It's a foggy Tuesday morning and my daughters Elizabeth and Susan are coming for a day trip. They're coming by horse and buggy and I hope they'll get there safely in this fog. My daughter Loretta is also coming for a day trip. My daughter Verena went to her house across the road this morning and stayed with her until she and the little boys woke up.
I also went to bed at 3 a.m. so my head is fuzzy but my heart is much lighter. Brother Albert was admitted to hospital yesterday and last night the doctor called the family to come in as he thought he would not survive the night.
Joe and I went to the hospital with our sisters Verena and Emma to be at Albert's bedside. His caring and loving wife, Sarah Eileen, and his 10 children and their spouses were there. His sisters Leah, Paul, Paul Jr., sisters Liz and Levi, sister-in-law Nancy and her son Sam, and Katie Ann were there too. Albert and Sarah Eileen's son Joseph and his wife Amanda arrived 45 minutes after we left home. They live in Wisconsin, so they made the 8-hour journey to the hospital. That meant all 11 of Albert's children were at his bedside.
Albert has been with us for a while but he was very tired and slept a lot. I called the hospital this morning to speak to Albert and Sarah Irene. Sarah Irene said that Albert slept really well and that he feels better than he has felt in a long time. How we hope for a miracle but we leave it in God's hands. God knows the future. So let's trust in God's will.
Albert asked me and Joe about our daughter Lovina and Daniel's wedding and wished we could help. He was asleep when we left the hospital. The kids were singing to him and he seemed very peaceful. Thank you all for your prayers. Please keep them in your prayers.
Joe's sister, Ruth, is also coming over today to help clean up after the upcoming wedding, and she said she'll bring lunch, which will be a real help to me.
Tonight we will be attending the kindergarten graduation of our 6 year old grandchildren Jennifer and 6 year old grandson Isaiah (Ervin and Susan's children).
On Saturday the whole family came to help out, including a birthday cake made by their daughter Lovina for their grandson Isaiah.
May 18th was Robina's 20th birthday. Her fiancé Daniel baked and decorated a cake for her as a surprise gift.
On Saturday evening, Joe and I drove with Dustin and Loretta to Susan and Ervin's house. Tim and Elizabeth were there too, and we sat around the campfire and grilled hot dogs. It was relaxing after a hard day's work. Dustin, Joe and I stayed the night at Ervin's house. The next morning, Ervin and Susan cooked us a delicious breakfast before we went home: sausage, bacon, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, pancakes and cheese.
I need to keep busy. God bless!
Lovina's Amish Kitchen Lovina Eicher, Old Order Amish author, cook, wife, and mother of eight. Readers can write to Eicher at Lovina's Amish Kitchen, PO Box 234, Sturgis, MI 49091 (please include a stamped self-addressed envelope for a reply), or email her at LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.org. Your message will be passed on to Eicher for reading. E-mails will not be responded to directly.
