If you live in southeastern PA, consider yourself lucky to be close to such an important global outreach center of operations. The GAIN (Global Aid Network) Warehouse is located in Mount Joy, PA and is a Christ-centered humanitarian organization focused on the issues of water, food, health, and compassion…
It’s all we see in the news these days…the refugee crisis, Syria, Iraq, the list goes on. What can we do with all of that overwhelming amount of information? Allow me to tell you of a wonderful organization right here in Lancaster city that will give…
When Charter Day* rolled around in 2016, I decided to take my older children to visit the Cornwall Iron Furnace located in Lebanon county. It was a rainy day but since most of the attraction is indoors, it was a perfect destination for a leisurely Sunday afternoon. Iron plantations were…
If your children participated in Lancaster Library’s Summer Reading program, you received a free child’s admission to the Country Barn’s Barnyard Kingdom (but HURRY, they expire 9/18!). I went years ago when my older children were small and I was not impressed. It seemed run down…
As someone who has a German background, hard-working but fiercely independent, I often long to be part of a family that has a strong sense of collectivism, culture, and traditions. I have a fascination with the Jewish culture that puts a lot of emphasis on family and symbolism, passing…
(This is a more extensive post as it was a 2-day trip, but I think if you stay with it, you will find it interesting and informative.) Many people would not think of Germantown as a tourist destination, and although in recent decades there have been urban problems plaguing…
