Month: April 2013

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    Don’t let anyone divert you from the truth.

    1 John 3:7 (The Message)

     

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    Blue Jay and a New Feeder

     

     

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    Blue Jays can be rather bossy in bird feeding areas - chasing away other birds, but I still think they are rather pretty.

     

     

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    It is also fun to watch them eat bird seed.

     

     

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    I hung my new hummingbird feeder this week.

    Thanks to our granddaughter Elizabeth for giving this to me for Christmas.

     

     

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    I am usually a bit late in getting my hummingbird feeders hung - but not this year.

    I'll let you know when I see our first hummingbird.

     

     

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    Certainly, we wait with hope for you, O Lord, as we follow the path of your guiding principles.

    Isaiah 26:8 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

     

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    Piano Recital

    Part 2

    Sunday Afternoon, April 14

     

     

    2 (1)

    We were told that intermission was over when Renee (granddaughter of the teacher) began playing.

     

     

    2 (2)

    Rachel and her granddaughter Renee - Rondo Capriccioso, OP. 14 (Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)

     

     

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    Quinn - Solfeggietto (Bach)

     

     

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    Matthew - Fireflies (Miller)

     

     

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    Carlie - About Face (Grove)

     

     

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    Rachel and Makayla - O Come, O Come Emanual (Lang)

     

     

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    Colleen - Celtic Celebration (Martin)

     

     

    2 (8)

    Alexis - Dreamscape (Tingley), Here I Am To Worship (Huges)

     

     

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    Leah - Ballad Op. 100 No. 15 (Burgmuller)

     

     

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    Anya - Tarantella in G Minor (Austin)

     

     

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    Crissa - The Rose (McBroom), Prelude (Bach)

     

     

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    Jenna - Pachelbel Canon (Pachelbel)

     

     

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    Jere, Jana, and Kristen

     

     

    2 (14)

    Josh, Jana, Kristen, Jere

    Jared, Jesse, Ian

     

     

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    Me, Jana, Cerwin

     

     

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    Gloria and Claryn - I think these two look like sisters.

    They are third cousins. Gloria's great-grandpa and Claryn's great-grandma are siblings.

     

     

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    Josh is showing Jesse how to play a game on his cell phone.

     

     

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    Beautiful spring flowers outside Pleasant View Retirement Community.

     

     

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    Jere and Kristen invited us to their house for ice cream sundaes.

     

     

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    A delightful and delicious afternoon.

     

     

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    If God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you.

    Why do you have so little faith?

    Luke 12:28 (New Living Translation)

     

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    Piano Recital

    Part 1 of 2

    Sunday Afternoon, April 14

     

     

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    Jere and Kristen invited us to join them for lunch at Pizza Hut after church and before the recital.

     

     

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    The other end of the table.

     

     

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    We took a few poised photos of Jana before the recital.

     

     

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    The wrist corsage was from her parents.

     

     

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    Good friends - Renee and Jana

     

     

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    Flowers from Roy and Deb.

     

     

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    The pulpit area in the chapel at Pleasant View Retirement Community.

     

     

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    Prelude by Lynette - daughter of Rachel (piano teacher).

     

     

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    Rachel welcoming her students and their guests.

     

     

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    Kevin - Rhapsodie Brillante (Bober)

     

     

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    Jana - The Bee and the Clover (Geibel)

     

     

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    Quinn - Black Hawk Waltz (Walsh)

     

     

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    Rachelle - As the Deer (Nystrom)

     

     

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    Tianna - Angel Voices OP.100 No. 21 (Burgmuller)

     

     

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    Heather - Serenade in G Major (Mozart)

     

     

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    Kristy - Niagara Falls (Burnam)

     

     

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    Claryn - The Enchanted Stream (Goldston)

     

     

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    Anya - Memory (Weeber)

     

     

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    Gretchen - Best Friend (Dodson)

     

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    Intermission

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    This Fox 43 link on

    "Paying It Forward"

    is about my youngest brother, Steve, and his wife, Brenda.

    http://fox43.com/2013/04/17/paying-it-forward-in-manheim-lancaster-county/#axzz2QpB5eRo1

     

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    O Lord, I will always sing of your constant love;
    I will proclaim your faithfulness forever.

    I know that your love will last for all time,
    that your faithfulness is as permanent as the sky.

    Psalm 89:1-2 (Good News Translation)

     

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    Visiting Amish Friends

    Part 2

    Saturday Evening, April 13

     

     

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    We spent most of the evening playing or watching Kan Jam

     

     

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    Diana taking her turn.

     

     

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    It is played with frisbees, and in this photo Diana is trying to get the frisbee in the can for two points. If it touches the can but does not go inside, the team gets one point.

     

     

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    Mason and Lizzie were at the opposite end.

     

     

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    Roy putting a frisbee in the can.

     

     

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    This one went in the can without any help from Diana. Game over!

     

     

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    Starting a new game.

    I think they played until one team got twenty-one points.

     

     

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    While they continued playing, some of us walked to Gideon and Lizzie's house - across the meadow. Or you can walk out the lane and up the road.

     

     

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    Jess and Melanie liked the horse - and the horse was delighted to have company.

     

     

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    Looking back at the main farm.

     

     

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    Walking back to Jake and Rachel's.

     

     

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    These two are best friends. Rachel said the horse even allows the pony to walk under it. She said that a horse will not usually allow something to walk under it.

     

     

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    Lizzie's clothesline with one tea towel and a clothespin holder.

     

     

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    The same clothesline taken at just a bit different angle made a completely different picture.

     

     

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    We had a fabulous evening - and just before getting into our car to drive home I noticed this beautiful moon.

     

     

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    Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear.

    Then you won’t try to satisfy your selfish desires.

    Romans 13:14 (Contemporary English Version)

     

     

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