Making each day meaningful
In my girlhood years, Mom always did her best to make our birthdays special. Not only did she help sing Happy Birthday for us and bake a cake; we also got to choose what was on the menu for our birthday supper. To our childish delight, we didn’t have to help with the dishes that evening.
Memories of past Valentine’s Days
Two years ago was our last Valentine’s Day together. Daniel had come home from town a few days before with heart balloons fastened to a clear container hosting a huge chocolate kiss wrapped in red.
Things change and that’s okay
Scenes of girlhood days marched before me this week in a new way as Cousin Judith and I emptied the kitchen cabinets of what used to be her home in her girlhood days.
Births
The following births were reported by Grady Memorial Hospital:
Good morning from the Yoder seven
It’s a quiet Monday morning, and all six children are sound asleep at the moment. The week stretches ahead untouched. I wonder what it holds? God alone knows, but with him to guide, it will be excellent and safe. Last week, children Jesse and Elijah had their last four days of kindergarten; now, this week, it has come to a close for the year, and I will be teaching them at home. They want to go back to school to visit their friends and siblings sometime soon. School is only a skip and a hop from our house, they can even watch the children through the narrow strip of woods during recess time.
Births
The following births were reported by Grady Memorial Hospital:
From skating to hot drinks
Years had passed since I had set foot on an icy pond. Motherhood had taken over, and priorities had shifted.
Births
The following births were reported by Grady Memorial Hospital:
Brand new kitchen for Amish Cook
My kitchen is torn to pieces; everything is a huge mess.
‘Does God hear? Does He answer?’
We are home from church. The three oldest boys are playing volleyball in the kitchen (with a soft ball) and Julia, the bookworm, is reading. Hosanna and Joshua are playing with dolls in the living room and are singing German songs.