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Training Husbands- A Life-long Job
Husbands need to be trained their entire life. We wives can’t ever slack off, ease up. That’s the reality of it. And Pennsylvania German husbands, however good-hearted and loyal people they may be, suck at manners. My husband had a terrible teacher in this department. When we were first married, … Continue Reading Training Husbands- A Life-long Job
The Pleasure of Planting Peas
It is March. The snow has melted and the soil has dried out enough to til. Time to get the peas in. It is a rite of spring passage. Like witnessing the early morning take off of the migrating snow geese at Middlecreek Wildlife Management’s lake, and watching the wood … Continue Reading The Pleasure of Planting Peas
Taking Care of Tommy
TRACKS IN THE SNOW
My son and I went out for a winter walk in the woods this morning. It was a quick walk as he had to get dressed up and drive to Reading for a funeral. A very sad funeral- that of a 25 year old friend who simply sat back on … Continue Reading TRACKS IN THE SNOW
Article about Wounded Warrior Ski Patrol in Pennsylvania Magazine
The Way to Become Immortal
We heard the crash of glass just as we were heading out the front door to go for a walk, the children and I. We had just finished decorating our Christmas tree and were wanting some exercise and air. There it lay on the floor amongst the broken shards of … Continue Reading The Way to Become Immortal
SPARE CHANGE
My husband and I crouched on the braided wool rug in the living room and worked together with the small change, separating nickles, dimes and quarters. I built piles and and counted in groups of 4’s for the quarters, ten- dimes and twenty- nickles while Todd stuffed the paper money … Continue Reading SPARE CHANGE
“Just Enjoy the Sit” Reflections on Bus Riding in Nairobi, Kenya
“Does Your Husband Know Who You’ve Been Kissing?”
The Gift of Not Seeing Dirt
I could not sleep the other night and kept thinking about the freezer, go down and get berries out so you can have some with your morning yogurt. I couldn’t shake this idea and so I got up at 2 am and went down to the basement. Low and behold, … Continue Reading The Gift of Not Seeing Dirt
When Hardship Does Not Feel Hard
Old man Quehman used to sit on the porch of his stone home in an old kitchen chair, and face the stream across his property. He held his shotgun in his hand, waiting, passing the time. His knees would fall open and his big swollen belly heaved up and down … Continue Reading When Hardship Does Not Feel Hard
Focusing on Football- or NOT
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“INVITE HIM ALONG” – A Ride to Recovery with passed Airborne Ranger Zachary Adamsom
“Glamping” in the Laurel Highlands
Friends in the Sky- When you Cannot Sleep
I found it slightly annoying when my mother told me as a teen, that she could not go to sleep until I was safe at home from a date and in bed. I was only slightly touched that she cared. I thought she ought to put me out of her … Continue Reading Friends in the Sky- When you Cannot Sleep
Cindy Ross 