Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
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. […]
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. […]
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 – […]
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, 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 […]
We love you! Daddy and Mother High
Tuesday, April 21 It only took two mules for this job.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Saturday, May 18
Thursday, April 16 A calm, pretty morning I love pretty mornings.
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 […]
Thank you, Donovan and Diana for bringing Bennett to your parents house for a quick visit.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Monday, April 13 My view out the kitchen window Birds still need to eat – even in the rain. Some pretty tulips that I brought in from the “trash heap” in the woods. They added beauty to our kitchen for almost a week.
April 19 – Via Zoom Opening Thoughts – Matt Groff Today’s lesson from the book of Esther is the kind of story that makes you want to stand up and applaud when you get to the end – because God stepped in and brought perfect justice. In our current world we are all probably thinking, […]