Author: Laura Weers

Spiritual Maintenance

We maintain and update a lot of things in our life. We check our furnaces once a year to make sure they are in prime optimal condition for the cold winter months. We recharge our air conditioners in our cars so we will be nice and cool in the hot summer months.

Maintenance Is A Constant In Our Lives

Our homes need new roofs every 25 to 50 years. We need to replace worn-out appliances and more. General maintenance is constant in our lives. If something is well cared for and maintained, it will last years. A house left unattended will turn into shambles in a concise amount of time.

Maintain Your Relationship With God

If you do not maintain your relationship with God, your life will turn into a train wreck because you will end up on the wrong track. God will always guide you in the right direction in your life as long as you let him be your guide in life.

Spiritual Maintenance

We must all have spiritual maintenance for our spirit to live on into eternity. Let the Bible be your guide to keep you on track for a rich spiritual life. Tune into the sounds of nature and always be alert as to what God is calling upon you to do with your life. We will all take many different paths in our life that will benefit or hurt others. Try to stay on the way that always helps others. Many temptations will try to rob you of a rich spiritual life with God. Do not be tempted by what the herd is doing, as it is easy to be a follower. Only follow what God would want you to follow. If you follow someone, make sure they are of pure heart and soul, and they do not harm others. Help and uplift people every day and listen to God’ss calling for you for your spiritual maintenance.

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Stores and Food That I Love in Kalona

Stores and Food That I Love in Kalona, Iowa

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 24, 2019
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My Grandmother grew up in Wellman, Iowa, not far from Kalona, Iowa. I have relatives in Kalona, Iowa. My Grandmother was in the Pleasantview Nursing Home in Kalona, Iowa, until she passed away. My family and I would always shop in the stores in Kalona, and I still enjoy shopping in the stores in Kalona. Kalona is an Amish and Mennonite community. I love watching the Amish buggies go down the road.

Kalona Antique Company

I always enjoy going to the Kalona Antique Company, an old church converted into an antique store. I have made numerous small purchases there over the years. In my younger days, old metal toy cars, marbles, and other objects enticed me. I purchased a few old oil lamps in my later years. They have a vast assortment of acceptable items for sale.

Hardware Stores in Kalona

Yotty’s Ace discount hardware store is my favorite hardware store. They have the old hard-to-find items. I purchased a nice heavy gauge aluminum scoop shovel with a metal and wood handle made like the ones from years ago. I like the old wood floor in their store. I have purchased oil lamp parts, dehumidifiers, paint brushes, fire king bakeware, and more. I like the fact that it is a family-run, multi-generation business. They are very friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating to your needs.

I always stop at Gambles hardware to get my garden seeds. I purchased a friendly homelite gas-operated hedge trimmer that worked perfectly for years. I also bought a pellet gun there years ago. I love shopping at hardware stores. Gambles hardware stores carry a wide array of products.

Kalona Coffee House

The Kalona Coffee House can take care of all of your coffee needs. They make stunning lattes and cappuccinos. They have a wide array of cold coffee drinks—a nice place to meet, gather with your friends, and enjoy an excellent coffee drink. Try one of their muffins for a beautiful snack—a pleasant and fantastic atmosphere with a unique fresh coffee smell.

Tuscan Moon Grill

I love to eat my evening meal at the Tuscan Moon Grill on Fifth in Kalona. I purchased their lamb dinner several times. The lamb came with a large baked potato and grilled vegetables. The lamb was cooked to perfection. I also bought a glass of white wine with a lovely delicate flavor. Tuscan Moon’s owner visited us at our table, and he was originally from Italy. I like a restaurant where the owner or chef visits with you directly as you know they take great pride in their restaurant and customers.

Kalona Creamery

I love the Kalona Creamery. I love their fresh cheese curds and other cheese. They have old-fashioned candy bar brands from my childhood days. I have purchased a sky bar, milk duds, etc. They sell canned pork and chicken, which is amazingly delicious. You can watch them make cheese curds.

Stringtown Grocery Store

Stringtown Grocery Store is an Amish convenience store. I have purchased their homemade bread, pies, and more. The Amish are excellent bakers. I love their fresh carrots, potatoes, apples, cherries, and more. They have all kinds of spices and seeds for sale. They have a wide variety of candy. They have all the baking ingredients available for your baking needs. They have nail clippers, harmonicas, and much more for sale—a fantastic, welcoming, immaculate store.

Plan a day trip to Kalona.

Kalona is a beautiful town to spend your day shopping with friends or family. You will have plenty of things to do to keep you pleasantly occupied all day long.

