Lovina thanks readers for their prayers after her husband’s accident – Agweek

Today is already the last day of April. Four months of 2024 have already passed. Where does time go? One week after another flies by.

Today my husband Joe has an appointment with the doctor who performed his surgery last week. Joe has been unable to work for a week because he picked up a toothpick-length splinter in his hand at work. After it happened, he went to the hospital, but they couldn’t find it on the x-ray. Joe stayed home from work for a few days because his hand hurt so much and kept swelling. Joe usually doesn’t complain much when he gets a splinter, but this time he was in a lot of pain.

He went back to the hospital on Thursday morning. I thought he would leave and come right back, but he was taken to the hospital and they were preparing for surgery. He had a bad infection in his hand from the splinter. I went to the hospital to be there when he had surgery and stayed overnight with him in the hospital. We got home late afternoon on Friday. The doctor wanted Joe to stay another night because they were worried about his blood pressure and sugar levels. While we were there, his heart was monitored. Joe didn’t want to stay another night. He thought he would feel better once he was home. However, he must consult his family doctor about this.

So our day went differently than planned. We were planning on going to Norman and Katie Ann’s wedding.

Our children went to the wedding dinner. Son Joseph and his special friend Grace were evening servers at the wedding.

Friday, on the way home from the hospital, Joe and I stopped by my brother Albert’s to see how he was doing. He has lost so much weight since his cancer diagnosis. He seemed to be in a good mood and we had a lovely visit with Albert and Sarah Irene. Albert and Joe worked together in the Metal and Truss Shop so were used to seeing each other every day.

Albert had an appointment with the doctor yesterday. They would run more tests to see what should be done next. A hospice nurse comes there every four days to take his vitals and change his colostomy bag.

Today we will drop Sister Verena off at Albert’s while we go to Joe’s appointment; then after the appointment we will visit Albert and pick up Verena.

Joe had his surgery performed by the same doctor when his son Benjamin needed the 3 1/2-inch nail removed. Hopefully no one else in the family needs his services.

We appreciate all prayers for Albert and thank you for your continued prayers. May God help Albert to accept what the future holds for him. We know that God’s ways are not always our ways. God makes no mistakes, but we long for Albert to be healed. Your will will happen!

Albert’s son-in-law Amos is doing better. According to a second opinion, his illness may not be cancer. We pray that he continues to heal.

On Wednesday my daughters and I want to help Sister Emma. Her son Benjamin and Crystal will host services in two weeks. I want to make a take-out casserole for our lunch. Benjamin lives on the same property as Emma.

I baked three rhubarb pudding cakes last night. Also a chicken pot pie in a 9×13 pan that I made for Albert; I’ll take a cake too. Hopefully it helps a little. One of these rhubarb pudding tarts quickly disappeared at dinner last night because it was still warm.

It takes more effort to bake anything at the moment because my oven in the house has broken down. I have an older oven in the pole barn that I can use, but you have to check every time to make sure something is done and it requires a lot of running back and forth. With Joe losing his job, I’m not sure we can get a new one before the wedding. The cost of food has increased significantly since our last wedding. Take it one day at a time and let go and let God. May he bless you all.

• 1 1/2 cups rhubarb (cut into small pieces)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup cream or whole milk
• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, unbaked

Put the rhubarb in the tart pan. Mix the flour, eggs, sugar and cream or whole milk well and pour over the rhubarb. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amish author, chef, wife, and mother of eight children. Readers can write to her at PO Box 234, Sturgis, MI 49091 (To respond, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.) or email [email protected] and your message will be forwarded to them.