Author Archives: Mary Ann Falk

Well, we certainly should blog more often.  We could all make a huge list of  “shoulds”.   I am sure that everyone has a list that might start like this…. I should clean out that hall closet; I should clean … Continue reading →

Nothing makes a gal feel as good as a having her hair done.  Arla got her hair done on Thursday, so she was feeling good, and looking good, this weekend.

Today, Arla had a cardiologist appointment. Arla was loaded up and taken by ambulance to visit her cardiologist at Van Wert County Hospital.  Nothing is easy when you are unable to care for yourself or move yourself.   Her heart is fine, but they … Continue reading →

Well, Arla had hoards of trick or treaters visit her this evening.  Tonight was an hour of trick or treating at Vancrest.  Harold let Mary Ann know to bring out Erik and Evan.  We were not sure what to expect, … Continue reading →

If you go to visit Arla around meal time and you can’t find her in her room, take a peek in the dining room right inside the front door.  While Arla is not close to eating enough to sustain her … Continue reading →

It is unimaginable that we are heading into the last week in October.  Just like it is unimaginable that this event began almost 2 months ago.  Time stands still.   And yet, time runs away. Through all this, we know that … Continue reading →

Well, it has been awhile since we have posted a specific prayer request.  This one is not for Arla.  It is for a woman that our family does not know personally.  She is the mother of a co-worker.  Her name … Continue reading →

Say apple.  Go on, say it.  Apple.  What was it like?  What did it take to say that?  Do you like apples?  How many times in your life have you said that word and never really thought about how amazing … Continue reading →

The title of this post could be Arla’s mission statement.  She has spent her entire life being a builder and encourager of people.  She has an unselfish nature.  And that unselfishness has become embedded in the fabric of her family.  … Continue reading →