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Ten Year Anniversary, Part II
Today I continue providing links to blog posts I wrote in previous years. You can click on the photos to enlarge…
Ten Year Anniversary, Part I
It has been almost ten years since I posted my introduction to this blog. I don’t know where all those years…
Meeting a Kindred Spirit
On our way to Ohio recently, I had the privilege of meeting one of my dear blog friends, Pamela Lakits. I…
A Trip Down Memory Lane in Amish Country
This past week, I had an urge to visit the places where I grew up. So David and I took an…
Minnesota Amish Man Serves Jail Time for Rape
The sexual abuse survivor I wrote about in my last blog post has given me permission to use her name. Lizzie…
Sexual Abuse Case in Southern Minnesota
There is a story in the Southern Minnesota News about another case of sexual abuse in an Amish community. I have…
Amish Horse and Buggy Matters
Of late, there have been many stories in the news about conflicts between the Amish and the surrounding culture in which…
Sexual Abuse in Amish Country
There have been a series of stories about incidences of sexual abuse in Amish communities in the past months. The following…
How a Former Amish Woman Helped Win a Court Case
In a controversial case in southeastern Minnesota, four Amish men sued the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Fillmore County, claiming that…
Update on the Case of Jeriah Mast
In my last blog post, I posed this question on the case of Jeriah Mast: Will he be prosecuted in the…
In the Case of Jeriah Mast
If the Amish and Mennonite communities are not willing to protect their weakest and most vulnerable members, then they deserve to…
Article About Amish Life in Argentinian Newspaper, La Nacion
Several weeks ago, just before I attended the Amish Conference in Elizabethtown, I was approached by a reporter named Domitila Dellacha who…
From the Inside Out: Reflections of Amish Traditions and Patterns, Part 2
Continued from Amish Conference 2019: Health and Well-Being in Amish Society… Perpetrators who are found out within an Amish community…
Amish Conference 2019: Health and Well-Being in Amish Society
It has been ever so long since I’ve written here, and ever so much has happened in the Amish world as…
Creating Art from Chaos
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.…
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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