GEARING UP FOR BETHLEHEM REVISITED 2016
November: the focus on the farm is now Bethlehem Revisited: two work days and one rehearsal. We are so thankful for about fifty volunteers who came to help us spruce up the paths, clear grass and weeds from the fire pits, rebuild the annunciation station, repair Bethlehem village, hang signs, mow weeds, put up the clothes racks and hang all the costumes, etc., etc..
One of my favorite memories is of young boys (all nine and under) taking off with shovels, clippers, and rakes under the immediate direction of Caleb, our nine-year-old grandson. What grandparent wouldn’t find delight in this scene? Of course, this young crew is the first in line for lunch, but we are honoring our future tech crew, are we not?
Nancy Swihart
I am a mother of three, grandma (Oma) of eleven, and wife of a wise and energetic husband. We are retired (me from teaching, Judd from counseling) and are enjoying a time of reflection, a time of volunteering and serving, and a time of stretching to meet the new challenges of ordering our days that we may present to Him hearts of wisdom.
