Missing loved ones at a family reunion
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Nothing better in late winter than visits from Grandma’s little sweeties
We have entered the month of March, and it is definitely coming in like a lion! It is rainy, cold and windy here in our part of Michigan. We had several nice sunny days with temperatures hitting the upper 50s and lower 60s. It spoiled us and we really wanted it to stay. It sounds … Continue Reading ››
Real winter returns—a bonus when preserving meat for next year
Meat aplenty: Making pon hoss and cutting up beef
Saturday we left at 6:00 a.m. to go help sister Emma and Jacob butcher three hogs. One of the hogs was for Menno (Menno is a special friend of niece Emma, 19—Emma and Jacob’s daughter). Menno lives alone in the house Timothy (married to our Elizabeth) used to live in before he moved to the … Continue Reading ››
Lovina details the joy and work of her daughter’s wedding
We had a nice but warm day for the wedding of Mose and Susan, our second oldest daughter. There was a light rain in the forenoon, but it didn’t last long. We are very much in need of rain. The grass is turning brown everywhere.
On the … Continue Reading ›› Limping into March—maple sugar time plus recipe!
Brief lake vacation closes out busy summer; fresh peaches to can and enjoy
Lovina’s friend Ruth provides additional background on Amish wedding
Editor’s Note: Lovina Eicher is on vacation. Guest columnist Ruth Boss, an “English” friend of Lovina’s, shares her perspective on the wedding of Tim and Elizabeth from her ringside seat as a “gopher” leading up to the wedding August 14.
August 7. One week until the big … Continue Reading ››
August 7. One week until the big … Continue Reading ›› Elizabeth’s wedding day brings sacred vows and 1,000 meals served
The wedding day of Timothy and daughter Elizabeth (August 14) is now past. We had a few sprinkles of rain early in the morning and then nice weather the rest of the day. After everything was over and cleaned up, we had a thunderstorm and more than an inch of rain. We were thankful that … Continue Reading ››
Lovina’s prayers of blessing for her daughter on the eve of the wedding
It is a hot and humid Sunday afternoon. My husband, Joe, and I and our four youngest children are the only ones home this afternoon. Everyone is taking naps. It would be nice to take one too, but I need to get another column written before next week.
Church services were held at our neighbors Joas … Continue Reading ››