Sunday evening, March 31 The theme of her party was school – especially focusing on her studies at Lancaster Bible College. Her birthday cake Pretty roses were the centerpiece of the table. The meal was buffet-style. Notice our trays. Jere and Kristen bought them from one of the Manheim Central Schools when old items were […]
Sunday, March 31 – Continued We would have not passed any Amish carriages if we had headed north instead of south following lunch. We were going south because Roy and Deb wanted to show Hans and Anneke some of the animals they have rehabbed. This is a familiar scene in Roy and Deb’s area on […]
March 31 Following church, we met Roy and Deb for lunch at Café 24 Hundred – south of Lancaster. They live about half an hour south of Lancaster and we live about the same distance north of Lancaster, so this is a good meeting place for us. Hans and Roy linked immediately as they both […]
Saturday Evening, March 30 Randy Sauder welcomed the crowd of 578 people. Chaplain Chris Navetta prayed for the meal. Enjoying the salad Yoder’s fried chicken is always a favorite. We also had beef tips, buttered noodles, yams, peas and carrots. Dessert was shoofly or cherry pie and vanilla ice cream. Martin Boys Reunion did a […]
March 30 We had a relaxing morning with nothing planned, so Hans asked if we could go to the closest truck stop. He wanted to see more trucks. 🙂 While everyone got ready, I went outside to find a few more signs of spring. Hyacinth Because daffodils tend to hang and look at the ground, […]
March 29 I invited Inge to come in the mid-afternoon to meet Hans and Anneke and interview them for an article she is doing about Han’s life-story and truck driving in Belgium – for TFC’s Highway News and Good News. In this photo Anneke is helping Inge choose a piece of Belgian chocolate. I helped […]
March 29 – Morning Hans loves to take pictures. What do you think he is taking a photo of this time? It was one of our local covered bridges. From there we went to a local Ford dealer. Hans and Anneke have a Ford van. He wanted something to put on his van from the […]
Thursday, March 28 We saw several Amish schools on the way to Kitchen Kettle Village. Anneke wanted to do some more shopping, so we thought this would be a great place to spend an hour. We planned a meeting place and said, “Have fun.” 🙂 Cerwin enjoyed coffee while I walked around a bit. I […]
Thursday, March 28 Our first stop was at the TFC office for their morning prayer time at 9:00 am. Back corner – left: Bunny O’Hare, Cerwin, Mike, Ruth, Joanna, Carol, Anneke, and Hans. Bunny was in charge of devotions on this day. This was his Bible, glasses and notes. Following prayer time we gave Hans […]
Wednesday, March 27 After leaving the Harrisburg Chapel and truck stop, we went to Frystown Flying J where TFC also has a chapel. Chaplain Allan Graham was on duty. Hans could not get enough of watching trucks, but he and Anneke were glad to see inside this chapel and meet Allan. Hans was a truck […]
Wednesday, March 27 We started the day by walking around our yard, looking for new growth. They are fascinated that we have porches and chairs in front of the house. In Belgium you sit outside in your back yard. Inge, these two pictures are for you – the crocus, daffodils, and tulips you planted at […]
Tuesday, March 26 We have flown out of JFK, but this was our first time driving there and finding Terminal 1 where we would meet our “online” friends Hans and Anneke from Belgium. Notice the Brussels flight information on the bottom left. After finding the place where we planned to meet them, Cerwin got a […]
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma High
Monday, March 25 Cerwin and I were headed to the TFC office for a few things when we followed this rig. We’re not sure what he was prepared to haul. We got a good view of the trailer and hookup when he turned into a business not far for the office.
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma
I was coming home from taking a mailing to the post office the other day when I saw a large bird in a tree near our house and went home for my camera to see what it was. I took a picture and zoomed in – it was a bald eagle! I have only seen […]
