Last night my mom and my sisters and our husbands were invited to friends of my parents home. They are Amish. The father of the family was unable to come to the viewing and funeral so instead he invited us all over to be with him and his family.
What a kind thing to do. This man has a beautiful wife and 9 sons and 1 daughter.
We had a fabulous meal it was like Thanksgiving. We had roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes,baked corn, carrots, filling, brocolli salad, applesauce, homemade rolls, homemade butter and jelly. For dessert we had coffee, chocolate cake, pie, and whoppie pies. What a meal! When we got there we visited for a bit in living room while the ladies put the finishing touches on the meal. Then it was time for dinner.
We sat around the table and then Christian (the father) asked what was Daddy's favorite song. We told him Amazing Grace. So we sang that song and then we had silent prayer. After thorougly enjoying our meal we ended our meal with another song and also another silent prayer. Then the ladies helped with dishes we weren't supposed to but we helped anyway while mom and the men visited some more in the living room. When we were all gathered in the living room again Christian kept the conversation moving. Christian and his boys own a carriage shop. One thing I noticed and I commented on was that beside where I was sitting there was a book rack and on the rack was "Beside Still Waters" the same devotional a lot of us use. That ws cool to see. We had a wonderful evening. What a blessing this family was to us.
They were full of life and had ready smiles all the time. This will be a good memory for us all. Some of you may be wondering how mom is doing. I think she is doing very well. Yes, she misses Daddy and has her moments but she is keeping busy with her taxi service. And that's a good thing for her.
3 comments:
Glad to hear about your evening. Sounds like a great memory time. Where do they live? We have a carriage shop at the end of our road in Leola. Their giving of themselves to you and your family is encouraging or should I say challenging in a good way.
Karla
Sounds like a wonderful time. Makes me want to have some Amish friends to get in on all that good ole cooking. That was very kind of them to have everyone over and show you that they care and are thinking of you. I'm sure it meant a lot to your mom.
Carol
Thanks for sharing this memory with us! What a wonderful time. Your family is so blessed to have these treasured times together. And it was because of your Dad's impact on that family that you got to have that time. How special. We have a lot to learn from the Amish, don't we?
Love, Gina
Would you mind if I copied your post about this and sent it to my aunt Pearl? She would like to know about it.
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