On Being a Farm Wife (and other hazard Joyce Bupp There was no one specific time that defined her condition, just an accumulation of increasingly notable incidents. Immediate sadness was coun tered by an overwhelming grati tude that mother had obviously not suffered. A call to The Farmer, then to a wonderful dispatcher at Emer gency 911, brought a dozen emer gency folks from two municipali ties streaming into the house within five minutes. They kindly made the necessary calls and in sisted on staying until family began to arrive. Thanks, to all of you. Though she loved seeing the family and old friends they brought together, Mother despis ed viewings and funerals. Deaths in recent years, of our father, our sister, a nephew, her beloved sis ter and best friend, had all taken an increasingly-stressful toll on “Though The Weather □utside Is Frightful... Our Prices Are Quite Delightful” 5 PC. DINING ROOM SET \/j pc. END TABLE SET' /7 PC. 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But, increasingly, Mom was scared. Scared of going out on the road by herself because she had lost her way to a destination some time ago. Scared of becom ing increasingly forgetful and easily confused. Scared of living alone because of her increasing forgetfulness, but absolutely terri fied of the thought of having to move to anywhere else. When there was no answer to her phone on a recent afternoon, I was not immediately alarmed. She often drove a mile out the road for fresh foods, milk, bread, _ _ _ —= —_■ _ —= —= ffljf LIGHTED CURIO N Available In Oak and * ' J 6,1 Cherry Finish I BReg. Ret. $489.95 ■ Our Price $229.95 Special $ i 59 88 ; ' 4 DRAWER CHEST ' Pine Finish I t Reg. Ret. I $149.95 Our Price $69.95 I Factory Special i $ 39° 4 GLIDER ROCKER ' Available m Blue, / f| * Beige, Green Hil I Reg. Ret. $159.95 i l/il Cash Price $129.95 I Special Tiigips® | $ 79 04 ; and gas. Follow-up calls also went unanswered. Speculation that her weekly dinner night out with a favorite niece and nephew had changed days proved wrong when I finally reached them at their home where they had been all evening. Clinging to the hope that it was just a faulty phone problem, I drove the couple of miles to her home. And Mother had peaceful ly died, sitting in her own living room, relaxing in front of the TV. 'sofa and loveseat' 0 S&? 1 n 1-1 Reg. Ret. | Lil 111 $2100.00 Our Price ’<S’ft o $899.95 | I HB Closeout o 1 $689.95 l o gfe w/Coupon $ 649 88 /"?* ' FUTON CLOSEOUT * In Black and White * Comes w/8” Mattress $13995 "7PCdT|NING"ROOM' \? S c° CHERRY Finish , rffe w/36x60Table <|\ nn m ,*'Oo 4 Side Chairs and [J) ' 2ArmChai,s nETKaiA Reg.Ret.5949.95/10*7 llTl, Our Price $449.95 * 1 1 ‘I 1 JXJ . CLOSEOUT $ 309 9 * Mother. She had reassured us that she had made her own “ar rangements.” But we found none. So, in lieu of her guidance of choice, we could only plan “arrangements” very similar to what she had cho sen for Daddy. I did not intend to write a col umn this week, trusting that you, reader-friends, would understand the absence. Instead, a strong inner urge booted me out of bed early one following morning to offer a plea. To help your loved ones, make your “arrangements.” Our physical bodies yours and mine will cease to function at some point. We can only pray that they allow us to pass on as peacefully, quick and painless as Mother did. And despite how most of us dread to think about that time, we need to ponder and share how we would like our lives to be celebrated. Here are the “arrangements” I (Continued from Page B 2) County or all of Pennsylvania where there are a lot of rural areas but the cities are growing. You have to get out to the farm ers to let them know that you’re there for them, but at the same time you have to remind the farmer to get out and promote his own product. At the same time, you have that city person who needs to know that these farmers are there for them...that they’re working hard to produce \°csx& gVo l^° ■#. \H? \>*>*' Wtkt \ a\ t \ [ We also offer Bible-Based Textbook'., Sunday School materials, and ’ \ Christian periodicals Please call for free catalog. LF 10102 1 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26, 2002-B3 First Alternate Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc. r O Bn\ 1, C r lekut, KV 414 H 0001 Ph (('OOl 12’ 4148 Fix(800) 641 1244 or(006) 122 4896 mill I Character jj buifdmg */ storybooks choose. If possible, utilize any part of my physical body that might help someone else, then cremate the remains. Celebrate my soul with a brief, cheerful me morial service, preferably on a rolling farm hillside or in a park like wooded setting. Sprinkle my ashes among the farm fields, the flowerbeds and toss a few near the mountain hunting camp we love. (Which is probably illegal in some way, but what are they going to do, arrest me?) Instead of sending flowers, support a church, a worthy youth organization, or community emergency support group. Give blood. Volunteer a day at a nurs ing home. Rock an abandoned or abused baby. Do something kind for someone in need, perhaps anonyrhously. Celebrate the life of someone you love by passing that love on to someone hurting or in need. I think Mom would have ap proved. a clean, quality product and they need to know that milk is their best source for quality nutrients." 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