The Queen of Hymn Sings Gets Sung To

Mom and Dad received a special blessing on Good Friday. Five Amish buggies pulled in their driveway, horses were hitched to the trees and in came about 30 Amish, half of them infants and children. They then proceeded to have an Amish hymn sing and sang to Mom and Dad. They sang in English this time and all acappella of course. They sang and visited for about an hour. Amazingly compared to our children, theirs sat quietly in their parents' laps the entire time. A lot of the hymns were familiar Christian hymns but frequently the tunes varied as well as some of the verses. There were also a few unfamiliar songs. I have had the pleasure of being here one other time when a group of young adults came and sang around Christmas. That particular time they sang in their Amish German dialect. Unfortunately photography was banned at this event so we aren't able to share some of the sights that came with the sounds. The picture above was one I took a couple of years ago. So you will have to use your imagination from there. As the buggies were pulling out, the horses in the field across the road got excited and started running around the field as if to challenge them to a race around the bend.

And now for the events of the day....

Mom's chemo went well although she is starting to experience some thinning of her hair and as expected, her blood counts are down. Caleb was sick and running a temperature all day. Please be in prayer that Mom & Dad don't get whatever he has. All preventive measures are being taken that can be. And yes, Wendy, I did ask him if he drank any of the creek water.