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    Saying Goodbye to a Friend Thursday, December 9   On Thursday morning, December 9, David Smucker (youngest son of our longtime Amish friends) called to say that his dad had died during the night. We were not surprised because … Continue reading →

  Oh! Teach us to live well! Teach us to live wisely and well! Psalm 90:12 (The Message)  

    Lititz Area Mennonite School 2010 Christmas Program ~ Wednesday, December 8     Kindergarten: Jared (grandson) is fourth from the right in the front row.     Singing Mary Had a Baby Boy & Sing We Now of Christmas … Continue reading →

  All the popular gods are stuff and nonsense, but God made the cosmos! Splendor and majesty flow out of him, strength and joy fill his place. 1 Chronicles 16:26-27 (The Message)  

    Car, Visitors, Cookies Saturday, December 4     Our grandson Nate and his dad stopped in to show me Nate’s latest purchase. If you read about Nates car saga here you know why he needed another car. (Cerwin was … Continue reading →

  “Don’t look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don’t fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way … Continue reading →

    A Beautiful Gift from Dawn Friday, December 3     I was surprised when Dawn Bollinger came to our house with this beautiful fruit arrangement.     A few days earlier I helped her set up their Christmas … Continue reading →

  God’s Word goes on and on forever. This is the Word that conceived the new life in you. 1 Peter 1:25 (The Message)  

    Happy Birthday To Our Favorite Gloria We Love You Grandpa & Grandma    

    Growing Old Gracefully My topic for Wednesday evening, December 1      How does one go from a child to old age gracefully? On the evening of Wednesday, December 1, I was asked to share about that subject for about … Continue reading →