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What Does It Mean To Welcome Someone ?

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 21, 2019
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When you welcome someone who has just entered the room, you make them feel appreciated, warm, and comfortable. If you have not seen the person in a long time, you may hug them or say it is lovely to have you back again.

You feel uncomfortable and on edge, if you do not feel welcomed in a crowd or meeting. If people stare at or talk about you in the session, you want to leave the forum ASAP. Reach out to others and always remember to treat them nicely and kindly. If you see someone making unfavorable remarks about someone, stop them from doing so if possible. Think before you speak because the spoken word is like a sped arrow shot in the dark that you will never get back again.

We welcome friends back home from a long trip or a soldier returning home from active duty. We love and miss our dear friends and family members who have left for an extended period, and we rejoice when they are back with us. We hope to have a lifetime of wonderful and happy times and someone to travel through the world of life with. Friends and family that love us, and we love them back, make the world of energy. Love is what life is all about. If no one loved or cared about you, what would be the purpose of life?

Sometimes when one does a favor for someone, they say you’re welcome. Welcome means that you care and want to help make someone’s day a little brighter. God will welcome us to heaven someday. God is kind, considerate, compassionate, gracious, forgiving, and loving, and he always holds his children back home with open arms.

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My Cat Won't Eat That

My Cat Won’t Eat That

Cats like certain brands and flavors of foods just like we do. Your cat may be allergic to something in the cat food. Depending on where your cat food is manufactured, it might have a contaminant that may make your cat very ill or even kill it if he keeps eating it. Observe your cat’s behavior when you present him with a new brand or flavor of cat food. If he gets sick eating it, throw it away, and never try to make your cat eat it.

If your cat is purging up its cat food, it is probably the new cat food that is at fault. Sometimes if your cat has bad teeth or gulps his food, he will purge his meal. I try to stick to well-known brands of cat foods for all of my feline friends.

Some of my cats like certain kinds of cat snacks better than others. Some of my cats are poultry lovers, and others are fish lovers. Specific shapes of cat food or snacks are more accessible for your cat to swallow than other shapes. I prefer the smaller cat snacks for my cats as they can swallow them up quickly with no difficulty.

My cats love canned tuna in water and their canned cat food. I give my cats dry cat food that is made in the USA. I also show my cats dental treats to help them keep their pearly whites. My cats like to eat some dried catnip now and then. Ensure the catnip has not been sprayed with chemicals, which could be toxic to your cat.

If your cat keeps on purging and you have not given him anything different to eat, take him to your VET ASAP, as he could have a severe illness that could KILL him.

Remember, we cannot eat certain foods, so why would our feline friends be any different? Give your cat what he likes and wants to eat in moderation, as you do not want an obese feline friend.

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Forgiveness Is Necessary

What does Forgiveness mean? It means that you let go and move on, and you don’t hold resentment against the person. Remember to take responsibility for your part in what you may have done to the person in question.

If you don’t forgive someone, it will hurt you much more than it will ever hurt them. They will not lay awake at night thinking about it. Never go to sleep angry or hold a grudge against someone. Let it be water over the bridge and move on swiftly and quickly.

Forgiveness means to grant someone mercy, leniency, compassion, and more. Free your debtor of his debts to you. To truly forgive someone, you must let go of all your resentments toward them. Set the person free from any wrongdoing you think they committed against you.

God forgave you for your sins, so you should forgive others for their sins against you. Forgiveness is not always easy. We must remember that we all fall very short of being the perfect human being. As we try to be good to people, we still fall short. We should strive to be better and more forgiving people every day of our lives.

When you forgive a person, forgive them with your whole heart. Forgiveness does not mean condoning, forgetting, or excusing offenses. Do not harbor resentment toward others; this will eat you up inside and devour you like a wolf devours its prey.

When you forgive someone, you will feel like you have been set free as a caged bird. Some people harbor a grudge against someone for years to the point that they cannot remember what started all of it; Forgiveness is a wonderful and beautiful gift from God and places to pass it on to others. Let people sing as the caged bird does when it can spread its wings and fly.

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Visiting My Relatives In Germany

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 10, 2019
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My friend and I went to see my relatives in Germany. We arrived in Amsterdam, Holland, on time. On the plane ride, I visited with a woman from Germany who now lives in Singapore and has a wine business. On the autobahn, I drove a rental car to Oldenburg, Germany, and we stayed in the Hotel Sprenz. She called my relatives, and they picked us up, and we drove for one hour to their house. We were treated like royalty at my relative’s house in Selverde, Germany. She had a large lunch prepared for us to eat, which included the following: Pork Roast, potatoes, and gravy, cauliflower, green beans and onions, tea and cream, carbonated water, fancy desserts, and homemade pudding with currant sauce. We had a pleasant long visit with them and discussed what we wanted to see.

