Tag Archives: Amish church services

Salads

Hosting church brings surprise guests and plenty of fellowship

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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 ››
Breakfast, Casseroles, The Essential Amish Kitchen

Getting things done: dresses, garden cleaned off, salsa made, church prep

It is bedtime already but my agenda looks way too loaded for tomorrow. Today was long enough already but this column needs to be written and on its way. I started the day with sewing on daughter Verena’s dress that she needs for her baptism on Sunday. I have the dress almost done. While I was sewing … Continue Reading ››
Soups

Why work so hard cleaning for church services?

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Today, as I write this, we will wrap up the month of August! I am having a Tupperware party here today at 10:00 a.m., serving lunch to all who attend. I booked a party last year at daughter Susan’s Tupperware shower to help her get more points. The girls and I made two big pizza casseroles … Continue Reading ››
Cakes

Helping family prepare to host church services brightens dreary winter days

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We had a few days of sunshine, which we very much appreciated. A person is so much more energetic and life looks better when the day is sunny! We had a lot of gloomy January days when we didn’t see the sun too often. With all the solar panels we have, that can be a … Continue Reading ››