In addition to lots of tomatoes, the Eichers canned these great looking peaches recently.Summer’s waning days bring bucketloads of tomatoes and family hog roast
It’s Wednesday evening around 7:00 p.m. Supper dishes are washed and put away. Everyone is cleaned up and relaxing before … Continue Reading ››
Ice cream ensures that back-to-school open house pleases even the littlest attender
Happy birthday to my sister Verena, whose 52nd birthday was August 22. We wish her God’s richest blessings and many more happy, healthy years!
This is Thursday morning, and it seems the hours are going faster than I can keep up! School doors opened Tuesday, … Continue Reading ››
Today is the 59th birthday of my oldest sibling, sister Leah. Birthday blessings to her! Since we live two hours apart and I won’t get to see her, I sent a card and letter to her by mail.
Our children who still live at home spent today helping daughter Susan and her husband, Mose, in preparation … Continue Reading ››
Pace of preparation picks up for Sunday church at the EichersBenches and Ausbund hymnals are hauled from one home to another to use for church services in homes, pole barns or basements. Photo by Grant Beachy
Church services will be held here on Sunday, … Continue Reading ››
Hosting church spurs Eichers to finally add trim and wainscoting
Another busy week! Yesterday was a long day. Sister Emma and sons Jacob, 18, and Steven, 11, daughter Elizabeth with Abigail, and daughter Susan with Jennifer assisted us with our work.
Steven had his eleventh birthday on … Continue Reading ››
Our Sunday church services are set here for August 12. So right now we are extra busy cleaning everything. I know that we could have church services here without everything clean. To us though, that is our way of getting everything clean again. It gives us a goal to reach. We host church services once … Continue Reading ››
Many birthdays and a reunion bring far flung family together
If my Mother was still with us she would be 82 today, July 18. She passed away almost 16 years ago. She penned this column for 11 years before her sudden death. Now I have written it for almost 16 years. Gone but never forgotten, dear … Continue Reading ››
Verena and sister Loretta made this delicious supper on the grill.Verena’s view from camping week, plus super easy supper on the grill
This is Verena, 20, writing for Mom this week. Mom isn’t home and I know she needs this written.
I’m off work on … Continue Reading ››
Camping with the Eichers: Horses, wagons, boats and even a pontoon
Our whole family is spending this week (July 4) at a lake about 11 miles from our house. Timothy and Elizabeth and Mose and Susan’s places are only half that far from here. They came with horses and wagons. Timothy and Mose brought their boats … Continue Reading ››
Long but not lazy days of summerDiary of June 27, 2018
3:00 a.m. Time to get up and get my husband Joe’s lunch packed. A nice breeze is coming through the west windows. I heat chicken-and-noodle soup for his stainless steel thermos. Also put a peach, crackers, and cookies in his lunch and a mug of … Continue Reading ››
Jacob, 18, and Steven, 11, daughter Elizabeth with Abigail, and daughter Susan with Jennifer assisted us with our work.
Steven had his eleventh birthday on … Continue Reading ›› 
Jacob, 18, and Steven, 11, daughter Elizabeth with Abigail, and daughter Susan with Jennifer assisted us with our work.
Steven had his eleventh birthday on … Continue Reading ›› 
