Author Archives: Ruth

From the middle of November until the middle of February, Fred spent all but 3 weeks in the hospital. When he was home the last week of December and the beginning of January, I knew that when I took him … Continue reading →

When the 3rd stimulus money was deposited into our account, we decided to tuck it away with the prayer we could visit our children and grandchildren. It had been 2 years since we had seen most of them. God gave … Continue reading →

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me. Many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for … Continue reading →

When I found out that our first grandchild was on the way, my emotions went between being overly excited and being upset–after all, no one asked me if I was ready to be a grandmother! Here I was about to … Continue reading →

“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” Genesis 8:22 This verse in Genesis is a comfort to me when winter seems long and cold. Recently our temperatures went … Continue reading →

Our home in northern Germany is between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, which means we usually have mild winters. Not complaining here! I am cold blooded, don’t like driving in snow, and know someone has to shovel the … Continue reading →

Recently this verse popped out at me while I was reading my devotional book. The thought that the darkness in this world cannot overcome the Light, was so encouraging to me. Several days later, I was reading a novel when … Continue reading →

It has been almost a year since I last posted. Our website has had issues for the past few years and working through them was not top priority. But, I made it my last big goal of this year to … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Day in Germany is just another work day,  just another day for almost everybody. When we moved here in 1994, it was important to me that we celebrate Thanksgiving and the 4th of July, so that our kids would … Continue reading →

This summer the wedding bells rang for our family again!  Kassandra married Aaron Stoner on August 10th.  I flew to the USA on July 24th, spent my birthday weekend with Adam, Heidi, and Emory and then went up to Pennsylvania to make … Continue reading →