Hi, I am Jennifer Susan and I am eight years old. I like to read and write and hold my baby sister Sharlene. She likes when I feed her corn pops. Sometimes I rock her to sleep and sometimes I play with her. I have two sisters and four brothers. My sister Kaitlyn and I sleep in the same room.
Tag Archives: Amish cooking
Verena Writes Lovina’s Column This Week, Helping Busy Mom
Hello readers! This is Lovina’s daughter Verena writing once again. Mom has been extra busy preparing for church services, so I decided to help her out by writing the column and give her an extra week of not having to worry about writing. When she has to, she does a very good job to sit down and write when she is very busy and has many other things to do.
Summer rain, Father’s Day, and home renovations
Recently, we received over an inch of much-needed rain. The grass was turning brown, so the rain will help the grass and the crops in the fields. The irrigation system has been running in the big farmers’ fields. In some places, the water from the irrigation flies over the road. When we use the covered … Continue Reading ››
Sunny Spring walks and answers to reader questions
We are in week number six of the coronavirus lockdown here in Michigan. A time in our life that will never be forgotten. The fact that we are having a few days of rainy weather doesn’t do much to improve the mood. But oh how much more we appreciate those nice sunny days! We cannot … Continue Reading ››
Spring Cleaning and Fresh Breezes
Last week my sisters Verena and Susan did a good job cleaning the windows in the upstairs bedrooms. We like to take the screens out and bring them to the basement to spray off with soap and hot water. The summer dust accumulates on them.
Just before lunch time Uncle Joe and Aunt Betty from Geneva, … Continue Reading ››
Winter weather returns amid butchering and painting projects
Winter weather is back! We’ve received around three inches of snow and it’s still snowing. The roads must not be the best as school is cancelled for today! I let son Kevin sleep in, so he doesn’t yet know school is cancelled. He will be happy when he wakes up.
Continue Reading ››Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies on a winter day
Diary of November 20, 2019
3:00 a.m. Alarm rings! I pack my husband Joe and son Benjamin’s lunches for work. Joe goes to the basement to add … Continue Reading ››
First snow, Sunday rest, and a family celebration
The ground had a thin layer of snow this morning. Our leaves are still not raked up. Maybe snow will cover them. Out of sight—out of mind. I’m just not ready for snow but we will take whatever the good Lord sends our way. Snowflakes are lightly falling as I write this.
Daughter Verena, 21, is … Continue Reading ››
Sewing, doctor’s appointments, and sweet and sour cabbage
Greetings from Michigan! Son Kevin just left for school. The sky is starting to lighten up. Thermometer is at the 59-degree mark.
Son Joseph left for work at 4:30 a.m. My husband Joe is fishing with a few other men from our church. I think fishing is one of his biggest stress relievers. It will be … Continue Reading ››
Lemon pie recipe from Lovina’s next cookbook, Amish Family Recipes: A Cookbook across the Generations
A big thank-you to all you readers who came to my book signing at the Nappanee Public Library last Saturday. Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement.
Thank you to my great friend Ruth for furnishing the transportation and always being so helpful in any way she can. Thanks also to my daughters Verena, 21, … Continue Reading ››