It is a dreary April morning with no sun in sight. We had a thunderstorm during the night with lots of strong wind and rain. My garden beds are still empty and I haven’t even started with getting seeds, plants etc. around. I should have onions and potatoes already in the ground. Time has a way of slipping by and we will enter the fifth month of 2026 on Friday. How can it be possible that we are entering May already?
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Lovina Enjoys a Family Wedding and Liz and Tim Host Family Night
On Thursday was the wedding of my great niece Sarah and Samuel in Bryant, Indiana. Sarah is my brother Albert and Sarah Irene’s oldest grandchild. The bride Sarah is the oldest child to Elizabeth and Amos. Elizabeth is the oldest of brother Albert and Sarah Irene’s children and had a baby in January named Susan.
Lovina Shares Memories of the Eicher Family Move to Michigan 22 Years Ago
We will be extra busy cleaning and preparing to host communion services here in 3 weeks, so I decided to get an extra column written. It’s always nice to be a week ahead when my schedule looks full. I decided since it’s 22 years ago this month that Joe and I and our six children made the move to Michigan to make it our home, I would share some special memories from that time.
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 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.