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https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2017/11/quilt-rachel.html A Joyful Chaos: Quilt Rachel One afternoon there was knock at the door and when Mom went to see who it was, there was a friendly lady standing there. She introduce... a joyful chaos quilt rachel https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/04/trustees.html A Joyful Chaos: Trustees Each of the church districts in Somerset County has two trustees. They took care of all the donations when ever there was a hospital bill or... a joyful chaos trustees https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/06/housewarming.html A Joyful Chaos: Housewarming Several weeks after we moved into our new home, LV's mother decided we need a a housewarming to be properly welcomed into the new community.... a joyful chaos housewarming https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2025/07/ A Joyful Chaos: July 2025 a joyful chaos july https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/05/currently_23.html A Joyful Chaos: Currently ... Reading ... I'm almost finished with the book of Psalms in my morning Bible time. In fiction I'm half way through Marigold by L.M. Montgom... a joyful chaos currently https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/08/ A Joyful Chaos: August 2018 a joyful chaos august https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/11/seasons-feelings.html A Joyful Chaos: Seasons Feelings I love winter and Christmas. There's something about this time of year that makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Somehow it awakens my creative sid... a joyful chaos seasons feelings https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2017/01/good-samaritan.html A Joyful Chaos: Good Samaritan Sometimes it's good to remember that you can't paint all Amish with the same paintbrush. The following is a true account that h... a joyful chaos good samaritan https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2015/03/saying-good-bye.html A Joyful Chaos: Saying Good-bye After the funeral services people gathered at the cemetery for my Grandmother's burial. Pictured here are some of the people standing grave... a joyful chaos saying good bye https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/05/closing-day.html A Joyful Chaos: Closing Day A week before moving day we traveled the long way out to what was to be our new home to close on our farm. We were amazed how things seemed ... a joyful chaos closing day https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2013/12/fruitcake-day.html A Joyful Chaos: Fruitcake Day After spending 45 days working on my fruitcakes the day finally arrived when I was supposed to bake them. You would think after waiting th... a joyful chaos fruitcake day https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2025/11/annual-struggles.html A Joyful Chaos: Annual Struggles Every fall we do battle with mice as they try to move into our old farmhouse. This fall has been exceptionally bad and I've lost track of ho... a joyful chaos annual struggles https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/09/hairbows.html A Joyful Chaos: Hairbows It seemed that no matter how busy we were Mom and Daddy always kept there eyes open for other ways to make extra money. After seeing an ad... a joyful chaos hairbows https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/10/giveaway-winners.html A Joyful Chaos: Giveaway Winners Once again I'm turning to Random.org to help me select the winners for the book "Amish Peace" Winner #1 is....... Peg said ..... I've just... a joyful chaos giveaway winners https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/06/in-which-pin-comes-in-handy.html A Joyful Chaos: In Which a Pin Comes in Handy It was our in-between Sunday and as usual we got up late. We were almost ready to sit at the table to have our breakfast when we heard a c... a joyful chaos pin comes handy https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/05/to-catch-ball.html A Joyful Chaos: To Catch a Ball I always enjoyed having first graders in school. They often provided humorous moments with their cute way of saying and doing things. One ... a joyful chaos catch ball https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/06/apple-dumplings.html A Joyful Chaos: Apple Dumplings Thanks to PW I finally managed to do something that I had been trying for the past eleven years. Make the perfect apple dumplings. My m... a joyful chaos apple dumplings https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/04/a-gift-from-god.html A Joyful Chaos: A Gift From God It was still dark outside when Daddy came into our bedroom early one Saturday morning. He gently shook us to wake us up and helped us get dr... a joyful chaos gift god https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2015/03/post-it-thoughts.html A Joyful Chaos: Post-it Thoughts a joyful chaos post it thoughts https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2024/11/ A Joyful Chaos: November 2024 a joyful chaos november https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2019/08/life-with-steven.html A Joyful Chaos: Life with Steven I share little happenings on my Facebook, and decided I'd share a few of the most recent ones here as well. ~~~~~ We hardly ever ha... a joyful chaos life with steven https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/05/wednesday-hodgepodge.