As the year draws to a close, I have a question to pose to my readers. This is something I've been pondering for a while, and have discussed with my friend, Monica (the Mennobrarian). She and I could only ponder the question, for we don't have the answer. The question stems from knowing that the fascination for the Amish is […]
An “English” Riddle Read More »
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~ Thoreau Why do we use the term “New Year” yet we don’t have a way to refer to the year that is drawing to a close, like “Old Year?” Why do we make new year’s resolutions without reflecting on what happened in the past year?
My editor at Michigan State University Press, Julie Loehr, called me yesterday and the first thing she asked me was, "Are you the proud mama?" We had a good laugh, but the sad thing is, I am! I know that my book is not a living, breathing being, so it's not quite the same as having my first child, but
Ta-Dah! N. R. Williams! Congratulations, Nancy! Please send me your address, and I will send this out as soon as the book arrives (hopefully tomorrow). You can visit Nancy’s blog by clicking here. Thank you, everyone, for participating in the drawing. I enjoyed hearing about your favorite Christmas traditions, and I thank you kindly for creating links to my blog.
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At Christmastime when I was a little girl, I used to gaze across the yard and admire our “English” neighbor’s colorful and sparkling Christmas tree. I used to ask my mother, “Why can’t we have a Christmas tree?” She would normally sigh and give me the usual Amish answer, “It’s just the way it is.” Sometimes this would be followed
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Tomorrow I will be naming the winner of the drawing for a free copy of “Why I Left the Amish.” If you haven’t entered, here is one more chance! To do so, please create a link to my blog and/or website, and then come back and specify that you want to be in the drawing, letting me know where the
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