In the afternoon, we went to the farm where my Great Grandfather had lived until he came to America. My Great Grandfather left Germany because work was scarce. The farm has three 50-acre plots for 150 acres or 60 hectares. The man where my Great Grandfather had lived showed us the farmland and told us his Mother’s maiden name was Weers. My relative’s daughter took us on an afternoon tour of Selverde, Germany. We had a large dinner with my relatives in the evening, and everything was excellent and perfectly cooked.

We went to the family cemetery. The tombstones were destroyed in World War 2. A large rock was engraved with the name Weers Family to replace the lost headstones. The church by the cemetery is a Lutheran church built in 1885. The church has written documentation of the people buried in the family cemetery. The church is brick and all original. It was nice to walk into a Church that my Great Grandfather had worshiped in.

My Great Grandfather’s house was destroyed in the war in 1945. There is a beautiful brick house there now that was built in 1950. My relative’s house is brick on a cold sac, and about seven other brick homes. My relatives are employed in the following occupations: hairdresser, secretary, construction worker, and farmer. My relatives are very friendly and outgoing and very pleasant. They have a Lenz tractor that is over 51 years old. We saw several beautiful horses. The farmland is now used for hay to sell to farmers for their cattle.

We went back to our hotel in Oldenburg. Our rental car did not start in the morning, but the owners got it up and running for us ASAP. She gave us a wonderful sack lunch to take with us when we left.

I loved visiting with my relatives from Germany and seeing the land and the area where my Great Grandfather had lived. My relatives and I write to each other at Christmas. I can see why my Great Grandfather loved living in Selverde, Germany. Everything was so clean and well-kept in Germany.

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Hardships and Life

Do not be judgmental of people. You have no idea whatsoever of the battle scars and hardships they have gone through in their life. It might seem small to you, but it has completely changed your outlook on life. We all have some battle scars that we carry with us every day.

The baggage that we carry with us affects our relationships with other people directly and indirectly. We may wear a suit of armor when we meet someone for the first time. We may think the other person has one up on us, and we must always be on guard for self-preservation.

Being made fun of or picked on stays with you. You wonder if it will happen to me again soon. If you cannot treat a person as you want to be treated, stay away from that person and let them live their life in peace and harmony. Teasing is sometimes a form of bullying if it goes on too long.

If you do not like how someone dresses, they may not like how you dress, either. We have the right to choose our attire as we see fit. We tend to wear clothes that we feel comfortable in and warm in. Some want the latest and trendiest fashions, while others don’t care about fashion trends. Styles come and go.

You have no idea what a person’s home life or job is like. Some of us get the ideal job while o, others get a job that they can barely make ends meet. If your mate has a horrible job, they will not feel like cooking, doing chores, and other household repairs. Let them rest, relax, and discuss their day with each other. Treat yourselves to a night out on the town once in a bit.

Always remember you have no clue whatsoever as to what a person has endured or gone through in their lifetime. Some people can bounce back from adversity, and others will carry the load on their backs forever. Be kind, caring, and considerate of other people’s feelings, and remember, only God can judge someone.

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Isle Of Man

My friend and I boarded a small plane in England, and it took one hour to get to our port. We boarded the Ferry to Heysham, then took us to the Isle of Man.

The Isle of man is one of the British Isles located in the Irish Sea near the N.W. coast of England. Douglas is their capital. The pop. of the Isle of man is 83,314. It is self-governing with British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The symbol for the Isle of Man is legs running, which means you always land on your feet.

Food on the Isle of Man

We arrived in the evening at our Inn, and the Chef prepared a wonderful meal for us. We had scallops cooked to perfection, along with green beans and potatoes and a small chef’s salad. On our first evening, we saw a beautiful rainbow in the sky. There are many nice Pubs and restaurants on the Isle of Man.

We shopped in the local stores and enjoyed the scenery. We packed all the purchased items and took them to the post office to be mailed back to the USA. We rode on the narrow gauge steam railway from Douglas to Castletown, Port St. Mary, and Port Erin.

Racing on the Isle of Man

The Isle of man is famous for racing cars and motorbikes. They close off 27 miles of HWY for the races. The motorbikes can reach speeds of up to 180 miles per hour.