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge 1. April showers bring May flowers or so the saying goes. Is there a flower you associate with a particular memory? Explain. My ch... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/08/prayers-for-friends.html A Joyful Chaos: Prayers for Friends How do you deal with things that weigh heavily on your mind? Do you turn to food for comfort? Do you dig in and work hard deep cleaning eve... a joyful chaos prayers friends https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/traditions.html A Joyful Chaos: Traditions There is still time to enter my current giveaway in previous post. ~~~~~ Last year one of my blogging friends shared a sweet tradition in t... a joyful chaos traditions https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2014/06/unclean.html A Joyful Chaos: Unclean Do the Amish eat things that are considered, in the Old Testament, to be unclean? Yes, they do. They are quite fond of pork and bacon make... a joyful chaos unclean https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/06/broccoli-salad.html A Joyful Chaos: Broccoli Salad Everyone should have a sister-in-law like I have. She has a heart of gold and laughter that makes you want to join in even if you don't have... a joyful chaos broccoli salad https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-forenoon.html A Joyful Chaos: My Forenoon Pant, pant, puff, puff. Wow! I got way more than I bargained for this forenoon and it sucessfully wiped the blog post I had started out of t... a joyful chaos https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2012/01/home-remedies-winner.html A Joyful Chaos: Home Remedies Winner After consulting with the Random Generator here is the lucky winner: Comment # 31 April said ........ I would love to have this in m... a joyful chaos home remedies winner https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2017/11/chainsaws-and-worries.html A Joyful Chaos: Chainsaws and Worries We used to have a big couch covered with a slippery brown cover, setting inside our living room windows. John, David, and I used to sp... a joyful chaos chainsaws worries https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/07/powerful-rising.html A Joyful Chaos: Powerful Rising One Saturday I was going about my normal routine and had just finished making a nice batch of bread dough, enough for six loaves, when all ... a joyful chaos powerful rising https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-amusing.html A Joyful Chaos: A ~ Amusing Last evening, after a busy day of being out and about, we got home and discovered a very important piece of mail had not made it to the m... a joyful chaos amusing https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2013/03/fried-green-beans.html A Joyful Chaos: Fried Green Beans Food and mealtimes when everyone gathers around the table is an important part of Amish family life. Having silent prayer before and after e... a joyful chaos fried green beans https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2025/04/e-embroidery.html A Joyful Chaos: E ~ Embroidery Hand sewing was always a bit painful for me, but I semi patiently sewed buttons on clothes and did the little bit of hand stitching th... a joyful chaos e https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2023/06/ A Joyful Chaos: June 2023 a joyful chaos june https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2017/11/school-books-and-shop-lofts.html A Joyful Chaos: School Books and Shop Lofts One late summer day John and Sue Coffer stopped in for a short visit. Amid the course of conversation they were having over chocolate ... a joyful chaos school books shop lofts https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2021/11/currently.html A Joyful Chaos: Currently Reading ... it shouldn't be much of a surprise that I'm once again reading the Psalms. It seems I come back to them between other books of... a joyful chaos currently https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/04/answering-questions-part-two.html A Joyful Chaos: Answering Questions ~ Part Two Do you or your daughters ever wear pants or shorts? No, we don't. We wear skirts and blouses, and dresses. What colors do Amish women... a joyful chaos answering questions part two https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/04/saturdays.html A Joyful Chaos: Saturdays As a child Saturdays were a day that I both looked forward to and dreaded. We used to start the day off by thoroughly cleaning the whole ho... a joyful chaos saturdays https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/06/summertime-fun.html A Joyful Chaos: Summertime Fun We have been enjoying our summer to the fullest even though the weather has been on the cool side. We have been enjoying time outside takin... a joyful chaos summertime fun https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2014/01/wednesday-hodgepodge.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge 1. Times Square is the setting for the infamous ball drop signaling a brand new year....when did you last 'drop the ball' on somethin... