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A Mennonite Wedding and Apple Butter Festival
After Iowa, David and I drove to Missouri to see my Mennonite cousins, aunt, and uncle. We went to the reception…
Scenes from Iowa
I did two talks in Iowa — the first one on Coralville, the second in Independence. There was a downpour at…
Minnesota Nice
Neither David nor I had ever been to Minnesota, so we were both looking forward to stopping there on our book…
A View from a West Window…
Our household is one of more than 2 million that were without electricity (some still are). When I heard that we…
Chicago and Views from Cashton, Wisconsin
On our Midwest trip, David and I traveled from Indiana to Wisconsin right through Chicago. There is something about traveling…
Introducing Vintage Village Christmas Ornaments
David has posted some new designs on his blog — or should I say the same designs, but he is now…
Abuse — The Real Issue
I first heard the news about the Amish beard-cutting when I was in Grabill, Indiana. One of the people in the…
Pride and Prejudices among the Amish
In the community where I grew up, there was a hierarchy of people who were "gut oh tzene" (well-regarded) and those…
Scenes from Northern Indiana
For the first ten years after I left the Amish, I didn't want to go into my home community or any…
Autumn Memories
I’ve always loved autumn. Perhaps some of that comes from my childhood memories of the time when summer would change into…
A Hutterite Story
It was several years after I left the Amish that I first heard about Hutterites through a magazine article. At the…
On the Radio with Mindy Todd
David and I are on Cape Cod this week, doing six book talks in five days. Tonight we got to our…
Liebster Blog
Life is full right now… David and I are heading to Cape Cod tomorrow. I am delivering five books talks on…
A Change of Plans
Last night after dinner, I had plans… I was going to take a quick spin on my bike with David before…
Interviews and Appearances
This morning I was interviewed on MassAppeal for WWLP, Channel 22 in Springfield, Mass. You can watch the video of it…
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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