Morning by Morning New Mercies I See
Sunday, April 5 “Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father,There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail notAs Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,Join with all nature in manifold witnessTo Thy great […]
Though We Cannot See Family Members – You are Each in Our Hearts and Prayers Today
From our refrigerator Left to right – Top: Chris and Jeff, Us, Jere and Kristen. Bottom: Mark and Diane, Our children (Jeff, Diane, Deb, Jere), Roy and Deb Grandchildren by age: Nsimba & Elizabeth (Nicodemus, Nzeba); Hannah; Josiah & Becky (Alisa, Biankah); Jordan; Nathaniel & Abby (Anthony, Jasmine); Nathan & Lauree; Josh & Emily (Tucker); […]
Notes from Good Friday Worship
April 10 – via Zoom This is us watching and listening. Cerwin listens on his cell phone by Blue Tooth (his hearing aids) and looks at my computer for the visuals. Opening by Marv Shenk This is not the first time our church congregation has been separated by the closure of churches and businesses. According […]
Cutting the Rye
Saturday, April 4 When I heard the sound of farm equipment, I went to the window to see what was going on in the field across the road. Our Amish neighbor was cutting his field of grass. Cerwin said it looks like rye. I am not familiar with winter grass covers for the fields, so […]
Downy Woodpecker
The downy woodpecker is one of my favorite birds to watch. The pictures are from a variety of days. Some of the comments are from the internet (in italics) others are mine. The downy can produce many vocal sounds as well as the drumming noise it makes with its beak when it pecks trees. Downy […]
Notes from Wednesday Evening Bible Study
April 8 – Via Zoom Children’s Story by Debbie Rohrer She opened by telling her Sunday School girls how much she misses them. The book she chose to read was The Parable of the Lily by Liz Curtis Higgs – illustrated by Nancy Munger. It began on a cold winter day when Maggie received a […]
Krusteaz
Sunday, March 29 Do you recognize that name? I didn’t, but I learned about it when Cerwin ordered a pancake mix from Amazon. He was hungry for easy-to-make blueberry pancakes. They are quite easy to make since you only add water. They are not real blueberries, but quite good. I like anything that is easy […]
I Never Tire of Mornings
Friday, March 27 I am delighted that my seat each morning – while enjoying coffee, devotions, and the morning news – faces the sunrise during the spring and summer months. (The sunrise is farther east and behind our house during the late fall and winter months.) There are some mornings – like this one – […]
Notes from Sunday Worship
Sunday, April 5 Sunday School (via Zoom) Opening: Leland Litzenberger Even though we are not together in our church building, we have a sense of community because of our friendship and the amount of time we have invested in each other’s lives. Something to think about: Are we serving God with our whole heart – […]
Yard Work
Thursday, March 26 Cerwin must rake up hundreds of shellbarks and hickory nuts before he can mow our yard. Notice the piles of nuts – and this is only one section of our yard. When I heard the sound of a helicopter – I looked up and saw that it was Life Lion from Hershey […]
A Visit COVID-19 Style
Sunday, April 5 Deb – our youngest daughter, from an hour away – had some food and things she wanted to give us and came yesterday afternoon. (Her husband, Roy, had already gone to their house near his job in Hanover. The reason he wasn’t along.) It was a nice afternoon, so we visited on […]
Notes from Friday Evening Worship
Friday, April 3 Opening by Glendon Zook “The church is you” – seems more real today when we can’t “go to church.” What comes to mind when you think of Easter? Living hope. Jesus Christ is my “living hope.” Hope We may hope it doesn’t rain. We may hope to meet again. But that kind […]
A Cloudy, Dreary Day
Tuesday, March 24 The day looked gloomy from the start. “I am looking toward the eastern sky and think the sun is not coming out today – no matter how tall I stand.” “It doesn’t look so great in the western sky either.” “Oh, well. I hear the people world is experiencing a dangerous virus, […]
Wednesday Evening Worship
April 1 – Via Zoom Video Opening – Dustin Martin Lord willing. Do we remember to think and say – Lord willing – because whatever happens – God is in control. Evening Message – Mark Bucher When does God seem like a good God? Is it only when everything is going your way? Is God […]
Birds During a Rainy Day
Monday, March 23 Starling Sparrow and Downy Raindrops on branches A wet bluebird House Sparrow Sorry for the butt shot. 🙂 Female Cardinal Mourning Dove Goldfinch Junco This dove just sat in the driveway enjoying the rain. I love a rainy day.
Monday Evening Worship
March 30 Our church had planned an eight-day-long series of revival services. Instead we are enjoying modified services via Zoom. Opening thoughts by Jon Cassel. “With this new way of life we have new opportunities and new concerns.” Children’s Story – Mark Bucher – Evangelist from Maine. This maple syrup bucket – holds about 2 […]
Sunday Afternoon Drive
Sunday, March 22 This was the first Sunday that we did not have worship in our church building, but enjoyed it by sound only – computer or phone due to the virus. Following lunch, Cerwin planned to take a large box of TFC Global’s Highway News to a friend who has access to businesses where […]
Carnations to Brighten Our Kitchen
Saturday, March 21 Cerwin brought these pretty carnations home from the grocery store – which helped brighten our kitchen during these early spring days – days when it is still cold and dreary outside. This carnation had broken from its stem, so it made a pretty display in a bud vase on the window sill. […]
Notes from Sunday Worship
Sunday, March 29 – via Zoom Video Sunday School I listened and watched on my laptop. Cerwin watched my laptop while listening through his cell phone’s Bluetooth. Opening Songs: Beautiful recorded music Opening Comments: Matt Patches (Sunday School Superintendent) We are all getting used to change. Today is our first Sunday using Zoom. The only […]
Food Delivery and Other Things
Jere and Kristen have the benefit and sometimes the non-benefit of being our children who live the closest to us. Because of that, we are often the beneficiaries of Kristen’s love for cooking and baking. Below are just a few things she and Jere brought us recently. I think everything was made from her sourdough […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jenna
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Delicious Breakfast
I saw this breakfast suggestion, I think on Facebook, the other week and decided to try it. I took this photo before I flipped the eggs – because it looked nicer this way. 🙂 I fried sweet potato pieces with chopped onion and green pepper – added salt and pepper to taste – then made […]