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2016/08/picture-my-week_13.html A Joyful Chaos: Picture my Week An overcast sky was perfect on the afternoon we headed to the pool. Buddy doesn't mind spending his time lapping the pool instead of playin... a joyful chaos picture week https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/08/monster-cookies.html A Joyful Chaos: Monster Cookies Our family enjoys good homemade cookies. I have three recipes that we really like that I usually choose from when I feel like baking cookies... a joyful chaos monster cookies https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2012/01/troubles-with-new-girl.html A Joyful Chaos: Troubles with the New Girl LV's memories continued. LV hurried with his school work, he was working on making a little cardboard buggy in his spare time which was mu... a joyful chaos the new troubles girl https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2019/04/m-money-saving-tips.html A Joyful Chaos: M ~ Money Saving Tips I can't even count how often I have read articles on-line on how to save money. Their click bait type titles used to work on me and I'd ... a joyful chaos m money saving tips https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/10/did-you-say-fence.html A Joyful Chaos: Did You Say Fence? LV's memories continued. Dad and Mom had to go somewhere and couldn't take my brother Vernon and me along. They made arrangements for us t... a joyful chaos did you say fence https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/03/fyi.html A Joyful Chaos: FYI Just because there is no vehicle in the driveway it does not mean there is no one at home. And if you stop by and walk around our yard taki... a joyful chaos fyi https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-schoolmates.html A Joyful Chaos: New Schoolmates LV's memories continued Everyone seemed to be talking about the new families that were moving into the community. Four of them in only se... a joyful chaos new schoolmates https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2020/04/x-example.html A Joyful Chaos: X ~ eXample When I take a moment to think of the people who lived their life in such a way that their example inspired me, there are so many differe... a joyful chaos x https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-meeting-house.html A Joyful Chaos: New Meeting House By fall of our first year in Somerset the church house in the Pocahontas area was completed and everyone was looking forward to having serv... a joyful chaos new meeting house https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/06/hawaiian-chicken-fajitas.html A Joyful Chaos: Hawaiian Chicken Fajitas I always like when I find another recipe to add to my keeper file. Recently there have been quite a few being tucked into it. Here is one o... a joyful chaos hawaiian chicken fajitas https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2012/11/winner.html A Joyful Chaos: Winner It's Friday, which means it's time to choose the winner for Tea and Trouble Brewing. After consulting the random generator the lucky winner ... a joyful chaos winner https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2019/07/wednesday-medley.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Medley Since today is National Cousins Day and Friday is National Aunts and Uncles Day, Terri from Your Friend in Florida has created a set of... a joyful chaos wednesday medley https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2014/03/wednesday-hodgepodge_12.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge 1. Do you have an interest in learning about your family's heritage? Why or why not? If you know a little bit about your roots, share a... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/06/early-days.html A Joyful Chaos: Early Days After moving to our new home I vowed I would not be spending more time outside than absolutely necessary. We had never seen so many disgusti... a joyful chaos early days https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2017/11/picture-my-week_25.html A Joyful Chaos: Picture my Week Can you believe I didn't get any pictures of our Thanksgiving Day?! I don't know why other than I was too busy enjoying our day. ... a joyful chaos picture week https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/11/molasses-crinkle-cookies.html A Joyful Chaos: Molasses Crinkle Cookies It has been raining all morning which makes it the perfect time to bake some cookies. This time we decided to make these. I always think the... a joyful chaos molasses crinkle cookies https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2016/03/wednesday-hodgepodge_16.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge 1. What do you think about luck? I don't believe in luck. I believe in blessings from God and the law of sowing and reaping. 2. Not... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/11/friday-night.html A Joyful Chaos: Friday Night I have not been taking very many pictures at all during these past few months but last night when LV and Sunbeam were saying their good-byes... a joyful chaos friday night https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2021/10/catching-up.html A Joyful Chaos: Catching Up With everything that this year has held for us, writing, even here on my blog, has felt frivolous which meant day after day passed wit... a joyful chaos catching https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2021/07/laughter.html A Joyful Chaos: Laughter There seems to be so much in life lately that simply is not funny. First ... my Mom was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor... a joyful chaos laughter https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-first-phone-call.html A Joyful Chaos: My First Phone Call We got our first phone when I was only a little girl around five years old. It was tan, had a rotary dial, and was oh, so fascinating. It ... a joyful chaos my first phone call https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2022/01/ A Joyful Chaos: January 2022 a joyful chaos january https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/06/pecan-pie.html A Joyful Chaos: Pecan Pie My husbands favorite dessert is pie. He doesn't care what kind I make as long as it doesn't contain any rhubarb. For some reason none of our... a joyful chaos pecan pie https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2019/11/missing-keys.html A Joyful Chaos: Missing Keys I don't function the best when I get only a little over four hours of sleep in a night. The latest reason for my loss of sleep ... a joyful chaos missing keys https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/03/finishing-room.html A Joyful Chaos: Finishing Room As our furniture business grew it no longer seemed to work very well to quit working in the shop when ever there was a batch of chairs and t... a joyful chaos finishing room https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2025/11/currently_21.html A Joyful Chaos: Currently Reading ... in the Bible, I'm still in Isaiah while also enjoying a daily Psalm or two. In other books I read At Home in Mitford by Jan K... a joyful chaos currently https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2019/03/ A Joyful Chaos: March 2019 a joyful chaos march https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2013/12/wednesday-hodgepodge_11.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge 1. Are you doing anything special to mark this season of Advent? If so please share. Nothing special at our house. I found so many fu... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/wednesday-hodgepodge.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge I have enjoyed reading other's answers to a fun weekly questionnaire for quite a long time already and finally decided that I would join in ... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2016/05/picture-my-week_21.html A Joyful Chaos: Picture my Week These finally decided to bloom this week. The vibrant splash of color they give the front yard is welcome. Buddy keeps stopping to smell the... a joyful chaos picture week https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/12/starting-to-build.html A Joyful Chaos: Starting to Build Not long after Mom and Daddy had asked us how we would feel about building a house next to ours for Grandpa Mast's they decided to go ahead ... a joyful chaos starting build https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/12/taking-more-questions.html A Joyful Chaos: Taking More Questions There is something so cozy about being inside a nice warm house when the snow is piling up outside. It seems like the perfect time to take ... a joyful chaos taking questions https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2025/11/currently.html A Joyful Chaos: Currently Reading ... in the Bible I'm still in Isaiah. In other books, I read The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower. It was a quick... a joyful chaos currently https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2020/03/february-recap.html A Joyful Chaos: February Recap Life happened and February passed with only two blog posts. A record low for me. February started off great. My Mom called on ... a joyful chaos february recap https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/09/random-bits.html A Joyful Chaos: Random Bits Why do children enjoy noise? It isn't enough to just pop the bubbles on big bubble wrap. Today I caught them holding it beside their ears to... a joyful chaos random bits https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2020/03/wednesday-hodgepodge.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge I was surprised and excited when I checked my email and saw that the Wednesday Hodgepodge is back! I've missed it. Its creator, Joyce, has s... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2013/11/ A Joyful Chaos: November 2013 a joyful chaos november https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/01/apple-pie.html A Joyful Chaos: Apple Pie Outside the snow is falling, clinging carefully to every surface it can. I enjoy snow the most by staying inside and looking out the wind... a joyful chaos apple pie https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/06/good-bye-jim.html A Joyful Chaos: Good-bye Jim John and I were walking home from school. The snow banks beside the road had dwindled down to sad dirty piles. The melting snow created a cr... a joyful chaos good bye jim https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2010/10/the-graveyard.html A Joyful Chaos: The Graveyard Nestled in the middle of our woods there was an old graveyard. No one had been buried there in the past fifty years but it was still well ta... a joyful chaos graveyard https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/06/of-gum-and.html A Joyful Chaos: Of Gum and ........ Several years ago we planned a really great vacation. Before we left I went into a sewing frenzy and made that we each had a matching set of... a joyful chaos gum https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2022/04/n-nuts.html A Joyful Chaos: N ~ Nuts Every winter Dad would buy a huge bag full of assorted nuts, still in their shells. We kept a bowl full of them on the kitchen cou... a joyful chaos n https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/01/life-with-grandpas.html A Joyful Chaos: Life With Grandpas After Grandpa Masts were settled into their new house right next to ours life soon got back into a pleasant routine. Grandpa didn't have m... a joyful chaos life with grandpas https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2015/10/wednesday-hodgepodge.html A Joyful Chaos: Wednesday Hodgepodge 1. What's something that has recently 'tried your patience'? Standing in line at the grocery checkout. With more than a dozen lanes t... a joyful chaos wednesday hodgepodge https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2021/07/ A Joyful Chaos: July 2021 a joyful chaos july https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2016/04/c-christmas-carol-kauffman.html A Joyful Chaos: C ~ Christmas Carol Kauffman Our selection of books on the family bookshelf was limited when I was growing up. The books we did have were well loved and read multiple ti... a joyful chaos christmas carol kauffman https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2020/11/currently.html A Joyful Chaos: Currently Reading ... Psalms in the Bible, because, well because I love it so much. Comfort, hope, peace, praise, and worship all bundled up in one.... a joyful chaos currently https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2016/08/post-its.html A Joyful Chaos: Post-its a joyful chaos post https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/03/writing-letters.html A Joyful Chaos: Writing Letters Growing up, I loved writing and receiving letters. During my teenage years hardly a day went by that the mail didn't bring a letter from one... a joyful chaos writing letters https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/02/school-begins.html A Joyful Chaos: School Begins John and I were excited about starting back to school. The summer had been busy for all of us. We had spent a lot of time pinching off ... a joyful chaos school begins https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2022/04/k-kitchen.html A Joyful Chaos: K ~ Kitchen It wasn't pretty, by any stretch of the imagination. but the kitchen was my favorite room of the house. The counter tops were bright... a joyful chaos k https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-start-of-whispering-pines.html A Joyful Chaos: The Start of Whispering Pines Since we had built a large addition to our house Daddy was working on getting a woodworking shop started in the basement of the new ad... a joyful chaos the start whispering pines https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2013/04/ A Joyful Chaos: April 2013 a joyful chaos april https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/10/outside-my-window.html A Joyful Chaos: Outside My Window It's that time of year again. This morning when I looked out the window this is what I saw and I had to help the children do a happy dance. ... a joyful chaos outside window https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2020/04/z-zeitlang.html A Joyful Chaos: Z ~ Zeitlang Zeitlang is a word we used while we were Amish. I haven't found a single English word that is big enough to translate everything zeitlan... a joyful chaos z https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies.html A Joyful Chaos: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies We enjoy pumpkin related desserts year round but especially in the fall when it seems pumpkins and apples are begging for attention. Thes... a joyful chaos chocolate chip pumpkin cookies https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2011/02/giveaway.html A Joyful Chaos: Giveaway Ah, The Pineapple Quilt. The one book that I used to read several times a year. I still enjoy sitting down and spending time with Nancy Mar... a joyful chaos giveaway https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2009/10/whispering-pines-is-born.html A Joyful Chaos: Whispering Pines is Born Since we had built a large addition to our house Daddy was working on getting a woodworking shop started in the basement of the new addit... a joyful chaos whispering pines born https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2016/06/ A Joyful Chaos: June 2016 a joyful chaos june https://ajoyfulchaos.blogspot.com/2016/ A Joyful Chaos: 2016 a joyful chaos