Daily Archives: July 1, 2014
The String That Binds
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The town looks dead. Almost everyone is under one roof. It’s Sunday, time for church. Only sound coming from ear’s reach is the single church bell. Soon everyone is exiting. Shaking hands, thinking about changing clothes so they could be worn the next Sunday.
Boys running in the yard. Parents telling them to stop running and rough housing as this could make their clothes soft. No gas stations…
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Wicked Weather Reminds me of MSA
Wicked Weather Reminds me of MSA
The storm came quickly; but anyone who works days or goes to bed early would have missed the warnings maybe. It was swift and dangerous, winds blowing in all directions.
As I sat in my bathroom praying, I reflected back to last fall when an unexpected Tornado warning appeared. We usually don’t get them here at that time of year. Al could only stand about five seconds and could not walk.
I managed…
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Believe it or Not, I Just Used my Stove
Believe it or Not, I Just Used my Stove
Cherry Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients
1 can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup butter
16 ounces Sour Cream
8 ounces Cream Cheese
16 ounces marshmallows
2 regular size keebler ready graham pie crusts ( save plastic as cover)
Directions
1. In med-large bowl mix together sour cream and cream cheese until smooth and set aside.
2. On stove top melt stick of butter and mix in marshmallows little at a time until…
The String That Binds
The town looks dead. Almost everyone is under one roof. It’s Sunday, time for church. Only sound coming from ear’s reach is the single church bell. Soon everyone is exiting. Shaking hands, thinking about changing clothes so they could be worn the next Sunday.
Boys running in the yard. Parents telling them to stop running and rough housing as this could make their clothes soft. No gas stations open. Not a grocery store with unlocked doors. No Wal-Mart in place.
It was time to spend with family, gathered around the table. Saying grace and sharing food and good conversation. Afterwards, the men found a place to nap, or maybe went out to the barn. Kids went out to play.
Playing consisted of riding bikes, skipping rope, playing hula-hoop, hop scotch, playing tag. Women gossiped as they cleared the dishes and washed and dried them each by hand.
Imagination and mouths were used. Fingers got dirty. No WII, no X-box, no hanging around the street corners with shorts hanging below the crack. Hair was short and trimmed. Tattoos, what are those?
Listening to the family radio, swinging on the porch swing. Knitting and talk about new clothes that needed mended. Kids asked before they went to the ice-box. Respect was known by all. Manners were on the list.
Know of a family like this today? I bet they are around, but they are a rarity; I must admit. My how life has changed. I didn’t really notice it changing until I got in my older years. When my head shakes in negativity at the lack of clothing people wear today.
Next week is fair week here. I will hopefully be going on Sunday afternoon. This is the one day that is considered Free Day. You don’t have to pay to get in. I will sit on one of the bar stools of a local tent and have a bite to eat.
I will stroll around the grounds and look at the animals that are coming in to be judged. I will sit on the benches and people watch. I will shake my head at some of the things I will see, but I will thank God for giving me my life to live and making it to this moment.
Ever wonder what kind of clothing and material things will be popular when our kids or grandchildren are grown? As long as there is a string connecting God to families together, they will make it, just like I did.
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Wicked Weather Reminds me of MSA
The storm came quickly; but anyone who works days or goes to bed early would have missed the warnings maybe. It was swift and dangerous, winds blowing in all directions.
As I sat in my bathroom praying, I reflected back to last fall when an unexpected Tornado warning appeared. We usually don’t get them here at that time of year. Al could only stand about five seconds and could not walk.
I managed by myself to get him out of his bed and into his wheelchair. I pushed him into the bathroom and used those five seconds to help him over the tub. I sat him on his shower bench and then gathered all of the items I wanted to keep close to me.
This included medications, candles, monies, purse, car keys, flashlights. When the sirens went off the third time I covered Al with a blanket and prayed for the both of us. While I was praying Al was yelling, ” She is kidnapping me! She is kidnapping me! Someone help me.”
That was the only time I laughed as I was praying. I said my Amen and explained to Al I was trying to save his life. I told him a bad spell of winds was coming. He then settled down. I guess when I look back I should have explained first what I was doing, but I didn’t feel I had time.
Last night as I sat on my own seat, I thought of Al. I prayed but didn’t laugh. Instead I shed tears for the loss I feel with my brother not being here. We come into this earth and we are taken out. I lost Al. Others lose their loved ones. Unexpected death can happen in a blink of an eye.
Last night there was a lot of damage in my town. Trees down, roofs laying in the middle of streets. Houses and cars damaged. One 14-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell onto the roof of his room.
Please take the time to say hello and I love you to those you love. If you are carrying a grudge, get rid of it. If you have hurt someone, say you are sorry. If you owe a debt, pay it. You never know when your last breath is your last.
– A teen boy was killed overnight when a storm caused a tree to fall on his family’s mobile home.
According to a press release from the Winona Lake Police Department, police and fire departments were dispatched to 1202 Wooster Road, lot 76, in Fairlane Mobile Home Park, where a tree had fallen on a trailer due to high winds.
First responders saw a large tree that had broken off and fallen on the front portion of the trailer. Two residents were found in the center part of the trailer uninjured.
Two other young occupants had been in a bedroom in the front of the trailer. A search began and one of the subjects was found with minor injuries. After police searched through debris in the bedroom, they found the second person fatally injured by the fallen tree, the press report stated.
Believe it or Not, I Just Used my Stove
Cherry Cheesecake Pie
Ingredients
1 can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup butter
16 ounces Sour Cream
8 ounces Cream Cheese
16 ounces marshmallows
2 regular size keebler ready graham pie crusts ( save plastic as cover)
Directions
1. In med-large bowl mix together sour cream and cream cheese until smooth and set aside.
2. On stove top melt stick of butter and mix in marshmallows little at a time until smooth.
3. Quickly add marshmallow mix into the sour cream/cream cheese mix and quickly mix those together.
4. Pour equal amount of cheesecake into each of the ready pie crusts. Cover the pies with the plastic that came with the pie Place in fridge overnight.
5. Once pie is firm you may top with cherry pie filling or any other fruit you may want to top pie with
I just made this. Super easy. Be careful about how high your heat is for the butter and marshmallows; could burn.
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