My plan for my next post was to share photos from a quick afternoon bike trip David and I made around the mountain just two afternoons ago, but that now seems so very long ago. We were having perfect autumn weather that afternoon. Now we are having what my mother would deem “Squaw Winter.” She claimed Indian Summer does not happen […]
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens: A time to be born, and a time to die . . . ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1–2 Autumn is my favorite time of the year and always has been. I love the crisp autumn air, the bright colors of the trees, all the activities that
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Last night David and I decided we were going to take a much-needed break from the upheaval in our home. We couldn’t decide between taking our bikes to the bike path on Cape Cod or going to Rhinebeck, New York for a book event. Rosanne Cash was going to be interviewed by Joe Donahue, from WAMC’s The Roundtable. We decided
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My life has been quite full lately. It never helps to have the house in disarray, which is what we have right now. We are in the middle of doing a "deep energy retrofit" on our house which means we are trying to make it energy efficient. David has finished a certificate program in which he has learned how to
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On September 12, I wrote a post about Amish church singing. My friend, Katie, asked if I would share the songs I have, and I couldn’t figure out how to do that via my blog. Today I realized I have another venue… my website. I was able to post all three songs that I wanted to on there. So, anyone
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I am so very excited to announce the publication of my memoir, Why I Left the Amish. Michigan State University Press has set the publication date of January 11, 2011. I am about to graduate from being a writer to becoming an author! Those of you who have known me for many years know how amazing it is for me
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