Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 21, 1996, Image 45

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    Home For The Holidays
Family members offer a special birthday gift to Jesus by. writing down a secret goal
for the upcoming year and depositing the written goal In a bag that is reopened next
Christmas and shared with family members.
Holiday celebrations are not complete until the family gathers around the piano.
Grandma Weaver, a gifted pianist, leads the Christmas caroling session.
When Grandpa shows 9-month-old Derry Jordan the
nativity scene, he’s Intrigued.
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for the upcoming year. The written
goal is placed in a bag marked
“Happy Birthday, Jesus,” and hid
underneath the tree. The following
year, the bag is opened, and the
goals are read aloud. The person
who wrote the goal reports on the
progress made toward reaching the
goal.
The Weavers purchased Clear
View Egg Farm about 20 years
ago. It has 100 acres and 60,000
layers on it. The Weaver’s
youngest son David plans to take
over the fanning operation in the
upcoming year. He and his wife-to
be will move into the farmhouse
and Clarence and Arlene will move
to a smaller home.
For the Weaver family this year,
it’s still home for the holidays.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 21, 1998-65
The grandchildren gather around Grandma to hear the
Christmas story.
After dinner, It’s time for some on-the-floor tussling with
Grandpa. This time It's “more feedbags.”
The family gathers around tha fireplace to reminisce and
view a video of last year’s Christmas gathering.
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