Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Friday, June 9 Our oldest grandson Josiah stopped in to say goodbye to us before he moved west. He has a job with a combining crew, but his real goal is to drive a big rig. We have stayed in touch via messages in the two weeks since he moved to Texas. He worked for […]
Friday, June 9 This was our first time to eat at Corner House Grill. We ate here before – but when it had a different name and owner. I had my camera along, but forgot to take pictures when we were inside. This breakfast was for my sister, Nancy’s, birthday. I was taking care of our great grandson, […]
Thursday Evening, June 8 Mr. Dennis Enck – Manheim Central Class of 1970 – inducted the Class of 2017 into Manheim Central’s Alumni Association. Jana leaving the stage Our crew preparing to leave the auditorium and look for Jana Flowers from Uncle Roy Hug from a friend Deb, Roy, Jared, Josh, Great-Grandma Hershey, Jesse, Kristen, Ian, […]
Again, like baccalaureate the night before, everyone’s photos were on a slideshow, but we were only interested in one. 🙂 The students entered the auditorium from two back doors – with cameras on them. The students were very aware of the cameras and often hugged, high-fived, jumped, or did some other unique activity. The split screen […]
Wednesday Evening, June 7 This service at Manheim Brethren in Christ Church is not mandatory for students but open for those who wish to attend. All 200+ graduate’s photos were presented by a video slide show. However, we were only interested in one. 🙂 Processional Welcome and Opening Prayer Praise Songs Sign language for those […]
Tuesday Evening, June 6 I took a few pictures of my surrounding area as I waited for Cerwin to bring our guests to the table at Brickerville House Restaurant. This time we enjoyed an evening with Dave and Shawn (next to Cerwin) and the family from church they wanted to get to know better – Glendon, […]
Monday Evening, June 5 Following the meal, Dan Witwer presented a cute PowerPoint on retirement. In reality, we know that whatever Scott and Karen choose to do, they will continue to serve the Lord. Bunny shared a few memories – as did a few others. Bunny is Director of Pastoral Care for Chaplains. Jim and […]
Monday Evening, June 5 The party was held at Eden Resort, not far from Lancaster. I think this is when Dan was giving his wife, Melody, instructions on getting the PowerPoint projector he forgot. There was a fairly high charge for renting one at Eden. Dan is TFC’s Vice President of Staff Development. She didn’t get […]
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma High
Sunday Afternoon, June 2 Flowers from our yard Our birthdays are in February, and it was my turn to host the meal. I felt like a picnic this year and that doesn’t work in February. I would have loved to take these tables out under a tree – like you see in magazines at times […]
Saturday Afternoon and Evening, June 3 – continued I walked around the church – from the Service Community – to the children’s activities. This kiddie pool was filled with corn. Little kiddies miniature golf Corn Hole competition Walking down the hill to the chapel The children’s train came down the hill behind me. The petting […]
Saturday afternoon, June 3 I was a bit surprised at my emotional reaction as Cerwin pulled the completed chapel out of the TFC shop for the first time. I raised my hands to heaven, thanked the friend of ours who placed TFC in their will. This person’s generosity made it possible for Cerwin and his construction volunteers to build this new […]
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma High
Late May and early June Our Amish neighbor was in the field across the road from our house one day when I had time to watch. As I took the picture, I noticed that someone from the Hershey farm was putting manure on the next field. I love my country life! There are new babies […]
Monday Morning, May 29 – Memorial Day Ian weed-eating It was a wet, drizzly morning, but we couldn’t find another day that suited everyone, so we just postponed it about an hour – and the weather did get better. Jere, Ian, Jared, and Jesse were the first to arrive. Jared Jesse was in charge of cleaning […]
Sunday, May 28 Though it was a foggy Sunday morning, I was glad the weather forecast looked like we could be outside in the afternoon. This picnic is at our house and there were about seventy people signed up to attend. We can seat sixty-two people in our garage and kitchen, but need the outside for the overflow […]