Mary Sommers

I am a wife, a mom, and grandma to my 3 Boova. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, niece and friend. Most importantly, I am a child of the King, my Savior, who I love and thank everyday, for life, the endless blessings showered on us, and the awesome world we live in. I love to travel, read, bike and hike. I love to write about the people I meet, the places I've traveled to, , and about this beautiful world which is an endless discovery! Psalm 34

Last Sunday

Last Sunday, after an inspirational message at church on prayer, (even Kids Church was spot on in teaching the kids and all of us actually, how to pray)  . . it was very fitting, because we surely did pray when we went to lunch with Shana and the Boova, because . . . Outside of the …

I Did Not Want to Pop Corn! Tim, where is the money box?

I hesitated to share this story, battling with what to title it as. The words, ‘How stupid’ could be in it, or, ‘Amazing.’  For sure, ‘An answer to Prayer,’  maybe, ‘Incredible!’ or, ‘Old and Forgetful.’  I will let you decide.  It was going to be a very busy week.  Wednesday morning we were at the Flea Market. Thursday …

I Had Covid

(I am interviewing myself. It makes for a much easier interview, because I know ALL the questions, and ALL the answers will be correct! Easy peasy!)     M: Hi Mary, do you mind if I ask you a few questions?   M:  Not at all   M: What have you been doing the last …

I Love to Bike!

I love biking.   I love biking on bike paths.   I love biking when it feels non hurried and relaxed.   I like it ‘slower’ because there is so very much to take in at ‘bike speed.’ You see so much more, and yes, way too often I have to stop and capture a …

I Did Not Want To Pop Corn

  All my life I worked in private homes. I interacted with the families I worked for, was involved in their lives and loved them. However, I was always facinated by the stories my sisters and friends would tell me about their waitressing jobs or any job they had working with the public, meeting all …

I Did Not Want to Pop Corn (3)

So, we popped Kettle Corn in Pinecraft Florida for 2 months this winter. How in the world did that happen?   I went into this whole corn popping business ‘kicking and screaming’ and for sure never dreamed I would be setting up in the middle of Pinecraft, selling popcorn!   Pinecraft is a little village …

I SEE A MOUNTAIN!

That’s right! He gave me a mountain!   I have always been intrigued by mountains. Something about them exudes strength, steadfastness, the wonder of creation. I remember the first time I saw one. I was about 16 when my mom took us on our first ever family trip, and it was to Sarasota Florida. We …

29 Hours

Mary had reservations to fly to Ohio for her mom’s 93rd birthday party, Saturday, April 13. The party was to be held, 4:00 in the afternoon, at Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen in Mt. Hope, Ohio.   Her flight was scheduled to leave Greenville, S.C., Friday night at 8:30, connecting in Charlotte, arriving at Akron Canton, Ohio, …