On April 16th, 43 years ago, my oldest sister Leah and Paul were married. I was in third grade at the time, and for some reason I remember that the next day was Good Friday. I remember sitting next to her mother when Leah and Paul were married. I couldn't understand why her mother cried at the wedding. Now that my own children are married and away from home, I understand the meaning of her tears. We wish Paul and Leah a happy wedding anniversary and many more happy and healthy years together.
Now our other child will be leaving home and starting a life with a friend. The wedding date for daughters Lovina and Daniel was announced at church on Sunday. By the will of the Lord, the two will be married on June 21st. Daniel lives where his daughters Susan and Verena lived, and this will be their home. We have a busy few months planned for this wedding. I haven't started sewing for the wedding yet. Hopefully I can get it done in the next week or so.
Last night I had my first asparagus of the season. Rhubarb seems ready to go, but Joe keeps telling me he needs a rhubarb custard pie on the table right away.
Mowing, planting, and constructing pole barns
My son Benjamin mowed our lawn for the first time this week. I had the stitches removed and things seem to be going well. The doctor told him to be careful of infection as it was a deep wound. Benjamin is tolerant of pain and doesn't complain much.
My husband Joe planted 100 sweet onion plants on Saturday and also some radishes. I also want to pick potatoes, lettuce, and peas from the ground. On Saturday, Verena's special friend Daniel Ray cultivated the garden and flower beds for us. Robina's special friend Daniel was also here to help with the new pole barn. The cement is now ready.
Our plan is to set the wedding table in our new pole barn. The wedding is held in a separate pole barn, so everything is here on the farm.
Daniel and Lovina are also planting a garden, so they will have plenty of vegetables to use even after they get married. I want to make rhubarb juice for us and for them. They are excited to become one and start their life together.
May God always be their guide. We're sad to see Lovina leave, but we're thinking of it as the birth of another son. Daniel is a kind, loving and respectful person and we welcome him into his family.
Brother Albert has been discharged from the hospital, but is still weak from the surgery. I would like to visit him soon. I wanted to give him time to get used to being at home. It seems that many tourists visited. I hope you get enough rest and don't overdo it. Although the visitors are well-intentioned, there are times when it is good to ask the patient if they would like to be visited.
Albert's son-in-law (husband of eldest daughter Elizabeth) Amos is in a hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has also been diagnosed with cancer. He is 43 years old. Our thoughts and prayers are with both families as they go through this ordeal. May God comfort and heal them.
Thank you for all the prayers! God bless you all!
asparagus scrambled eggs
1 dozen eggs
Seasoned salt and pepper or your favorite seasonings
2 cups asparagus, diced, cooked until tender
1 pound bacon (fried and crumbled)
1/2 cup mushrooms (canned or fresh)
3 ounces shredded or soft cheese (such as Velvita)
Add the seasonings to the eggs in a bowl and lightly whisk. Transfer to a skillet with a little bacon grease and scramble the eggs until set. Add asparagus, bacon, and mushrooms. Cook until eggs are done. Turn off the heat, add the cheese and stir. Cover with a lid until the cheese melts.
Lovina's Amish Kitchen is written by Lovina Eicher, an Old Order Amish author, cook, wife, and mother of eight children. Her two cookbooks, The Essential Amish Cookbook and Amish Family Recipes, are available wherever books are sold. Readers may write to Eicher at Lovina's Amish Kitchen, PO Box 234, Sturgis, MI 49091 (please include a stamped return envelope for return). Or she can send her email to LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.org and her message will be passed to her to read. She does not respond to her emails personally.
