Last week I spent every evening volunteering at Vacation Bible School at Lewis Center United Methodist Church. I spent many hours at Vacation Bible School when I was a pastor, but rarely had a specific job. Because Tom and I are spending an uncharacteristic summer in Ohio, I was able to volunteer to be part …
From August 2022
Silohs Restaurant in Marcy, Ohio
Last Wednesday Mom and Dad took us to lunch at Silohs Restaurant in Marcy, Ohio. They had been wanting to visit the Slate Run Farm because they have lots of memories of doing the same kinds of thing on the farm we were doing. Mom and Dad both grew up on farms in Ohio. Even …
Volunteering at Slate Run Living Historical Farm
As you may have suspected, Tom and I signed up for volunteering at Slate Run Living Historical Farm. We enjoyed the farm when we visited, and decided we would like to try volunteering there. We can do living history without traveling far away. And we get to learn a new time period: 1880 – 1900. …
Wellness in Retirement – Oh, the Joy!
Tom and I have been very mindful of wellness in retirement. We have to be. Our health insurance requires it. We have to be whether we want to or not. East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church has health insurance administered by Wespath, which is administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. …