Days Inn & Suites Lancaster

Hello!<br><br>I have come back to Hershey, Pennsylvania to revise my role as Kathryn Dover, the mother of Sarah and wife of an absent Army husband, in the show "Home Sweet Home for Christmas" for Matt Davenport Productions and Hershey Park. <br><br>The ensemble is completely different this year, however two of the local men playing the role of Grandpa from the previous year have returned, as well as ...

... SO WHEN WE ARRIVED IN NEWARK TO PICK UP OUR NEXT CAR FOR OUR TRIP TO PA, WE HAD HIGH HOPES OF OUR CLUB 1 MEMBERSHIP WORKING THIS TIME. NOT !!!! NO CAR, BUT THIS TIME WE DID GET AN SUV INSTEAD OF A SUB COMPACT, BUT 20 MILES INTO OUR TRIP THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON, SO WE PULLED OFF AND FILLED ALL 4 TIRES WITH AIR. 20 MORE MILES THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN.....WE PULLED OVER AND CALLED HERTZ. THEY WOULD HELP US FIND A TIRE STORE ...

... Trip and went to Guatemala with 34 of my colleagues as a participant. Despite the fact that I worked for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its predecessor for twenty years, I knew no one. I came back with a new appreciation for Thrivent Financial and the difference it makes for others, a love for my colleagues I worked side by side with for the week, and a new sense of the fact that we, as Christians, are charged with serving the poor ...

... discussion about the idea, actually. Concepts included being equally yoked (not just in marriage, but in all relationships) so as to avoid struggling and pulling in conflicting directions, the consequences of being yoked to worldly distractions, and the ease of being yoked to Christ. Some interesting things.<br><br>Anyway, also, the church was promoting a blood drive tonight. A blood donation agency would ...

This [extended] weekend, we're staying in a wonderful little motel--family owned, specializing in extended stays. So we have a little kitchenette, and a separate bedroom. How refreshing it is to say "Hey I'll be in the other room"<br><br>We're in the quaint little Pennsylvania town of Mohnton, and we're staying here just in time for the annual Pumpkin parade!<br><br>It was fun! Pictures attached!

... team. Our new schedule will focus us more in Maryland, as well as dipping us into Virginia in December. Sure, we'll have moments of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but not nearly to the degree of our current tour.<br><br>So! That's an exciting change! We'll get to work with some Christian youth (actually more than once--there's another YFC event in Maryland later in the semester), and dodge some December snow.<br><br>That's the update :) Stay tuned for more

... it to say that it left plenty to talk about.<br><br>Sunday morning, we found a small country church literally one minute up the road. Those people were the most friendly, welcoming congregation. It's so refreshing to spend time with fellow Christians. Plus, we ate cookies before leaving :)<br><br>After church, we made the miniscule drive back to the hotel and changed clothes for our pre-planned afternoon date. Through some brochures, we found nearby Crystal ...

... Next stop was the Amish Farm &amp; House, this is where we met up with Courtney and Aaron. They have a guided tour of the house and a self tour of the property (the farm). The cost is $7.95 for an adult and $7.25 for seniors. Again I had another coupon that saved us $1.00 per person. The lady that took us through the house had many stories and really taught us alot about the Amish. She let us know what was fact and what was myth. It ...

... and of course I don't want to bother them. I just can't believe that they can pull this lifestyle off, I admire them. They seem to live well and have very pretty farms compared to their trailer park neighbors. So, I am glad I came, I guess I am just going to have to rent some more movies to quench my curiosity. also, I don't have very good pictures, mostly because they don't like having their picture taken and I didn't want to be a lame tourist and annoy them.

... Kettle Village.  I remembered it being pretty big so I was surprised to see how small it was.  I guess I remember it being bigger since the last time I was there I was only seven.  Unfortunately my camera battery was dying so I only got one picture of everyone in the parking lot when we first arrived. We headed into the village and today we decided to try out Oreo's new carriage.  Yes, the dog has a stroller.  We pushed her around in it and you would have thought she was the ...