Keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes is their job. Mom and Dad are on the board at Martindale Mennonite Fellowship Center, which is a venue used for church services, hymnsings, meetings, funerals, and of course, weddings. Last Saturday morning, like most Saturdays, there was a wedding at the center. There's always a board member present to take care of the air conditioning and the sound system, etc. It was my parents' turn to be there, and in the late morning, Dad was … [Read more...] about An Unwelcome Guest
Humor
Warning My Past Self about 2020
If you could go back in time and warn yourself about what's happening in 2020, what would you say? In the past couple of months, there's been this Youtube craze of people warning their past selves about everything that's coming. Since I prefer writing to acting, I decided to write a play-style script about the June 2020 Susan warning the December 2019 Susan. Note: Please ignore the time/space contradiction. You've been putting up with worse things than plot holes lately. Setting: my sofa. … [Read more...] about Warning My Past Self about 2020
A Home for Birds, Bats, and Skunks?
"As soon as the birds flew out, the phone started working again," said Mom this morning. "No one will believe me if I tell them our phone call got cut off because of the birds."' "Everyone will think we're cuckoo if we say our phone and internet isn't working because the birds are building a nest again," I agreed. This, however, is absolutely the truth. The phone box that houses the wires that lead to our house and tether us to the outside world via phone and internet has become the … [Read more...] about A Home for Birds, Bats, and Skunks?
The Mannequins
"Your mannequin scared me when I came to get your trash this morning," my co-worker, Amanda informed me yesterday. "He was standing in a different spot and wearing a green vest and I thought he was a real person!" "I'm glad you didn't think he was a burglar." I responded, a mental picture forming of Amanda wildly swinging a trash can at the fiberglass mannequin. "I'd have come in and found mannequin pieces everywhere." Mannequins are a recent addition to my office. My job includes … [Read more...] about The Mannequins
Flying with the Snowbirds
"We're going to Florida, but we're NOT going to Sarasota or Pinecraft," my sister and I agreed when we began planning our February Florida trip. "Absolutely not. That's where all the other Mennonites go, and we're going to be different." "Not Sarasota, and not Pinecraft. All the plain people go to Pinecraft to visit other plain people and play shuffleboard." "What a silly reason to go somewhere on vacation." "We can see plain people at home in Lancaster County." "We can see plain … [Read more...] about Flying with the Snowbirds