Daily Archives: March 22, 2021

Please pray for our Ardys

Yes, well, this IS an old photo of my stepmom, Ardys, but it’s one of my favorites.  I love that she is proudly wearing a bead necklace made by one of her grandchildren; this was at the gathering for my …

Posted in Family & Friends | Comments Off on Please pray for our Ardys

Mom

I (Aleta) am in California, finally, for a long awaited placement of a dental implant.  I need to be here for 3 weeks, so we arranged that I would give Roy’s sis and bro-in-love a couple of weekends away, after …

Posted in Family & Friends | Comments Off on Mom

Keeping busy

Not being able to travel all over the states this year to visit churches has left us with free time on our hands.  We are enjoying volunteering, at a local food pantry, and also at our town’s main vaccination clinic.  …

Posted in Fun | Comments Off on Keeping busy

Winter is over and spring is here!

In Indiana, we enjoyed some lovely periods of snow, for the sheer beauty of the crystal white expanse, but also for the fun of it, igloos and sledding included!

We are very ready for spring now though.  Josh and Kimia …

Posted in Family & Friends, Fun | Comments Off on Winter is over and spring is here!

Back 2 Eden, South Africa

While we in Indiana are just beginning to see a bit of green grass and some crocus or daffodills blooming soon, South Africa is in full bore end of summer, with fruits and flowers galore.  We are pleased to hear …

Posted in Back 2 Eden | Comments Off on Back 2 Eden, South Africa

Maple syrup! Yum!

A friend let our son, Josh, know that the maple sap was running, so he and Roy got busy drilling holes in the trees.  They ended up with about 50 gallons of sap,

which, when boiled down over 2 full …

Posted in Fun | Comments Off on Maple syrup! Yum!

CAR news

The news from CAR is sometimes great, sometimes sad.  CEFA has been having village meetings

and has been keeping up the farm production and harvest, like these piles of coffee beans to spread and dry and process

But then there’s …

Posted in CEFA/Ag | Comments Off on CAR news