Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Sunday, July 26 Sunday School Subject – Wisdom to Follow – John 14:1-4 Teacher – Ryan Bruckhart Who do you go to for wisdom? Obviously someone who has knowledge on a subject. Our lesson starts with these six words: “Let not your heart be troubled.” Jesus said this to His disciples because he had been […]
This story began in spring when I noticed that there were only a few lilac blooms on our bush. Then a few weeks ago – on a lazy Saturday afternoon – we were watching RFD TV, when a gardener was demonstrating how to prune a lilac bush. As we listened to him talk about lilac […]
Saturday, July 18 The heat was brutal to our stargazer lilies – then there was wind and rain – thus I am glad I took these pictures when they were pretty. They were short-lived this year, but delightful.
Thursday, July 16 Because this date is always prompt, I was ready by 6:15 AM and sitting on our deck chair. He said he would be here at 6:30. 6:28 AM. I told you he would be prompt. Cerwin is out working this morning – picking up milk and silage samples for Lancaster DHIA – […]
Tuesday, July 14 I went outside about 5:15 AM hoping to see the space station going overhead. It was supposed to be easily seen in our area. However, for some reason I didn’t find it. I have seen it before, but not on this morning. I did see Venus. the moon and a lot of […]
Sunday, July 12 I loved watching the Amish carriages coming up the road between the cornfields – on the way to their church services. If the corn gets any taller, I won’t be able to see the carriages and vehicles. By evening the sky turned dark and we had a good rain. Some people were […]
Saturday Evening, July 11 This meal was our gift to Roy and Deb for his summer birthday – and was the first time Cerwin and I were inside a restaurant since COVID-19 restrictions began in March. Roy loves to try new places – which means none of us were here before. It almost felt like […]
July 19 Sunday School – Teacher – John Minnich Subject – The Wisdom of Jesus – Mark 6:1-6 People were astonished by the wisdom of Jesus. Astonished that He gave people a second chance. Jesus Christ is the personification of God’s wisdom. I like to keep the awesome wisdom of God in front of me […]
Friday, July 10 Because I am a lover of rain – especially during the summer when crops and flowers are thirsty – I grabbed my umbrella after lunch and went for a walk around our yard. Hosta flower dripping with rain drops. Butternut squash in the field across the road. A large puddle between the […]
Friday, July 10 It was a cloudy, rainy day when I noticed this male Red-bellied Woodpecker on the right feeding the one on the left. The feeding was always done behind the log, so I couldn’t photograph the actual feeding. At first I thought it was a mating tradition, but our daughter Deb thought it […]
Thursday, July 9 When I was outside enjoying the evening, I was drawn to the beautiful sky. It was a delightful ending to another day.
Thursday, July 9 Isn’t it amazing what happens to your food cravings when you are listening to the morning news on July 9 and the anchor mentions that this is National Sugar Cookie Day! Then I remembered that I still had sugar cookies in the freezer – from when Diane was here and we went […]
Wednesday, July 8 Remember in yesterday’s post I said we only had a small amount of rain on Monday, July 6? Well, we got a fabulous rain two days later. The crops will be liking this and creating a good root system. It wasn’t a good day for relaxing in my patio chair. Hummingbirds seem […]
Monday, July 6 Deb gave be a bottle of “Extra Sweet” Tea at our July 4 celebration. She knows me well. Extra Sweet is my style. 🙂 We were pleased to see storm clouds by the evening of July 6. As thunderstorms go, some areas got a lot more rain than we did – but […]
Friday, July 3 This is what I saw at 3:30 am when I walked outside to take in the early morning beauty. Yes, I know 3:30 am is early, but I love mornings and am often sleeping by 9:00 pm. A full moon certainly gets your attention on a clear, warm morning when the sky […]
My Dad as a preschooler. Daddy as a student at Locust Grove School – a one-room school that is a residence today and right next to our property. He told me that he didn’t enjoy school very much and would have preferred working on his parent’s farm – the Homestead next to us that is […]
These are fairly invasive and spread quickly, but work perfectly in our woodlot memory garden. From the Internet: The Gooseneck flower (Lysimachia clethroides) is native to East Asia. Gooseneck loosestrife is a 24-to-30-inch foot tall, fast-spreading, herbaceous perennial in the primrose family. Plants continue flowering as long as the soil stays moist and temperatures do […]
July 12 Sunday School Everyone was in the sanctuary for Sunday school, which was set up for the purpose of giving each of us – especially the children – a feel of having been to Bible School since it had to be cancelled due to the virus. We sang lots of fun and meaningful Bible […]