Chapel to Towamencin

Chapel for Calgary

March 7 to 14

On Sunday, March 10, Cerwin and Bunny O'Hare took International Chapel #1 to Towamencin Mennonite Church, Kulpsville, PA.

An alternate etymology is a legend started in the 1720s when Heinrich Fry purchased some land near what is now known as the Towamencin Creek.

On this tract of land was a Native village whose chief spoke broken English. One day he observed two men clearing trees near the creek and said "Towha-men-seen", meaning "Two men seen." As the legend goes, the chief's pronunciation stuck, and is how Towamencin got its name.

Only Bunny and Cerwin went to this church because Peg was teaching a Sunday school class at their home church and Cerwin and I were caring for Jere and Kristen's five children.

It just seemed wiser and easier for me to stay home so Bunny and Cerwin could make the almost two-hour-drive in the chapel.

Bunny and Chaplain Allan Graham (Elkton, Maryland, Chapel) visit with a young couple from the church. You can see Sam Rittenhouse (Bunny's assistant in Pastoral Care for Chaplains) visiting with someone in the background. 

Back in the shop this week: Cerwin and Glenn Fahnestock finished installing the cabinets and countertops.

This is what the chapel looks like today, Sunday, March 17. 

Cerwin and I were at the International Office to take the mobile chapel to another church (pictures in a few days).

For this photo I was standing in the living quarters looking toward the chapel area.

Reverse picture: standing in the chapel area looking toward the living quarters.

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The chapel will soon be ready for the sandblasting and paint shop.

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Rest

Exodus 20:10 (New Life Version)

Celebrating "T" With Jesse

Thursday, March 14

I was excited to go to preschool and enjoy tea with Jesse and his classmates to celebrate the "Letter T."

Jesse wasn't sure about having hot tea.

There were a variety of tea bags on each table. Jesse chose lemon.

While we waited for the teachers to serve  the hot water, the students were asked to circle every picture that began with the letter T.

We were supposed to talk to our child about the items on the table and on each plate: teaspoon, ten tiny M & M's, two toothpicks, three pretzels, two tiny teddy bears. There was also a pack of two Tastykakes.

The students were supposed to circle each "T."

Jesse's Lemon Tea

He added lots of milk and sugar, but still did not like it.

I loved my mint tea and didn't need any milk or sugar.

Mrs. Stauffer led the students in a few songs for the parents and guests.

Each student helped to put the chairs away.

That was a fun half hour.

Come

Matthew 11:28 (Good News Translation)

Happy Birthday

To Our Favorite Hezekiah

We Love You

Grandpa & Grandma

Go

Matthew 28:19 (New Living Translation)

Grandchildren in the House

Continued

 Jana studying

Jared drew the cutest fish. I photocopied a dozen extras because some of his friends wanted copies.

Jared and Jesse wanted to be hobos and sleep in a box. Ian didn't like the idea until he saw that they could stay on the air mattress.

By the way, their parents are on a business trip to Florida.

We had three happy hobos!

Watching the video Franklin.

Jana brought this along for dessert.

This is what it looked like before baking. I forgot to take a picture after it was baked, but it still looked pretty much like this. It was sweet, gooey, and delicious.

Jordan called from work yesterday afternoon and asked if he could make steak and shrimp for us and some of the man cave guys for supper.

...like I am going to turn that down!

Peeling shrimp.

Grilling

Oh, yum!

This is why he is my favorite Jordan.

Wait!

Psalm 27:14 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

Grandchildren in the House

Yes!

Jesse decided to play with the dominos while "his boys" (brothers Ian and Jared) put in their thirty minutes of reading time on Saturday afternoon.

  Jana was coming down with a cold/flu of some kind on Sunday and felt lousy. Her cousins Gloria and Diana decided that didn't bother them - they still wanted to spend the day at our house after church.

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Gloria

We had so much fun watching Hallmark movies that I forgot to take pictures of the three of them together - so I rounded up some recent pictures.

(Cerwin and Bunny O'Hare took a TFC chapel to a church near Lansdale, so it was a girl day in our living room.)

 It was good for Diana to have something else to think about because she was a bit "down" after helping deliver a new calf on Saturday that didn't live. (It made me feel bad, and I didn't go through all the work of helping to deliver it.)

Jesse and Josh playing a Sunday afternoon game.

Monday Evening Supper

This has quickly become Jesse's favorite meal.

Rejoice!

Philippians 4:4 (New International Version)