Tim's Obituary

It was kind of hard to wake up this morning. Diane also overslept but we all still made it to the walk in time. Ruth, Diane, mom and I walked to Joan's house to visit a bit with that house full. Bill and Bethany and their 4 children are staying with her until after the funeral.  Joan had to meet with Tim's siblings at 1:00 pm today to work on the arrangements.  After the walk Indy was teased and covered by Evan then Valiant got a new bale. My next job was to find a ripe tomato for my breakfast then after breakfast moved the Wildwood camper out to the arena. We have someone coming in on Friday that wants to stay in that plus they need a fire pit and chairs for 8 people. Mark took the skid steer over to Joan's and picked up the left over blocks we used for her beach. After moving the trailer and putting the fire pit together I took a few pictures and sent them by text to the lady coming from Alaska to make sure this was suitable.

I also sent the one below to show her how far it was from the apartment but that she would be welcome to drive her car back and park next to the trailer. 

They will be using both the apartment and the trailer and are coming for their grandmother's birthday. The arena worked out best as the arena is lighted if they want to stay up late visiting plus there is a way to plug the trailer in right there at the light pole. The response was very positive, I think they will enjoy their stay.  The farmer arrived with the rake around 10:00 am, got the fields raked then this afternoon brought the baler over and we ended up with 39 nice big bales.

They finished baling around 3:30 pm and I refused to start moving them into the barn. We needed to leave around 5:20 pm for the family night dinner and message at the fellowship hall and I did not want to start moving them getting filthy in the process with not have enough time to get them all in AND it isn't suppose to rain for a few days so I can easily get them in tomorrow. Instead of moving bales Mark worked on the popcorn machine.  The plug just needed to be secured better. 

Tim's obituary was posted so copied and posted here:

Timothy Reinhard, 58 of East Peoria, passed away at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Peoria on Tuesday September 7, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born on May 30, 1963 in Bluffton, IN to Daniel and Delores Sauder Reinhard. Surviving is his wife, Joan Meister Reinhard; his children, Kristin Menold and Rodney Menold; Sarah Reinhard; Bethany (Bill) Frauhiger; Hannah (Jacob) Feucht; Faith, Mackenson, and Berlica Reinhard; six grandchildren, Ava and Aubrey Menold; Joshua, William, Daisy, and Annie Frauhiger; his father, Daniel (Beverly) Reinhard;  four sisters, Rebecca (Wayne) Snodgrass; Sharolyn (Walt) Snodgrass; Ronda (Jay) Grube; Marlene (Timothy) Sinn; three brothers, Douglas (Elizabeth) Reinhard; Michael (Sherice) Reinhard; Jeffrey Reinhard.He was preceded in death by his mother, Delores Reinhard; two sons, Joshua and Gabriel Reinhard; and one sister, Beverly Rose Reinhard.Tim spent most of his life serving others, and over the years spent time as a missionary in Mexico, Haiti and various locations in the US.  His hard work ethic and willingness to jump in to just about any job touched lives wherever he went, and the ripples have spread farther than we will ever know here on earth. We look forward to a joyful reunion in heaven, when the pain of this world is no more and all things are restored. Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the Apostolic Christian Faith Church in Eureka.   Church ministers will officiate.  Visitation will be held from 3-8 pm on Monday, at the Goodfield Apostolic Christian Church Fellowship Hall and from 9 – 9:45 am on Tuesday prior to the services at the church.  Burial with a 1:30 pm graveside service on Tuesday will be at the Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Peoria.   Memorial contributions may be made to the Apostolic Christian Harvest Call. 

We ended up leaving a little early for the family night dinner at the fellowship hall and spent about 15 minutes walking through our beautiful church cemetery visiting dad's grave, Joshua's grave and Gabriel's grave.  Gary and Marie served dinner to around 150 people. Dinner was delicious which meant Marie did all the cooking. After dinner Ron Farney had a talk on World Relief projects and how to share the gospel.

