Overnight, a new foal born without help
Warming up: Dandelion greens, rhubarb, and dirt under bare toes
Warming up: Dandelion greens, rhubarb, and dirt under bare toes
We finally managed to get some garden planted. The ground still felt a little cold under my bare feet. It just doesn’t seem right to walk in that soil with shoes on. I like wearing my crocs … Continue Reading ›› Why the Eichers bought a downsized buggy
Why the Eichers bought a downsized buggy
(Plus don't miss end note here about a book signing planned for May 5.)
So much for thinking spring! Yesterday we woke up to a snow-covered ground! And the temperature was in the twenties. Just when we were ready to let the fire go out in the coal stove, it … Continue Reading ››
Family spreads out, barn needs fixing
Family spreads out, barn needs fixing
The last few days have been warmer and we sure enjoyed the sunshine! Now this morning it rained, but the sun is out again.
Son Joseph is harnessing our horse Mighty, so I can take the buggy to a garage sale. The sale is being held by a neighboring Amish family. … Continue Reading ››
Life goes on: preparing for a wedding reception without Amos
Life goes on: preparing for a wedding reception without Amos
It’s Thursday, April 5. Today is niece Lisa and Matthew’s wedding reception in Berne, Indiana. Lisa is brother Amos and Nancy’s daughter—the third from youngest out of ten siblings.
Matthew and Lisa joined hands together as one on January 20. They were going to wait to have … Continue Reading ››
Prayer and fasting give way to joyous Easter for Eicher family
We are in the last week of March with Friday being Good Friday and Easter is Sunday, April 1. It’s an early Easter this year.
My oldest sister Leah and Paul were married 37 years ago on April 16. I remember that Good Friday was April 17 in that year (1981) and was the day after … Continue Reading ››
Attentive doctor reminds his patients to trust God
Spring has arrived—or at least that’s what the calendar says! We did have some nice sunny days, with the mercury on the thermometer reaching almost 60 degrees. We have taken advantage of the weather and dried the laundry outside on the clotheslines. It sure makes it so much fresher than when it’s dried in the … Continue Reading ››
Lovina’s diary offers glimpse of an Amish woman’s ordinary day
Lovina’s diary offers glimpse of an Amish woman’s ordinary day
3:00 a.m. Alarm rings—time to get up and pack husband Joe’s lunch, fill his water jug with ice and water, make a pot of coffee, etc.
3:45 a.m. Joe’s ride is here to go work in the factory. In January it was 13 years ago that he … Continue Reading ››
Placid evening after family devotions a fitting finale for the day
Supper is over and we have had evening devotions. All the children have gone their own way now—some to bed and some reading, writing or just relaxing. I love evenings like this, when everyone is close by. Every mother has those moments, I’m sure.
Making my day even more complete was having daughters Elizabeth and Susan … Continue Reading ››
Nothing better in late winter than visits from Grandma’s little sweeties
We have entered the month of March, and it is definitely coming in like a lion! It is rainy, cold and windy here in our part of Michigan. We had several nice sunny days with temperatures hitting the upper 50s and lower 60s. It spoiled us and we really wanted it to stay. It sounds … Continue Reading ››