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.
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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.
A Cousin’s Farewell and Autumn Chores
This is Tuesday morning just past 5:00. My husband Joe left for another day at the metal and truss shop. Son Benjamin left around 4:30. Son Kevin is still sleeping, and I need to get this column written so it’s done for another week. I’m always glad when my children volunteer to write it. Daughter Verena penned it recently and I keep telling Kevin to get his pen going again. We will see….Haha!
Lovina Enjoys the Lovely Fall Weather
We are having lovely fall weather! The trees are getting prettier each day and are in their autumn splendor. Only our Master Artist could paint such a lovely scene. Before we know it, our yard will be flooded with leaves of every color. We have over a dozen trees in our yard, so we get to rake lots of leaves each fall. I love having trees though and they provide lots of shade on hot humid summer days.
Daughter Verena Pens the Column Again
This is Lovina’s daughter Verena writing. It is such a beautiful Monday evening. The leaves are changing color more and more. It is always such a beautiful view once the leaves are changed to such pretty colors.
Fall used to be my favorite season and I would love to rake up the leaves. But with me being disabled, it became too much for me to handle as I grew older.
Joe and Lovina Attend Uncle’s Funeral in Ohio
It is a rainy Tuesday morning. We sure appreciate this rain, it has been really dry here. I need to get this column written. I wish I wouldn’t always wait until the last minute to write it. Life gets too busy sometimes and we need to stop and take time to read God’s wonderful words of encouragement daily. Without “His” love what would we have?
Lovina Shares the First Column She Penned
October 1st, 2002 (twenty-three years ago) I wrote my first column. I thought it would be interesting to all the new and old readers. My mother penned the Amish Cook column for eleven years. I was a teenager at home when she started writing. After her sudden death on September 17, 2002 is when I started writing. In 2014 the name was changed to Lovina’s Amish Kitchen. I want to thank everyone who has encouraged me to keep writing