Obituaries

One of my least favorite things to do is follow rules (just ask my mother if you need a reference). So when fashion says I can't wear white after Labor Day, I'm not only going to do it anyway, but I also want to know why. So I did some research just in case you, too, wanted to know.According to an article on Mental Floss titled, ?Why can't you wear white after Labor Day? by Kathy Benjamin, a series of ridiculous ...

By Glroia Yoder I wish you could have been here at our house yesterday. We had the opportunity of hosting church services at our home, as well as lunch then supper and a hymn singing in the evening. We had a great day.One of the things we enjoy the most in having services at our house is planning and preparing the meal. This time we chose to go with the traditional Amish menu of peanut butter sandwiches with ...

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By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Unless you've been living under a rock this week (shoutout Patrick Star), you know what's going on in Mt. Pleasant. It's Old Threshers weekend, the time when this town is filled with people from all over the Earth who have flocked in to town for the fesitivites.This is just my fourth year living in Mt. Pleasant, so I'm still pretty new to the tradition. I lived in Iowa for ...

In Matthew 16:24 Jesus said, ?If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.?The idea of denying oneself can be somewhat foreign in the days we live in, where more and more, life seems to be more self-centered. Jesus calls us as believers to live differently, to deny ourselves, our wants and our desires and follow Him.There are many that claim the title of Christian...

Boxwoods are versatile and attractive in the home landscape, so many of us do use them. While not native plants, they perform well here in southern Iowa. Typically they do not require very much attention to look good all through the year.Unfortunately, a disease called Boxwood Blight has become a problem. It is caused by a fungus. English and common boxwood are particularly susceptible. The infections can be ...

By Gloria Yoder A while ago I received a letter from a reader with a unique question. After thinking it over, I decided that maybe I should share the answer with all of you. Thanks to Mrs. Moore from Ohio who inquired, ?What five things do you enjoy the most about the Amish way of life??First I will insert that there really are more types of Amish than I could count and not all Amish are alike. Second, just ...

What is better than an ordinary everyday life? Since I'm grown and have children of my own, I can better identify with what my mother used to say. Before going away on a trip, she'd say, ?I almost can't wait to come back home again.? In my young mind, that concept didn't make any sense at all. Now as a mom of five young children, there are few things I enjoy more than the simple common life of home. Last night ...

It was snowing so hard Michael Lanman, from Keosauqua, could hardly see beyond the hood of his Schneider truck. Semis were crammed into the parking lot of the truck stop in Clear Lake every which way. There was only one spot left: under the truck-stop road sign. From the tracks in the snow, Michael could see where at least two other semis had tried to make it into the spot before giving up. It would be a ?blind ...

Today as I was running my usual three miles, I kept thinking about how much it means and what it costs to give God our all. As I was running the last lap of the third mile, I wanted to go a little harder, but was ?comfortable? or content with the pace I was at, because I was going to complete the three miles at the least.I am beginning to wonder how many of us are content with just being a ?Christian.? Are you ...