This giveaway is designed for people who have read my book. The winner will be able to choose three buildings for their own little village from those pictured below. These were handcrafted by my husband, David. To view a bigger image, click on the picture. From left to right: Large church, barn, covered bridge, colonial house, town house, cape, schoolhouse, […]
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Would you like to win an autographed copy of my memoir, Why I Left the Amish, complete with an eco-friendly fabric gift bag? If so, please link to my blog from your website, blog, Facebook, or Twitter, then come back and let me know how I can find the link. For every link I find, I will enter your name
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It was through Megan that I was able to connect with a county social worker, which gave me hope that I would be able to have someone intervene on my siblings and my behalf. That did not work out, which led me to making the decision to leave. I knew I needed help, and so I asked Megan for help
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Tonight I am going to interrupt my “Angels along My Way” series to make a few announcements. Today I was interviewed for a local radio station by Daria Fisk, on her program called “Various Voices.” She hopes to air the program tomorrow, Wednesday, February 9, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, and then rebroadcast it on Sunday from 8:00 to 9:00
There came a time in my late teens when I often felt I had no advocates — I literally felt there was no one I could turn to when the violence in my home became unbearable. There was a shroud of secrecy around the violence, as there often is within dysfunctional families. I did not dare tell anyone about the
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The tribute that I wrote back in August actually fits nicely after the one I posted yesterday, which puts this next excerpt from my book in context: I continued to go to Olin Clara’s house on Saturdays for several years. I learned her methods of baking pies and cookies, and I learned through her appreciation of my mother’s homemade bread
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