A Cold, Rainy Saturday ~ Two Funerals
Saturday, November 24 What do you do when two friends go home to glory and their memorial services are the same day at the same time – 11 o’clock am? We decided to go to Raymond (Ramy to us) Burkholder’s visitation at 9 am at Faith Bible Fellowship Church, Lancaster, then to Charlie Sensenig’s memorial […]
Our Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 22 at Jere and Kristen’s house. They always set a beautiful table. Jared pouring water The ham The children requested that the meat be cooked in their smoker. Turkey breast ~~~ I needed some updated pictures for my refrigerator – and upcoming birthdays and did that while Jere and Kristen finished the meal […]
It’s Cold Outside
Thanksgiving Morning We’ve had an early snowstorm, now it’s frigid outside. I think the end-of-season leaves are frozen in the shape in which they have fallen. The birds are busy cleaning up the seeds and suet – maybe eating helps them stay warm. How do birds stay warm when I am freezing cold within seconds […]
First Shower in Sixty-Nine Days!
We are thankful for God’s grace and mercy to Josiah since the evening of his motorcycle accident on September 14. I took this photo a few minutes ago as Josiah was relaxing following his first shower in 69 days – one day short of ten weeks. He has had to take wash cloth baths until […]
Day After the Snow
Friday, November 16 Cerwin was out in the cold in the early morning to open the driveway. Bringing the gas can along with him after opening the neighbor’s driveway. School was two hours late, so he was glad to have this job finished before taking the boys to their bus stop. Jere and Kristen’s family […]
Our First Snow Day of the Season
Thursday, November 15 We saw the first signs of snow about 10:30 am. I tried to get some of the fine snowflakes, but they were too scattered to show up in the early pictures. The flakes slowly gathered on the leaves. Everything looked quite different one hour later. The boys were supposed to get out […]
A House Full of Fun (and work)
Friday, November 9 to Sunday, November 18 This is who was staying at our house last week. Jared, Ian, and Jesse were here while their parents were on a business trip to Texas (November 9-16). Diane stayed after Mother Hershey’s funeral (October 27) to help with Josiah’s care when he came here from the hospital […]
Obituary of Charlie Sensenig
You may remember that we hosted a drop-in party to honor Charlie Sensenig two weeks ago. He knew he didn’t have many days left to live here on earth and mentioned to me that he would enjoy a time together with some of his old trucker friends. A Drop-in for Friends of Charlie and Hazel […]
A Birthday Party for Peyton and Bailey
Sunday, November 11 Bailey and Peyton going through the birthday lunch buffet. I forgot my camera, so we have two (rather blurry) cell phone shots. 🙂 Peyton and Bailey are granddaughters of Cerwin’s brother, Elvin, and his wife, Pat. We enjoyed their birthday hugs and being with family. These parties are also a good time […]
Cavalcade of Bands – Practice
Thursday Evening, November 8 What fun to be invited to Manheim Central’s Marching Barons practice session for the 59th Annual Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Championship. They were going through a practice routine when we arrived with Jere, Kristen, Josh, Jared, and Jesse. Jere got permission to sit in the announcers box to record the […]
Traveling Home from Tennessee
Wednesday, November 7 We knew we had a long day ahead of us, so left our motel by 4:30 am (3:30 Nashville time). By 6:30 we were beginning to see signs of a sunrise. I love driving during a sunrise because it changes every time you go around a corner. Daylight revealed a cloud formation […]
Supper with Heze and Kayla
Tuesday Evening, November 6 After finishing our work at the chapel, we located our motel and relaxed a bit before meeting our grandson Heze and his girlfriend, Kayla. Both live in the Nashville area. Evening traffic in Nashville We came bearing a t-shirt – a gift from his brother Josiah. Our waitress was kind enough […]
Nashville Chapel Maintenance
Tuesday Afternoon, November 6 Cerwin needed to make some minor repairs, hopefully to fix a major problem – a leak when it rains. He checked the roof and is pretty sure there is no problem there. He prepared vent covers, because there have been problems with them at other chapels. The vents are necessary, but […]
A Quick Trip to Tennessee
Monday, November 5 and Tuesday, November 6 Our trip began in rain – after Cerwin’s 9 am checkup with the doctor who performed his hernia surgery. He was released to full work duty. The surgeon said Cerwin was his poster person for successful surgery. 🙂 It was a rainy, cloudy day The leaves would have […]
A Drop-in for Friends of Charlie and Hazel
Sunday, November 4 Charlie (right) recently discovered that he has several brain tumors and nodules on his lungs – following a right side seizure. After hearing about it, I emailed him. He called me in return because he is beginning to lose some of his motor skills, especially on his right side, thus calling was […]