It IS Finished

 Joan and the kids all made it down to the hospital before 8:00 am and were blessed to be able to visit with Tim one last time.  Joan was able to assure Tim that the children would not lose touch with the Reinhard family and Tim was at peace.  This dying is hard work though and when he was switched from the optiflow to the oxygen cannula he needed more morphine. The end came at 6:45 pm. The family was called in and sang Blest Be the Tie That Binds. He finished his race and is now rejoicing in heaven with his savior Jesus and his sons Joshua and Gabriel.  Rachel posted the picture below taken about the time of his passing into eternity.

Ruth, Diane and I walked, mom decided to save her energy for our trip out to Imogene and Harold Tanners house. We stopped at the Berean office to pick up Lukie (who happens to own that office) and drove out the rest of the way together. Today Imogene hosted TAG (touching all generations). We drove right to the huge flower patch. Below are a few pictures.

I'm not sure how many acres of flowers but everyone that came was given a jar and garden snips to make a bouquet.

From there we drove to Tanner's Orchard for lunch compliments again of Harold and Imogene. All 30 of us were served a delicious chicken salad that was also filled with fresh fruit and bread stick and of course a apple cider donut filled out the meal with apple cider for all who wanted it. Delicous!

IF you would like to see the rest of the pictures taken today click HERE. 

After the meal we went shopping in the attached store. Many bought apples but mom and I each bought a gallon of that delicious apple cider.  Mom was really tired by the end so she was taken home then I drove to Aldi in Pekin to pick up a few groceries. We were out of eggs, milk and bread but of course I bought other things like bacon, butter and avocados. When Mark got home he was quick to try the apple cider and declared it 'delicious!' It was an exhausting day, not the physical labor but the mental distress of waiting for updates on Tim and praying for his family.  I'm not sure when the funeral arrangements will be. The family is working on those. 

Day of Rest

 The update on Tim was that he had a lot of visitors today. His oxygen level is dropping quite badly when he moves around but he was able to enjoy visiting.  Ava and Aubrey, his last 2 grandchildren made it home from Gulf Shores.                                                                                                                                       Mark and I got up early to enjoy a cup of coffee before the kids started coming over. David came in around 6:00 am and when Mark heard him in the kitchen his first reaction was that must be Emma. We still miss her. David came in for coffee. Mark and David were fed breakfast around 7:00 am then he went to the trailer and woke up Israel and Elisabet bringing them in for breakfast before leaving for home.  We had a quiet day. The trailer was moved back over to our place and plugged in. I teased Indy and got her covered today with Evan then brought the 2 weanlings out. Both had lost their halters but I found one, stuck it on Prince, led him to the stall for his grain and Dahlia followed. I found another halter that fits her. They were taken out to the round pen so we could watch Mark mow. 

Mike and Diane came over when I was bringing the 2 weanlings back and helped put them in the paddock.  Anna arrived to get the apartment ready for the next guests and also got the trailer cleaned up. Today was our day of rest. We listened to Jeff Waibel speak on giving. It was a very good message and somehow Stephanie learned how to share it. If interested in listening to it click HERE 

I'll have to ask her how she did it. 

What a Sunday

 What a Sunday! Mark and I drove separately to church again as he went to the early morning sing. I got stuck in a traffic jam driving to mom's to pick her up for church. All of Joan's family spent the night and all left for church at the same time and I just happened to be going the wrong way so had to pull over and wait for the cars to pass.  See Aunt Jinny it isn't just New Jersey that has bad traffic. Why we almost had to speed to get to church on time.  David Obergfel had the morning message on how we KNOW that Jesus loves me and Tim Funk had the afternoon message on the body of Christ followed by the baptisms of Cooper and Jennifer. I had a booking come in last night for the apartment today but the people coming in said they were going to be here around 5:00 pm so I was glad I didn't need to rush home to get the apartment cleaned and ready. Our guests from yesterday helped out by starting the laundry. As soon as I got home the pumpkin dessert was shoved into the oven, the pot roast (that was cooked yesterday and sliced this morning) was taken out of the fridge and added to the onions and carrots I had cooking in the crock pot and then I headed up to clean starting around 1:30 pm. Mark came up to help. I finished at 4:00 pm walked into the house when my phone went off that the guests were here and special thanks for the cookies. Whew just made it. Israel got to go swimming with Oksana.

