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Wearing Amish
The buzz around the American Experience film showing has been fun. Now it’s back to work. David and I are busily writing…
The Amish on American Experience Now Online
Thanks to all who have sent me comments about American Experience. I am very pleased with how David and my story…
The Amish on American Experience Tonight!
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY DAVID BELTON PRODUCED BY CALLIE T. WISER CINEMATOGRAPHY BY TIM CRAGG EDITED BY CHYLD KING ASSOCIATE PRODUCER LIZ SHEA PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER JOHN…
A Question of Accountability for Monroe L. Beachy
This morning there was a story in the New York Times about Monroe L. Beachy of Sugarcreek, Ohio, who was running…
Snapshots 5 – No Time for Writing Poetry
When I was going into third grade, an Amish school was being built in our area. For some reason, my parents…
Snapshots – 4
I was warned, when I went into second grade that Mrs. Takacs was a scary teacher. However, no one could have…
Snapshots – 3
Today I get back to my Snapshots series that I started a while ago. Once I got used to Kindergarten in…
Excerpt of Success Made Simple and Winner Announced
I thought I would share an excerpt of Erik Wesner’s book, Success Made Simple.Well-defined goals and a meaningful, ingrained business vision…
Erik Wesner on “Success Made Simple” and a Giveaway
Erik Wesner is the author of Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive. I had the pleasure…
Snapshots – 2
When I was a child, our nearest neighbors were English. They lived just across the lane from us. Their two youngest…
Snapshots – 1
Today I’m starting a new series on my blog. I am going to post photos of different times in my life…
Celebrations
One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~ Chinese Proverb The message in church this morning was one about the River of…
Amish Men Jailed
Erik Wesner has sparked an interesting discussion on his blog about ten Amish men who were jailed in Kentucky for refusing…
Announcing an Appearance on “American Experience”
Image for the film “The Amish” I am thrilled to announce that David and I will be appearing in a documentary…
A Day in the Life of an Amish Person, Part III
This is the conclusion of the story I wrote many years ago of a day in my life when I was…
Plain Roots: Community, Story, and Support for Higher Education
We are getting glimpses of Spring up here in northern Vermont. David and I spent…
Traveling South to Meet up with Spring
By the time you read this blog post, David and I will be on the…
How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 3
Leon graduating from Florida State University Today we bring you the conclusion of Leon Hostetler’s…
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