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A Chance for a Different Future
In our last post, we shared one of the outstanding scholarship essays that we received. Today we are offering another, this…
The Gift of Learning
I mentioned in my last post that I volunteer for the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund. Yesterday I had the privilege of…
Updates and Summer in Vermont
It’s been a long while since I posted here, and even longer since I offered an update on what is going…
A Pennsylvania Dutch Story
Today I bring you a piece that was originally published at the DailyCal by Eythana Miller titled The fastest growing American…
The Hope in Me by Katie Miller
Katie Miller and I have been in touch over the months since the Symposium at Elizabethtown College. She was not able…
Bridging Two Worlds
When I was living in Pennsylvania, I met Ruth, who has become a dear friend. She is warm, loving, insightful, and…
Rose Fisher: From an Amish Childhood to a PhD in Linguistics
Today I return to the theme of stories from others who found their way to college from an Amish education. At…
A New “Outlook” and a Wedding
David and I have been busily taking on house projects. The most complicated one yet was installing a new window in…
Welcome to the Shores of Crystal Lake
I am not writing this while on vacation. I’m writing it from our new home in northern Vermont. I have very…
Look what Amish Women Can Do!
Today I would like to honor the founders of the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund, Emma…
Websites: One, Two, Three
Until a year ago, I only had only designed my own two websites. Then last…
Plain Roots: Community, Story, and Support for Higher Education
We are getting glimpses of Spring up here in northern Vermont. David and I spent…
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