The winners to the three-book giveaway of Bonnet Strings that I announced on January 22 have just been drawn. I am happy to announce the three winners are: Doxiemutti Wilma Mary Ellen Wagler (because there was another Mary Ellen, I used your email to find out your last name. I hope you don’t mind). To each of the winners: Please […]
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I am offering a giveaway of three copies of Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds. Simply leave a comment, and I will add your name to the drawing. I will draw for the winners on Saturday, January 30. This giveaway is inspired by several things, most recently a review written by someone calling himself easyEZ. I was
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Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. ~ Lyman Frank Baum Photo by Marco Koch, taken from the Trachselwald Castle in Canton Bern Last year I blogged about my dream of studying in Germany. I did nine months of background research and I networked with many professors on
A fire near Canton, Minnesota claimed the lives of an Amish bishop and his son early yesterday morning. The cause of the fire is still unknown. An early report in the Star Tribune stated that there is no reason to believe there was anything suspicious about the fire. What a tragedy. I know that the prevailing Amish attitude about his
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When I was growing up, we celebrated Christmas on December 24 and "Old Christmas" on January 6. I was taught that this was the "true Christmas" because this was the day Christmas fell on before the calendar was changed. I never really knew what that meant, "when the calendar was changed." I now know that this was a reference to