Dinner was finished. Mom, David and Stephanie's family and Lee and Rhoda's family joined us for dinner.  We took our time eating and visiting and was just cleaning up when Phil and Anna's family arrived after their fun camping weekend. They were given the left overs and we headed over to the playground. Below are a few pictures of the evening.

Below the cousins are having a fun football game.

Mom, Shirley and Martha Kay were watching the entertaining volley ball games.

Below is a short video of some of the volleyball games.

Below Israel is entertaining us with music.

Mark, Dana and Ron were busy solving the worlds problems.

Zion, Elisabet and Eden were making a nature park with twigs, crab apples and leaves.

Daisy saw Diesel and exclaimed, "there's a LION!"

Braelyn found a walking stick.

Those not playing volleyball walk and visit.

A few of the kids playing on the playground equipment.

The games quit well after dark and once the adults quit the kids took over the court but not to play volleyball, they were making volcanoes out of the sand. We had a nice camp fire, some'mores were cooked, singing was done and of course lots more visiting before everyone headed home. It was a nice evening and a very busy Sunday.

   The news on Tim is about the same. He reported he a good night last night and was able to have visitors today. 

Updates on Tim

 I don't think anyone slept well. The situation with Tim is just heart breaking and it seemed most of the night was spent in prayer.  We did not get an update until later in the day. Mark went out even before breakfast to spread rock around the new barn.

After breakfast the horses were fed then Whiskey teased and covered. It wasn't an easy cover so I believe she is going out.  Mike had to come help this time. Prince lost his halter but I just left him free while leading Dahlia into the stall barn for their grain. Prince actually led the way, he knows the routine. Hannah sent an update that was another shock.

Well , I just got a call from the palliative care nurse after she finished her meeting with dad.  She said they agreed that he would stay in the hospital if he can have more visitors. They put him completely on comfort care so that he is now allowed 4 visitors at a time any age as long as there is an adult.  She started giving him a little morphine now.  When ever he has seen people  and says he is ready they will put him on a morphine drip and wean off the oxygen turning up the morphine when he gets air hungry.  At that point he would fall asleep and they would keep him comfortable until he dies.  Some people die right away when they turn off the oxygen, some people live for a few days but they are kept asleep on morphine. 

The next update came from Marlene: 

Well, Tim met with the hospice nurse this morning.  The possibility of getting a lung transplant could take a couple of months so that option doesn't seem to fit his needs right now.  His oxygen drops to very low numbers when he tries to move around much.

Hannah sent the next update a bit later:

Dad met with the hospice nurse this morning.  His oxygen level has been getting worse and he is pretty uncomfortable.  He is going to try to hold on over the weekend to see all of the family and then he has asked them to remove his oxygen on Tuesday, Lord willing.  They will put him on a morphine drip at that time to keep him comfortable and he will pass peacefully.  Please pray for us as we try to get everyone in to see him without wearing him out.  Please pray a special prayer for my youngest 3 siblings (ages 14, 13, & 10) and for his grandkids (ages 15, 12, 5, 3, 2 and 2 months) as they say goodbye for the last time. - Hannah 

Mackensone was helping Mark with the rocks when Joan came to get him. She took the kids down to the hospital to see Tim. They each got time to visit with him.

Bill and Bethany and their 4 children made it to the hospital this evening and the last update came later: Tim was able to see most of his family and several of his siblings today.   Lord willing the rest of his family will be able to visit him over the next couple of days.  

