One of the questions I get frequently at my book talks is how I was able to come up with money to leave home the first time. As soon as I was through school, I began working out of our home. I babysat for more than a year, then I took on cleaning jobs. I cleaned house for seven different […]
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As many of you know from posts I’ve written in the past, I have been contemplating why there is such a fascination for the Amish for quite some time. See my post An English Riddle and Thoughts on the English Riddle and A Mennonite Perspective. I’ve been asking this question in relation to the Mennonites. The Mennonites welcome people from all
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I have very much enjoyed getting all your comments these last few weeks since the airing of the film “The Amish.” Because my life has been so hectic, I have not had a chance to respond to your comments and questions. I want to thank you for the complimentary things many of you had to say about David and my
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As per my last blog entry, I was feeling like my job of writing about the two years and eight months that I lived back in the Amish community was daunting. Usually when I think of that time period, I think of how difficult it was for me to succumb to the Amish ways after four months of freedom. In
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The buzz around the American Experience film showing has been fun. Now it’s back to work. David and I are busily writing the second book. Several weeks ago, we had written up to the point when I was taken back to the Amish community, after spending four months of freedom in Burlington, Vermont. I knew the next part of the
