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Once-in-a-Lifetime Journey
“I had been talking about it for years. And it was just perfect,” Kathy Miller says as she reflects on the trip she and her husband Dick took with her niece, Jill, and nephew-in-law, Randy, in September 2018. The occasion? Dick and Kathy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2018 and their recent move to Garden Spot Village in May 2018 made traveling even easier than before. Dick and Kathy love to travel; a trip to Ireland was on their... Read More
Sharing the Magic of Christmas
When Barb Masho dons her Mrs. Claus costume throughout the Christmas season she transforms into a loveable character that children can’t resist. She fills her pockets with sprinkle dust and loops a key on a string around her neck, all props to help her answer the inevitable questions: How does Santa get down my chimney? I don’t have a fireplace, how does he get into my house? “I love being Mrs. Claus,” Barb, who... Read More
Not just a COMMUNITY. A MEMBER of the community.
The people who live and work at Garden Spot Village continuously explore the abundant opportunities they have to live with purpose in community. At times, community centers around 433 S Kinzer Avenue. At other times, community extends to New Holland, Lancaster County and the world. Garden Spot Village partners with like-minded organizations to make some of the connections that extend beyond our campus. One of Garden Spot Village’s closest partners is CrossNet Ministries, located on Franklin Street in New... Read More
Discovering Joy on the Other Side of the World
“Kijabe means joy to me,” says Darlene Smith, a Garden Spot Village resident since August 2014. On Friday, September 28 Darlene and a team of 9, which included residents, staff and family members, traveled 7,443 miles from New Holland to Kijabe Kenya to serve with CURE Kenya on a recent Garden Spot Village Travel with Purpose Trip. After nearly 24 hours of traveling they landed in Nairobi, Kenya and the real adventure began. Sunday included church at the Methare North Mennonite Church in... Read More
Finding a New Way Forward
Ted and Kathy Krug began casually to research retirement communities right around the time they turned 60. With the children grown, it was time to downsize their home in Maryland and find a community closer to Ted’s work at John’s Great Cars in Reading, Pennsylvania. In August 2015, they moved to an apartment in York, which landed them squarely between Reading, their daughter and her family in Maryland and Ted’s parents in New Oxford, Pennsylvania. ... Read More