Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Sunday, February 23 Sunday School – Subject: Ever-Persevering Petitions – Teacher: Larry Rohrer How long do we pray? How long do we persevere? As long as we have breath. Persevere means we never give up. Because of Jesus we have light and hope. How many times did Jesus pray – as recorded in the Bible? […]
Sunday, February 16 How special to have Nittany Lion visit us after lunch on Sunday, February 16. The Penn State mascot was in the area because of the Fire & Ice Festival in Lititz. From the Internet: The Nittany Lion is the mascot of the Penn State Nittany Lions—the athletic teams of the Pennsylvania State […]
I watched as a flock of European Starlings came through our yard the other day and emptied our feeders. From the Internet: Starlings are relatives of the mynah birds, and like them they have impressive vocal abilities and a gift for mimicry. They can warble, whistle, chatter, make smooth liquid sounds, harsh trills and rattles, […]
Friday Evening, February 14 After discovering that this restaurant – at Pleasant View Retirement Community – is open to the public, I asked Cerwin if he wanted to go here for our Valentine Supper. I wasn’t going to make a reservation, then thought I better check. I called the morning of the 14th and did […]
February 11, 1990 to February 11, 2020 This was us thirty years ago. As we listened to a sermon from John 12 this past Sunday, I came upon a note that took me back to another day in church – thirty years ago. We love you. Have a great day. Love Jere & Kristen – […]
Monday, February 10 My sister, Nancy, took me to Hearth and Harrow for coffee on Monday morning (a few days after my birthday). It was fun catching up with her and bring my more-than-a-week-long-birthday-marathon of special events to a close. I had never been here, but it will not be my last time. It is […]
Sunday, February 9 Birthday cake by Kristen. Three different kinds of cake. Table decorations I think the seashells were from Jere and Kristen’s recent trip to Florida. Lasgne was the main dish. Garlic bread My plate We tried to get a shot of the three birthday individuals – Me (76) and Josh (25) on February […]
Sunday Morning, February 16 Sunday school – Subject: Kingdom-Seeking Prayer Matthew 6:9-15 – The Lord’s Prayer Teacher: Dustan Rohrer Prayer is an important and vital part of our walk with the Lord. Prayer is not like room service in a motel – “bring me this” – “take this away”. We can come boldly to “Our […]
Saturday Evening, February 8 We had a beautiful evening drive to Lancaster We arrived at Checkers a bit early to make sure the staff knew we remembered our reservation for eight. Waiting in the entrance area. The lighting wasn’t real great for group – our Pennsylvania children – but this is what we got from […]
Saturday Morning, February 8 It was a beautiful birthday morning. I arrived at church a bit early to get some pictures before the ladies began arriving. This was at the entrance to the fellowship hall. Decorations at the windows The committee did a great job of beautifying the tables. There were succulent gifts for each […]
Friday, February 7 Cerwin was doing a milk sample pick up for our brother-in-law, Mel. (He and Velda are vacationing in Florida.) Since it’s not Cerwin’s normal pick up, I decided to go along for another “special event” during my birthday week. Our son, Jere, is his dad’s boss for this job. 🙂 Jere is […]
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Thursday, February 6 Our granddaughter Lydia and I have been trying to get together for affogatos at Fox Creamery for several weeks. (The iced drink is also hers.) Each time she had a day off from work and was in the mood for an affogato, it didn’t suit me. Finally, I said to her, “Let’s […]
One of my favorite memories is from a time I stayed at their place over night and Aunt Joyce and I were pulling her around the basement in a wagon. I have no idea how we convinced her to get in the wagon, but we got silly and were all three laughing when Grandma said, […]
Wednesday, February 5 Cerwin blessed me with flowers as part of my birthday week. He knows I like flowers in the kitchen – especially in Winter when everything is cold and bare outside. I put a few small stems in this vase and placed it on the windowsill. It was a rather uneventful day – […]
Tuesday, February 4 Oh, how I love this yearly date with Chris, Kristen and Deb. It is even better when our Maine daughter, Diane, is able to join us, but that didn’t work out this year. My restaurant of choice — to help celebrate my birthday week – was Knight & Day Diner. Chris (daughter-in-love) […]
I’ve gathered fifteen of my favorite bluebird pictures from recent weeks – and thought you might like to see them too.
Sunday, February 9 Sunday school – Teacher: Kevin Longenecker Subject: God-Honoring Piety – Matthew 6:1-18 What is a hypocrite? Unstable, two-faced, defrauding The opposite of a hypocrite is a person who follows the beatitudes. Conclusion: God’s way must be our standard. Worship Service – Minister: David Wenger How Does the Church Community Help Me Grow […]
It was a beautiful Sunday morning. As a day in my pre-birthday week, I treasured worshipping with our church family and was blessed by the discussion in Sunday school and the sermon from our winter series on spiritual growth. I asked Cerwin if we could go to McDonalds for lunch as I had a craving […]