April started off right with a visit from my aunt Dorcas on the very first day. Dorcas tells me I was “her little girl” when I was Annalise’s age and a little older. She used to cuddle me and read me stories. As a young adult, I lived with her for the length of three […]
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Mountain View Mennonite, with 300 people in regular attendance, is over seven times bigger than the church where I grew up, which used to average around 40. Although I love many things about Mountain View, it’s been hard for me to adjust to its bigness. I entered with the spirit of a small church girl,
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A while ago, a blog reader wrote me this letter: I have been a (mostly) silent follower of your blog for years. When Ivan came along, I loved hearing your love story and enjoyed the unique parts that made it beautifully yours. I especially like hearing stories of couples who have grown into love in
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March has been a good month. I wanted to make it a month of rest, and I think it has been for the most part. Today the sun shines and the grass is greening. I took a nap and plan to go to bed early tonight. We rejoice. Our dear Grandma Dorothy plans to move
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Ivan didn’t have a list of requirements when he went looking for a wife, but he did hope for a person who could speak Pennsylvania Dutch, since that is really his first language, the language batted back and forth with brothers and passed with laughter across the table at Kinsinger family birthday parties. In my
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