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Very often when people think of Amish, they think of their mode of transportation — the horse and buggy. I'd like to offer a view of what it’s like to look out from inside a buggy.    Sometimes those buggy rides were as romantic as they seem, especially on a summer day, when we drove…

As February draws to a close, I am looking out over our little town with the drips going past my window and the sun shining brightly. That means that the sun is melting the snow on the roof. In the meantime, there are great avalanches of snow that come off the roof with a loud…

David just drew a name for the person who is to receive the free, autographed copy of Why I Left the Amish, along with a free eco-friendly fabric gift bag. Congratulations to Deanna — you are the winner of the drawing! Please send me your address, so that I can send this out to you. Thank you…

The following is my part of the story David began:  Several nights later, I was just sitting down for my break at Zachary’s Pizza where I worked, when David walked in. I invited him to sit with me. He told me he drove Janis to Fairfax the day before. She was knitting in the car…

Here is a continuation of David's story that we posted on Friday. We met at the kitchen at the YWCA in Burlington, Vermont, where I had started a new life with a new name, Linda.   “Is Janis doing OK and getting along with every one?” I asked wondering how Janis’s behavior was being received…

It was through Megan that I was able to connect with a county social worker, which gave me hope that I would be able to have someone intervene on my siblings and my behalf. That did not work out, which led me to making the decision to leave. I knew I needed help, and so…