84-L»n;aster Fuming, Saturday, December 30, 1995 (Contlnuad from Pag* B 3) because her mother raised two acres of sugar peas to sell. “I was out in the patch since I was 5-years old and loved it,” Melissa said. She also has relatives who oper ate a large grocery chain that evolved from a roadside stand. “It’s really neat that my brothers and my dad have a business together and now my sister and 1 are developing a business together,” said Melissa. But starting a business was far from the Herrs mind when they first began the venture. One of the priorities that Melissa and Eric had decided before marriage was that Melissa would quit her job as an office manager to be a stay-at- In the tobacco stripping room, three genet >ns work side by side. In the back ground, Eric works with his dad Don, and brother Jason while daughter, Janae, watches. 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Melissa is active in the women’s ministry and in charge of nursery * FUNNEL CAKE MIX * PANCAKE A WAFFLE Mix * ASSORTMENT OF CAND&S * DRIED FRUIT * SNACK MIXES A BEANS * HONEY * PEANUT BUTTER * BAUMAN APPLE BUTTERS * KAUFFMAN PRESERVES * SPRING GLEN RELISHES Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser The rush of Christmas is over and we hope to settle down to a more peaceful time. The 14 kinds of cookies have been packed into boxes and deliv ered to the neighbors. I’ll let the decorations up for a while longer. Even the tree may stand inside the bay window on a chest unless it drops its needles. Sometimes, on television, they show a Christmas tree falling and everyone laughs at the mishap. Well, this year after I spent two hours putting on the lights and balls, and special handmade deco rations, it crashed to the floor from the top of the chest scheduling at the Lancaster Christ ian Missionary Alliance Church, which she and Eric attend. Melissa summed up the couple’s belief by saying, “Farming requires sacriGces, but at this point in our lives, we wouldn’t want to change it God has truely blessed us more than we deserve. We have nothing to complain about” I was too shocked to say a word. Unbelieveable! But, only two balls broke as almost every thing flew off the tree to the floor. We bought a big tree and sawed off three feet I guess the chest was not wide enough for the tree. We’re lucky that a snow storm hit our area early in the week instead of over the weekend when we had an open house. Our daughter flew from Texas wif husband and baby. Other chii came from Virginia and 1 Jersey. Now I hope to have time to ish embroidering some pill cases. The instructions ask for ferent stitches than I am act tomed to making. I want it to relaxing job and not have to too much. For wedding gifts, many ago, I received several beai hand-crafted pillow cases, were almost too pretty to i one pair I wore out and the pair is still in its box. Which the wisest choice? 1
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