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Wearing Amish
March 3, 2012 |

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
February 29, 2012 |

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!
February 28, 2012 |

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
February 26, 2012 |

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
February 19, 2012 |

When I was going into third grade, an Amish school was being built in our area. For some reason, my parents…

Snapshots – 4
February 15, 2012 |

I was warned, when I went into second grade that Mrs. Takacs was a scary teacher. However, no one could have…

Snapshots – 3
February 11, 2012 |

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
February 10, 2012 |

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
February 3, 2012 |

Erik Wesner is the author of Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive. I had the pleasure…

Snapshots – 2
February 1, 2012 |

When I was a child, our nearest neighbors were English. They lived just across the lane from us. Their two youngest…

Snapshots – 1
January 29, 2012 |

Today I’m starting a new series on my blog. I am going to post photos of different times in my life…

Celebrations
January 16, 2012 |

One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~ Chinese Proverb The message in church this morning was one about the River of…

Amish Men Jailed
January 13, 2012 |

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”
January 12, 2012 |

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
January 8, 2012 |

This is the conclusion of the story I wrote many years ago of a day in my life when I was…

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