He handled it really well but I’m sure he is emotionally drained this evening from not seeing any family for 3 weeks to seeing many of them in a few hours!  Thank you for your continued prayers! 

Rodney and his girls are in Gulf Shores and are driving home Monday. Praying they all get to spend time with their grandpa Tim. 

 This is just so unbelievable for us and yet it really is happening. Karin and I spent the afternoon with mom.  Karin had come earlier and did liberty work with Valiant getting a gorgeous rear. No pictures as I didn't realize she was here. Today was Rachel and David's turn to get Nancy and they gave her a jeep ride. She loved it.

Mom saw the picture and wanted to know why Nancy is wearing a winter coat and David has a t shirt on with no sleeves. Rachel sent the picture below with this text: Because David already has his winter coat.

We had testimonies at church tonight. It was a wonderful evening listening to 2 people telling their story and how they are at peace with God and man.  Praying for that for Tim as he finishes his journey soon. On the way home stopped at Phil and Anna's to check on Pax. 

Terribly Unexpected

When I went out to pick any ripe tomatoes this morning I saw another of our guards. 

In case you can't see the guard below is a close up.

I decided not to pick any tomatoes this morning. Wouldn't it be great if the snake was eating the tomato worms?  I'll have to google that.

On our walk this morning we were discussing who should stay with Tim once he gets out of the hospital never dreaming of the news we were about to get. Hannah sent this text:  Dr. Voris called me this morning to talk to me about dad. He said around 6 this morning his oxygen needs started going up very quickly. By 8:00 am they had him maxed out on the optiflow. They called the ICU Pulmonologist in to take a look at the daily chest X-rays they have been getting, because his lungs looked like they have been in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)but they have just not been recovering the way they should. The Pulmonologist told them that what they have been seeing on the chest X-rays that they thought was ARDS (which is something that can be treated) is basically the Bilateral Covid progression, but basically the Covid is gone and his lungs are left as mostly scar tissue. This is why he has not been healing and this is why he was not able to tolerate being off the optiflow.  There is just not enough lung tissue left to maintain his oxygen without it. The doctor said he will never come off the optiflow. Basically his options at this point are either an attempted lung transplant up in Chicago, or going on hospice (for people with less than 6 months to live). The doctor said if he has to stay maxed out on the optiflow like he is, that he thinks his body would only be able to take it for about 2 more weeks. The reality of getting a lung transplant in that amount of time is not great.  Tim said that he would do some research on the lung transplant, but that he didn't think that would be a very realistic option.  He said he is ready to meet Jesus and that he thinks it is maybe time to give up.  The nurse told me we are probably looking about 2-3 more weeks for him to live.  They are working on pulling some strings now and trying to get him to be able to have visitors by tonight.  They said they will call me as soon as they have it sorted out.  He still cannot have visitors under 18 at the hospital so there is a possibility we could get him moved to a hospice home so the kids would be able to see him again.  We are going to work on more of those details tonight. Of course we were all shocked. Marlene, Tim's sister has started a caring bridge for him.  Click HERE for the link if you want updates. To put it mildly we are all in shock. I think we all dropped to our knees and started praying.  

When Mark got home I had him help move a bale in the middle paddock, the far paddock was locked off and Whiskey the outside mare put in there after teasing her. She is still in but was covered yesterday so I will need to try tomorrow morning.  Dahlia was brought into the stall by herself to eat her grain. She was fine as long as I was in with her but when I left she realized she was in the stall barn by herself and started calling leaving her grain. She was taken back out and I am very pleased that she lead out quietly and respectfully, not trying to barge ahead at all. All of the Coggins tests came back. 

 

Practice Makes Perfect

 We had a beautiful cool morning for our walk and that made it easy to walk faster than usual. After the walk Prince, Irish's colt and Dahlia, Rosalie's filly were brought into the stalls for their grain.  We practiced going in and out 3 times this morning.  Once they finished their grain I left for Walmart to pick up some camping supplies for the new trailer.  When I got back there was a really cool walking stick next to the door.

