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I just realized that I never posted this, so I am doing it now… though a little out of order.After I was back in my Amish community for more than two years, I was getting restless. I knew that I would most likely be going through life without a marriage partner, for the Amish men…

When I first went back to the Amish, I was a goody-two-shoes and tried so hard to be Amish that I didn’t allow my photos to be taken. But about a year into being there, I started allowing them. This first one was taken of me when I was a tour guide at the local…

I wanted to continue my Snapshots Series. I am trying to go in some kind of chronological order. Next would be my first four months out of the Amish. I have two photos that survived from that time, one that I found out about only a year ago. There were a whole lot more at…

The buzz around the American Experience film showing has been fun.  Now it’s back to work. David and I are busily writing the second book. Several weeks ago, we had written up to the point when I was taken back to the Amish community, after spending four months of freedom in Burlington, Vermont. I knew…

I’d like to send my condolences to the family members, friends, and colleagues of Stephen Scott, who died last week. You can click here for his obituary. I got to know Stephen Scott when I was doing my internship at the Young Center. I could usually count on him when I needed help with anything,…

Warm wishes for a Joyful Christmas from my home to yours. Here are a few images of our Christmas this year. Don’t you love our scraggly little tree? I’m not actually sure how that made it home with us, but here it is! David made this beautiful cherry shelf for spices for our kitchen. What…