{AMISH COMMUNIT Y NEWS} Vol. 6 No 6
June 25, 2014
Good Advice Remembered By William Bender I have a lot of good advice from my grandfather and father, and I would be a lot better off if I would follow it. The grandfather on the Bender side, I never saw but I heard he didn’t like it, if someone made his horse run. He used to say, “You start out early enough so you have plenty of time. Don’t start out late and take it out on the horse.” He thought that if a horse ran on his own free will that was OK, but do not make him run. The grandfather on the Byler side, I well remember. He was R. J. Byler and he used to say, “Let your horse walk the first and the last mile. Then you can make him run in between.” One more thing: no matter how cheap something is, if you do not need it, it isn’t a buy. Blacksmith Levi once told me that this is what his grandmother used to say. And every time he goes upstairs in his shop, he has to think of her, as it is full of things like that!
Remembering Special Good Meals Home from the Hospital By Donnie Miller One of my favorite meals was in ’99 when I was just back from being in the hospital for over three months. I was too sick to enjoy the hospital food (plus, the food there was sooo boring). After the transplant and upon my arriving home, wife Nancy made some beef stew with real beef. I so enjoyed home cooking that, that meal still sticks in my memory!
Special Good Meals from Our Family By Jacquie Foote
Meals are often special because of the circumstances surrounding them. For example, my husband has often spoken of sitting in the wingback chair by the fireplace eating the soup his mom prepared for him (tomato, chicken noodle or New Orleans). This loving, special treat for a little boy sick with a cold or the flu has a special place in his memory. As for me, my favorite was the homemade dressing my mom made at Thanksgiving and Christmas time. I would watch her dry slices of bread in the oven and then tear then into bite size pieces. She would sauté onions in butter and add this to the bread along with sage, salt, pepper, eggs and chicken broth or milk in a proportion she knew by heart. When all was mixed, she would stuff the turkey with this, but she would set aside a small bowlful, melt more butter and sauté the set-aside stuffing in it until it was crispy. This was a treat especially for me and did I love it! I still do. It brings back the warmth of the kitchen and memories of my Mom chatting with me while expertly putting together the best stuffing (ie dressing) I ever tasted.
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Words of Wisdom Submitted by Katherine Byler “What is the secret of success?” asked the Sphinx. “Push,” said the Button. “Never be led,” said the Pencil. “Take pains,” said the Window. “Always keep cool,” said the Ice. “Be up-to-date,” said the Calendar. “Aspire to greater things,” said the Nutmeg.
“Find a good thing and stick to it,” said the Glue.
Memories of Daed By Mrs. Rudy Kathryn Detweiler My father was a farmer, a strong, good man. Straight were the rows where his sharp plow ran. Straight were the thoughts in his schooled head. And straight out of Scripture, the life he led. He loved to fish on warm summer days, And found his happiness in the old simple ways. He loved old hymns to hear them sung. And told stories of when he was yet young. My father has been gone a long, long time. But my memories linger on when he was in his prime.
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