Desserts, Pies

Medical concerns mount for Eicher family

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A brand new year is before us. What does it hold for us? It is so good we don’t know our future. Saturday we decided to wash our laundry and also daughter Susan’s. We have a heated basement with lines in it so it’s nice to dry clothes in these cold winter months. We weren’t started … Continue Reading ››
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Eichers celebrate Christmas quietly this year

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This column will wrap up my columns for 2020. We wish all of you God’s richest blessings in the new year 2021. I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and were all safe and healthy. Our Christmas was extra quiet and we really just appreciated the gift of having each other. Mose is missed so … Continue Reading ››
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The Eicher family mourns a great loss

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 This is one of the hardest columns I have ever had to write, so please bear with me. Our hearts are still heavy with pain as we mourn for our dear son-in-law Mose. Mose was a kind, respectful man and a loving husband of 4 1/2 years to our daughter Susan. He was a great father … Continue Reading ››
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Community support in a time of heavy loss

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This week’s column is written by a close friend of the family. As many of you already know, Lovina’s son-in-law, Mose, who is married to daughter Susan, was in a serious car accident in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 9. On Monday, December 14, Mose passed away as a result of his injuries. Mose … Continue Reading ››
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Christmas time treat recipes

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Lovina Eicher’s son-in-law Mose was injured in a car accident on Wednesday, December 9. His injuries were severe, and he passed away the morning of December 14. Lovina asks readers to hold Susan and children Jennifer, age 2, and Ryan, age 1, in prayer. She writes, “Susan is a widow at age 24 but she … Continue Reading ››
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Giving thanks together even in hard times

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Lovina’s husband, Joe, grilled their turkey this Thanksgiving. Photo provided.
Thanksgiving Day was not too eventful for us this year. My husband Joe put a turkey on the grill, and we relaxed and took the day off. Let us pray next year will be … Continue Reading ››
Meats, Side Dishes

A week filled with family time and visiting

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It is a Friday night and we had a nice, sunny day in the 60s. I spent the day with our children who have muscular dystrophy at their annual appointments in Ann Arbor. It was a long day, leaving home at 5:30 a.m. and returning at 3 p.m. It’s also a stressful, tiresome day for … Continue Reading ››
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Thanksgiving preparations at the Eicher homestead

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Thanksgiving Day is coming upon us. A great day to spend with family! My sister Emma and I take turns hosting Thanksgiving dinner for our families and sisters Verena and Susan. This year sister Liz and Levi and daughter Suzanne have plans to join us since they will be in the area that day. We had … Continue Reading ››
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Family visits and Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins

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Sons Benjamin, 21, and Joseph, 18, both have left for work. It is 5 a.m. and I decided I’ll write this column while all is still quiet. The weather has taken a big change overnight. Yesterday, and for over a week, we have had nice, sunny, warm weather. Now this morning the temperature is in … Continue Reading ››
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Autumn leaves, deer hunting, and apple pie

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We are having nice, sunny autumn weather with temperature in the 60’s by the end of the day. It’s a good time to get the leaves raked and the yard cleaned up before the snow flies. We did have a coating of snow on Sunday, but it didn’t accumulate much. I also have some tulip bulbs … Continue Reading ››