We have guests that will be staying in the apartment and the trailer next week and they want to have the trailer parked behind the barn so they can have a fire pit and enjoy the sunset. That meant I needed to pick up 6 more camping chairs and 4 new hotdog sticks. I also picked up a 50 foot thick extension cord so we can plug it into the barn.  Mark and Mackenson weed wacked that area this evening. Anna came to clean the apartment this afternoon and get it ready for the next family moving in tomorrow. While the laundry was running we moved the FSX Wildwood over to her house. They are taking that tomorrow camping in Indiana and this way Anna can take her time packing it. 

After Mark and Mackenson quit weed whacking Mark spread more gravel around the new barn with the skid steer which he is now parking inside the new barn. Mike moved a new bale in for Oksana and Dancer and both came over here for a visit running out of the gate as he was moving the bale in and running into the field next to Evan. I just shut the gate and left them in to graze until this evening when Mike got home and took them back to the cabin field.  Prince and Dahlia were brought back into the stall for more grain this evening and this time Dahlia was led in first and then led back into the paddock first. Prince thought he shouldn't have been left inside by himself so we had to practice going in and out of the stall and the stall barn until he learned to wait and walk quietly without trying to rush past me. He learned manners tonight and by the time we finished he was walking quietly by my side. This Gypsian is really special. Most Gypsy's don't have the best gaits, they are after all cart ponies but crossing the Gypsy with a Friesian, this colt got the best of both worlds. He has amazing movement, has the mega hair and best of all should end up close to 16 hands. AND if left a stallion with his coat pattern should for sure throw spots.

Prince is registered and dna'd in the Gypsian book of Friesian Heritage Horse International. He is now weaned, has a brand new coggins and just happens to be for sale for $6500.00. That is an amazing price for a Gypsian of his quality and if he was a filly we would be keeping him, but we sure don't need 3 stallions. 

Comparison

 Remember the fog from yesterday? The picture below was taken today at the same time as yesterday from the same spot up on mom's deck.

Below is the picture from yesterday. I just zoomed in a little to try to get the houses to show up.

Before starting the walk I checked on the 2 weanlings. They are hanging out with Jury and her colt and seemed content.

After the walk I drove to Sam's club and bought a couple rump roasts for our Sunday dinner along with some other groceries then drove to CEFCU to deposit a couple first of the month checks. After putting the groceries away I went out to move bales. The first bale was put in the far paddock and that paddock opened up into the pond pasture so the group out there could have more than 2 bales to eat off of. I was going to move another bale into the middle paddock but the mares were all up in that paddock and I didn't have anyone to keep them in while the bale was moved. The tractor was parked and instead both of the stallions were worked.  Rosalie's filly saw Evan getting led back to his paddock thought it might be her mama, walked up to the fence and jumped over it to check him out. She was put back in, Valiant was worked and as he was being put back she did the same thing. This time she and Irish's colt were taken to the far paddock and locked in. I finished at 1:55 pm ran  to the house to put on a skirt and picked up mom at 2:00 pm for appointments. The first was to CEFCU (where I was this morning) to straighten out a mistake they made. Mom mailed in her payment on her credit card 3 weeks ago and it was deposited into a different account. That took about 20 minutes, soon we were on our way to her doctors appointment. That went well but after the appointment she needed to have blood work done so went to the lab. From there we were supposed to drive to the DMV to pick up her handicap placard but it was already after 4:00 pm so we skipped that and skipped going to Kroger to pick up the antibiotic she was prescribed for cellulitis.  She was just too tired. So tired she decided to skip church and watch on line on Facebook.  Someone should have shown her how to do that before we left for church as Sarah Reinhard reported she was going to ask where grandma was when she saw that grandma posted on her Facebook status Peoria Apostolic Christian Church Facebook Live instead of in the search button.  It is too late to ask her if she was able to listen but that gave us a chuckle.