Old Order Mennonite Memoirs

The wind is a natural movement of air around the earth on which we live. It varies in velocity, that is, speed or quickness of motion. Although it's invisible, we see what it does. We feel it. We hear it.

Last Monday, May 20, I resisted its strong western movement to pedal with my bike to an outdoor tea party. When we mothers and our daughters gathered around the table on the deck, the tall trees protected us from the tempest. We heard the rustling leaves but only teasing little whiffs were able to reach us.

The next day the wind swung from the north. There was no question if my laundry would...