A Foggy Morning
Saturday, April 25 I enjoy our view on a foggy morning.
Notes from Sunday Worship
May 3 – Via Zoom Opening Thoughts for Sunday School – Scott Rohrer His children miss the singing in Sunday school and church, so he asked Josh Diffenderfer to lead a sing-along – encouraging families to sing along with these familiar songs. Josh Diffenderfer Josh’s family joined him in singing this song, Unto Thee Oh […]
Pretty Pictures from a Stormy Day
Friday, April 24 Storm clouds were still swirling – when I went outside to take these pictures. Our azalea bush was just beginning to bloom. We have four dogwood trees – three that we planted and one that is native to our woodlot. Some of our tulips are over-the-hill while others are in full bloom. […]
Maintenance & Cutting Rye
Martin Water was here to see what is going on with our water conditioning system. It was running way to often. These guys are the best. Well, that at least helped us figure out what to do with a portion of our government stimulus check. 🙂 Meanwhile, someone at the “homestead” was cutting their grass. […]
Repairing a Stool
The other week my sister asked Cerwin if he could fix a stool with a broken leg. It was one he made for them many years ago. He hasn’t worked in his home woodshop for a long time. It was good to hear his lathe again. She was delighted to have it returned yesterday – […]
Notes from Wednesday Evening Worship
Wednesday, April 29 – via Zoom Opening Thoughts – Merv Groff Merv prayed for our country, our church family and the evening program. Children’s Story – Jim Myer He mentioned that he was called to be a minister in May 1962. In fifty-eight years, this is the first time he preached a message on Zoom. […]
Friday was a Birding Paradise for Me
Friday, May 1 It was a beautiful day after the rain, maybe that was part of the reason there was a great variety of birds at our feeders. However, May is always my favorite month for watching birds. Some are migrating and others have returned for the summer and fall. I was surprised to see […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Kristen
We love you! Daddy and Mother High
Spraying the Rye
Tuesday, April 21 It only took two mules for this job.
Red-winged Blackbird
Saturday, April 18 It is time for facts about another bird that comes to our feeders. This time I am featuring the Red-winged Blackbird. I don’t see them during the winter, so I suspect they go south from here. These pictures are each of the male. I am not aware that I have see the […]
Notes from Sunday Worship
Sunday, April 26 – Via Zoom Opening Thoughts for Sunday School – Leland Litzenberger The Sunday school lesson title, “A Justice Loving God” is a reminder that God is not just waiting to come down on us when we do wrong, but He does know who is following Him and who is not. Hebrews 12:1-11 […]
Out of the House
Saturday, April 18 It was time for me to go somewhere again. 🙂 I needed some birdseed and suet so called Agway to order both – paid over the phone – and picked it up at their dock. A friendly young man helped Cerwin put the 50 lb. bag of black oil sunflower seed and […]
Beauty in the Rain
Saturday, May 18
Morning Sky
Thursday, April 16 A calm, pretty morning I love pretty mornings.
Asparagus
Saturday, April 19 One day I noticed that Yvonne (a neighbor) put a notice on Facebook that she had received a lot of asparagus at no cost and was looking for people who could use it. We love asparagus so I said we would be glad for some. She soon replied that she would drop […]
Look Who We Met Tonight
Thank you, Donovan and Diana for bringing Bennett to your parents house for a quick visit.
Do You Have Any Trash?
Wednesday, April 15 Our brother-in-law Marlin, called to ask if we had any trash that he can take to the landfill. They had a few things to get rid of because their house and property are up for sale in a few weeks – and they had room for more. Cerwin replied that we didn’t […]
Notes & Pictures from Wednesday Evening Worship
April 22 – Via Zoom – Two Mission Reports Opening Thoughts and Announcements – Glendon Zook Sometimes we ask ourselves – is my life really mattering? Remember – God has placed you here for a purpose – for just a time as this. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you […]
Our Ornamental Cherry Trees
Wednesday, April 15 The weeping cherry tree (center) always blooms before the regular one (right). The weeping blossoms are just beyond full bloom and the regular blossoms are just starting to open. These are from the weeping cherry tree. It was a bit windy, so getting good closeups was a bit challenging. These pretty purple […]
Cerwin’s 79th Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, April 22 We had been discussing several ways to celebrate his birthday with proper social distancing, like a car party in our yard, but nothing quite worked out to have family come here – so we settled on phone calls, selfie photo wishes, text messages, cards, and Facebook likes and wishes – and apparently […]