At Christmastime when I was a little girl, I used to gaze across the yard and admire our “English” neighbor’s colorful and sparkling Christmas tree. I used to ask my mother, “Why can’t we have a Christmas tree?” She would normally sigh and give me the usual Amish answer, “It’s just the way it is.” Sometimes this would be followed […]
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Tomorrow I will be naming the winner of the drawing for a free copy of “Why I Left the Amish.” If you haven’t entered, here is one more chance! To do so, please create a link to my blog and/or website, and then come back and specify that you want to be in the drawing, letting me know where the
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My book is in! This means that my publisher has them and I will be getting my shipment in one week. You can order your autographed copies directly from my website now (https://salomafurlong.com/Memoir.html), and I will send them to you just as soon as I get them. Unfortunately, the timing is such that the mailings have little chance
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Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. ~ Luke 4:40 Mary Ann aptly described the many differences among Amish church groups in her guest post here. When I read her blog, I am constantly amazed
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Many of you already know Mary Ann from A Joyful Chaos. I have long enjoyed her blog, with her riveting stories of her childhood/girlhood. It is through her (and other former Amish people’s posts) that I have discovered just how diverse the Amish traditions, rules, and attitudes are. Mary Ann shares with you her experience of “brauching” practiced in many
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David and I spent untold hours with all the details… David had to build out all the trim because of the extra insulation and he stripped the lead paint from the frame. The little panels on both sides of the door are now filled with insulation, the door has a double pane, and David installed weather stripping. This makes the
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