Lovina and Joe attended the funeral of her cousin's husband who died suddenly from an accident at work. His wife and large family are left to mourn.

Oct. 1, 2002 (23 years ago), I wrote my first column. I thought it would be interesting to all the new and old readers. My mother penned the Amish Cook column for 11 years. I was a teenager at home ...

It’s a beautiful Monday evening here on the Eicher homestead. We had such a nice sunny day, which made for a good laundry day. The solar eclipse was today. How amazing is God’s creation. The ...

We are having lovely fall weather! The trees are getting prettier each day and are in their autumn splendor. Only our Master Artist could paint such a lovely scene. Before ...

At 10 a.m. the temperature is still only at zero degrees with a wind chill of 17 below zero. The last several days we have had even colder temperatures and wind chill down to minus 27 degrees. It’s ...

This is Lovina’s daughter Verena writing. It is such a beautiful Monday evening. The leaves are changing color more and more.

Daughter Verena turned 26 on Dec. 10. Grandson Timothy (T.J.) will be 5 on Dec. 17, granddaughter Allison will be 4 on Dec. 27, and my husband Joe will be 55 on Dec. 22. Happy birthday to all of them!

Fall used to be daughter Verena's favorite season. Now, that's summer. She also shares a recipe for venison chili.

We have entered the fourth month of 2025. It is 26 degrees at 5:30 a.m. My husband Joe and son Benjamin have both left for work. I have lots and lots of laundry to wash today so I thought I had better ...

Sister-in-law Nancy’s 62nd birthday is on April 23. Brother Amos passed away suddenly six years ago, leaving Nancy a widow. May you have a wonderful birthday, Nancy! Last Friday evening, Joe and I ...

Oh my! Three days left until daughter Lovina and Daniel’s wedding. Everything is starting to fall into place, but once again, I feel nervous that I might have forgotten something. I’m sure I have, but ...

Oct. 1, 2002 (23 years ago) I wrote my first column. I thought it would be interesting to all the new and old readers. My mother penned the Amish Cook column for 11 years. I was a teenager at home ...