It is a nice sunny January morning with the temperature at 30 degrees. My husband Joe, son Benjamin, and son-in-law Daniel Ray all left for work early this morning for work. For Benjamin and Daniel Ray it was the first time after a two-week break for the holidays. Joe was only off Thursday and Friday for the New Year’s Day holidays.
Celebrating Joe’s Birthday and a Full House for Christmas
My husband Joe, son Kevin and I are home alone this Sunday evening. We had an easy supper of grilled cheese and sausage patties. I still have a hard time cooking for just a few people. We spent the afternoon at daughter Loretta and Dustin’s playing games while snacking on popcorn.
Lovina Shares About Christmas Dinner, Pork Butchering and Much More
Christmas 2025 will be here in a few days already! This year our family will gather on Christmas Day. What a joy it is to me when we can be with our loved ones. Let us remember the reason for the season. Our Savior Jesus Christ was born.
Daughter Lovina Pens the Column Sharing About Enjoying Family and Special Challenges
It’s Thursday morning. Daniel just left for work at 3:45. I feel so lucky that I get to stay home where it’s cozy while he goes out to work and provides for us. It’s 6 am now and I just got done feeding Brooklyn and rocking her back to sleep. I made a pot of coffee and let our house dog ‘Red’ outside. We live in Dustin and Loretta’s pole barn until we are able to get a place of our own.
Lovina Shares About Winter Days and Memories Held Close
It is Monday evening, just after 7 p.m. here at the Eicher homestead. Supper is over with and dishes are washed. It is time to call it a day. On the menu was turkey, scalloped potatoes, cheese and homemade vanilla ice cream. We are taking advantage of all the snow we have to make ice cream in the ice cream freezer. I have made other kinds, but my favorite is just plain old vanilla.
Daughter Verena Writes About Hosting Thanksgiving In Their Home
This is Verena writing. Mom is in the middle of frying chicken for supper. I peeled potatoes that are now cooking for mashed potatoes. I decided it would be a nice surprise for her if I wrote the column and she didn’t have to write it yet tonight. Daniel Ray and I slept the last few nights in my parent’s house since our part is a little chilly. The door is letting in a lot of air and needs to be replaced. Dad ordered a new one.
Lovina Shares her Mother’s Column from 31 Years Ago
For this column I’m going to share some excerpts from my mother Elizabeth Coblentz’s columns from November 1994. Joe and I lived in a house trailer across the driveway from Dad and Mom and had only daughter Elizabeth.
Lovina’s Family is Busy with Church Services, Shared Meals and Successful Hunting
It is Monday evening and we just finished eating supper. It was an easy supper of leftovers from Saturday night’s supper. It consisted of barbecued chicken, wings, and macaroni and cheese. Our supper guests Saturday night were daughter Loretta, Dustin and their children Denzel, Byron and Kylie, son Joseph and Grace, daughter Lovina, Daniel and baby Brooklyn and Joanna (son Benjamin’s special friend). Joseph and Grace stayed here for the night.
Lovina Welcomes the First Snow of the Season and Helps Family with Church Preparations
Greetings to all from cold and snowy Michigan! We had our first blast of winter weather over the weekend. Sunday morning we awoke to 3 to 4 inches of snow. The tree branches were covered in snow. We still have quite a few leaves on our trees, so it made for a very scenic view. It was still snowing when we traveled the few miles to church
Daughter Loretta Shares About her Family’s Recent Trip to Alabama
Dear readers,
This is Loretta, I’m Lovina’s daughter. I haven’t written Mom’s column for a while. I thought that since I have some free time to write, this would be the time. Right now my husband is out with the children choring. They love being outdoors. Denzel is 3, Byron is 2, and Kylie is 10 months old. Denzel and Byron are my helpers throughout the day when Dustin goes to work. Denzel is potty trained; I’m still working on potty training Byron. He’s a different cookie.