Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Roy delighted us by taking a short “street trip” to show us a few landmarks around our nation’s capitol. Cerwin doesn’t remember ever being to the Capitol Hill area and I don’t think I was there since going along on a school trip with Deb when she was in grade school. Roy told us the […]
Thursday, December 26 Display of photo winners in National Wildlife Federation’s Photo Contest – continued from a previous post This photographer was at the right place at the right time. At first I thought there was no photograph in this frame. 🙂 I wonder how this happened. Was the turtle closed in it’s shell and […]
Thursday, December 26 We arrived at American Association for the Advancement of Science building at about 1:45 PM. Deb’s friends who traveled to Washington DC with us: Ryan, Bernae, Katie, and Pop Pop. The cover of the National Wildlife Federation brochure that listed information about the exhibit and the 47 photographers who gave permission to […]
Thursday, December 26 We stopped at the Lititz Post Office with the last TFC Global bulk mailing of the year – on the way to Roy and Deb’s house in southern Lancaster County. (Sam Rittenhouse, this is your mailing.) 🙂 This was the group who traveled to Washington DC with Roy and Deb. Left to […]
Lunch is ready! Roy, Jana, Cerwin, Ian and Jared. Deb and Austin are the partially hidden ones. Jared, Jana, Austin, Jesse, Deb, Kristen and Roy. Cerwin and Ian Our hostess and host – Kristen and Jere I took advantage of the side view while Deb took a picture. Roy and Ian Dessert Poor Colt. He […]
Wednesday, December 25 The living room when we arrived. Austin, Jared, Jesse and Ian on the floor. Pretty table decorations The hostess gift from Roy and Deb fit right in with Jere and Kristen’s decorations. The gifts Jana putting the finishing touches on a key lime pie. The ham is out of the smoker. Jana […]
At Our House Your amazing mercy ascends far into the heavens; your truth rises above the clouds. Psalm 57:10 The Voice
We love you! Dad & Mom
Wednesday, December 25 This is how our eastern sky looked on Christmas morning – about 7:00 AM. We enjoyed coffee and relaxed until it was time to leave for our 9:30 AM church service. Notes from Christmas Morning Worship Opening Devotions by Ron Copenhaver – based on Matthew 1 and 2. “Wise men fell on […]
Sunday, December 29 Sunday School Subject: Emmanuel – God with Us Teacher: Dustan Rohrer (He chose his own subject instead of following the Sunday school lesson.) You cannot out love our great God. He does not love you based on your performance. That is difficult for us to understand at times, because we tend to […]
Monday Evening, December 23 We arrived a bit early – due to leaving in plenty of time to get Cerwin’s eye glasses and our groceries – see “Our Day – Between Sunrise and Sunset” post – so enjoyed coffee (me) and Coke (Cerwin) until they arrived. I took these two photos right after our meal […]
I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 New Living Translation
Monday, December 23 It was the morning of the day before Christmas Eve. It was a pretty sunrise – not brilliant like some mornings – but it was the one God gave us to enjoy on this December morning. The sunrise filled only a small part of the eastern sky. I quickly lost the sun […]
Sunday, December 22 We met them at Carrabba’s after church. The church they attend (Victory) is not far from here. This dinner date was for their 2019 birthdays. The dark photo was the result of bad lighting, so I tried a flash – which I rarely do in a restaurant. That’s a bit better. My […]
When my sister brings us a plate of cookies that she, their daughters and other family members baked a day or two earlier. 🙂 Cerwin’s first choice this year was raisin-filled – (top, second from right). The first one removed by me is always one of the iced sugar cookies (with red and green sprinkles). […]
Saturday Morning, December 21 One of the benefits of getting on the road before sunrise this time of year is seeing pretty Christmas lights. This picture was taken as we drove through Ephrata on the way to Yoder’s Restaurant in New Holland. By the time we got to the east end of Ephrata the sun […]
Sunday, December 22 Sunday School Subject: Mary’s Praise – Luke 1:39-56 Teacher: Kevin Longenecker What does it mean to honor God? Put Him first; respect, revere, obey; understand that He is Holy. Do people see you as a light of Jesus – that you are with Jesus and that He is with you? Mary brought […]
Thursday Evening, December 19 Alixa chose Masa Hibachi & Sushi in Reading for her 2019 birthday meal. We felt honored when she responded to our 2019 birthday invitation. She was 17 in August and came into our family as a great-granddaughter when Josiah married Becky (her mom) in July. We had a great evening of […]
Our prayer for you (and us) in 2020 is that we will each …become amazed at the sovereignty of God …see Jesus as a precious treasure …live in truth …grant grace to those who need it …go slow enough to see the beauty in each day.