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New Front Door… and More
December 5, 2010 |

David and I spent untold hours with all the details… David had to build out all the trim because of the…

Thanksgiving
November 28, 2010 |

‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving… I hope you all had an enjoyable and happy Thanksgiving. I sure did… it was one…

Thanksgiving with Mem’s Family – Part III
November 23, 2010 |

We had just passed all the food and were getting our first tastes when my uncles sauntered into the room. “Are…

Thanksgiving with Mem’s Family – Part II
November 20, 2010 |

As usual, on this Thanksgiving Day, Momme’s living room was as spotless as her kitchen. A clock ticked pleasantly on the…

Thanksgiving with Mem’s Family – Part I
November 19, 2010 |

Getting together with Mem’s relatives for the holidays was a pleasant break in the routine of our lives. We had long…

Amish and Spanking
November 14, 2010 |

On November 6, Dr. Donald Kraybill wrote an article about Amish and spanking for The Huffington Post, and Erik Wesner posted…

The Mennobrarian Book Review
November 12, 2010 |

At the end of the book, Saloma is finally home. ~ Monica the Mennobrarian Monica the Mennobrarian has posted a review…

Paul’s Birthday
November 10, 2010 |

This is an incredibly busy week, so I haven’t had any time to update my blog. David and I are painting…

A Twenty-Year Visitor
November 6, 2010 |

Twenty seven years ago this night, I was going into labor with my first child. The nine-month (plus twelve days) gestation…

November
November 5, 2010 |

Much as I dread the oncoming winter, that the month of November signifies, November has been a month of many transitions…

Remembering Mem
October 31, 2010 |

Katie J. Miller December 14, 1920 — October 24, 2005 The life of the dead is placed in the memory of…

More Kindred Connections
October 28, 2010 |

In my recent post “Kindred Connections” I wrote about my long-ago and lately rekindled connection to John and Pat Anderson. A…

Leaves of October
October 27, 2010 |

Today was a true Indian Summer day… we had Squaw Winter these past ten days or so, which makes Indian Summer…

Kindred Connections
October 23, 2010 |

Thirty years ago, when I was living with the Jake Kurtz family and teaching in a one-room Amish school, the Kurtzes…

Around the Mountain
October 20, 2010 |

I remember my mother singing or playing on her harmonica “She’ll be comin’ around the mountain when she comes…” when I…

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Plain Roots: Community, Story, and Support for Higher Education

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Traveling South to Meet up with Spring

By Saloma Furlong | February 28, 2026

By the time you read this blog post, David and I will be on the…

How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 3

By Saloma Furlong | February 21, 2026

Leon graduating from Florida State University Today we bring you the conclusion of Leon Hostetler’s…

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