Sunday at church services son Benjamin and Joanna were published (an announcement of their wedding date is made by the bishop to everyone) to be married on Friday, September 25, 2026, Lord willing. The invitations are passed out after the service then to everyone. We are happy for both and wish God’s many blessings upon them as they join hands as one in marriage.
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Daughter Verena Shares About Celebrating First Anniversary and a Special Vacation
Hello readers! This is Verena writing. It’s been such a hot week and I hope you are all staying cool. We are finally getting back into our normal routine again after Daniel Ray having off for 2 weeks over July 4th. Although we enjoyed our 2 weeks of no work and just enjoying our vacation, it is always nice to have our routine back.
Daughter Verena Shares Her Thoughts on Her Disability
Hello readers! This is Verena writing again. This is something I wrote a few days ago. I like to write my thoughts on paper. I don’t share this to get pity; I share this as I know many of you may find this encouraging or many of you may want to understand how muscular dystrophy works.
Lovina Offers a Peek into One of her Typical Days with a One-Day Diary
4:30 a.m. The alarm rings, time to get up. My husband Joe gets ready for work while I pack something for breakfast, which he’ll eat at break. He doesn’t want to eat this early. It seems by the time he gets all his medicine taken he isn’t hungry.
Trying to Stay Cool on Hot Humid Days
I should be starting supper but it is so hot and humid again today. I don’t even want to think of cooking. Maybe it’ll cool off when the sun goes down and then I’ll probably make something easy. Today I washed our laundry then also washed Ervin and Susan’s laundry. It is almost dry. I still have a few pieces hanging on the porch. It looked like rain so I didn’t want to take any chances of getting the clothes wet again.
Getting To Know Daniel and Verena
I am Lovina’s “English” friend Ruth, and since Lovina is busy with wedding preparations this week and recovering next week, I am filling in for her for the next two columns. This past Saturday the tables and benches were set up in the shed for next Friday’s wedding meals. Then the tablecloths, plates, silverware, cups, etc. were placed and are ready for the first meal serving after the morning wedding
The Eicher Family is Busy with Wedding Preparations
It is a nice sunny Sunday afternoon with a pleasant temperature of 75°. It is great porch sitting weather. We attended church services this morning hosted by our neighbors. My cousin Lovina, her husband Pete and some of their families were there. It was good to visit with her again. I was surprised to see her. Their daughter is getting married in July so we both are extra busy in our lives at the moment. I was surprised to hear this is the sixth of her children also getting married
Lovina’s Diary for Monday, May 12, 2025
4:15 A.M.
Alarm rings, I pack son Benjamin’s lunch. Benjamin had a long weekend. He went up to Cadillac, Michigan camping with his friend and family Friday morning to Sunday night. They went mushroom hunting but it was too early for the mushrooms in that area yet. We have a meal of mushrooms here that son-in-law Tim found. What a nice expensive gift with the price of mushrooms.
Lovina Shares Announcement of Another Family Wedding
Yesterday my husband Joe and I celebrated 31 years of marriage. It doesn’t seem possible that it has been this long. We were married on brother Albert’s birthday. He would have been 60, but God had other plans for Albert. My thoughts were with Albert’s widow Sarah as I thought of the first … Continue Reading ››
The Wedding Date for Daughter Lovina and Daniel’s Wedding Is Announced
Forty-three years ago, on April 16, my oldest sister Leah and Paul united hands in marriage. I was in third grade at the time, and for some reason, I always remember that Good Friday was the next day. I remember sitting beside my mother as Leah and Paul were being married. I couldn’t … Continue Reading ››