Manx Cats on the Isle of Man

We ate at our Inn, and I asked about the Manx cats because they originated on the Isle of Man. Our waitress said two left on the Isle of Man at the local pet shelter. She called a taxi driver for us. He picked us up, and we raced down the road to get there since they would close very soon. He was a charming Irish taxi driver. We arrived at the pet shelter in just the nick of time. The woman at the shelter told me the fawn-colored male Manx cat would sell for 200 pounds, the gray-striped male would sell for 45 Us dollars, and a top show cat could sell for 4500 Us dollars. I looked at the two cats, took pictures, and then returned to our Inn.

The Manx cat originated on the Isle of man. It has a naturally occurring gene that shortens its tail. When the Vikings came years ago, they had Norwegian Forest cats with them on their ships, and some of them left the ship and blended with the native cats, which were short-haired cats—the short-haired one of the original show cats of the CFA in 1906. Manx cats are both long-haired and short-haired. They are excellent hunters.

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Stormy Weather In Life

Some days of your life will be stormy and threatening as the weather is. Will you seek shelter from the storms of life or get sucked up in its vortex.

When you feel like your life is whirling out of control faster and faster, seek help. Talk to friends about your problems, as they may have the perfect solution to get you out of the vortex that you are in. Ask God for guidance in your life often. If necessary, talk to a counselor as they have dealt with many problems and situations in their career.

Never stay out in the storm too long, for you may be swept away in its torrents. Seek a hobby, go on a trip to get away for a while, change your career, or whatever it takes to get you out of life storms. Remember, things will never get better until you ask for and embrace help for yourself.

Get a game plan for your life. Think about where I want to be ten years from now. What is the fastest possible way I can improve my life? Pray to God for guidance with your life. Ask God what I can do to serve you and others and help myself get out of this vortex that keeps pulling me in.

God wants all of his children to be happy and productive in life. There are all kinds of ways to be effective in life. Reach out to others and help them every day. Volunteer, visit with people, and get a job that helps other people. Be one of God’s excellent stewards.

Always reach for the stars as you rise to be the person God wants you to be. Life is short. Do not ponder. The storms will pass over you if you let them. Do not dwell on past hurricanes; clear skies are ahead with God by your side.

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In Memory Of Peter MY Pet Cat

In Memory Of Peter My Pet Cat

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date May 27, 2019
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My cat Peter was one of Lizzie’s three kittens. He is a gorgeous black-and-white long-haired cat, and he is part Siamese, Himalayan, Maine Coon, and domestic short hair. His Fathers name was Onyx, and he was a pure black cat. Onyx lived to be 15 years old.

Peter was born in an outdoor cat building that had a heated water bowl and heated cat beds. He would disappear when I opened the cat building door, still timid. He does watch me when I clean out the litter boxes. He will come out for certain canned cat foods and cat treats.

I adopted a cat named Addi from Wisconsin. She is part Silver Tabby. Peter found Addi irresistible, and they had five kittens together. They had adopted Mr. Gray, Sherlock, Hilford, Leo, and Cleo, and they lived the good life in their new home.

Peter helped Addi care for her kittens. He would play with them, and they would snuggle up with him. Two of my neutered Toms, Russ and Lorenzo, would babysit the kittens. Addi would not let the female cats in the house near her kittens.

Peter and Addi are still very close. Peter and Addi are both fixed; I do not want more kittens. I have 11 cats in the other house and three in my home. Mr. Gray is friendly, and Hilford and Sherlock take after their Father, Peter, as they are shy and reserved.

Peter will watch me from on top of his cat tree to see when I might be coming over with cat treats or canned food for him and his family. Sometimes I will see Peter come out of a large heated cat bed, followed by Hilford, Sherlock, Mr. Gray, and Addi or Nicole, his sister. Since she is Peter’s sister, she is accepted as part of their cat family. Conrad Peters’s brother is one of my house cats.

Peter is gorgeous and has an excellent family that deeply loves and cares for each other. Purrs to you and yours.

It is with profound sorrow that I had ot put Peter to sleep today. He had developed a horrible case of diarrhea from an underlying serious illness. He was an excellent Father cat, and he did not live that much longer after I had to put Addi to sleep. He never got over the loss of Addi, the Mother of his kittens. Peter was a beautiful cat that always enjoyed tower patrol. He liked to play with catnip cat toys. He had a close bond with his family for twelve years. It is tough to lose a Dear pet cat. he lives on through his children and in my memories. I am sure he crossed over the Rainbow Bridge, and he is with his parents, aunt, brother, and sister.

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