed that it was closed, due to the virus, but noticed some pretty mushrooms in the yard. Someone – at Cranberry Glades – told us about the Falls of Hills Creek, so we […]
Saturday, September 5 By the time we got to Marlinton, we were looking for a place for lunch and noticed Greenbrier Grille & Lodge – next to the Greenbrier River. We chose to eat on the deck where there were lots of ducks – about 12 feet below us. There were bags of corn that […]
Saturday, September 5 I went outside our motel about 7 AM to see what morning looked like in Mingo, West Virginia. I decided that some of these people never see a sunrise, because the sun has been up a few hours before it comes over the mountain. Will Fanning opened this motel/restaurant/pub on October 14, […]