The Things I Miss

Hi Saloma, I enjoyed your thought provoking articles. What, if anything, have you missed about being Amish since you left? In 2004, when I went back to my original community for my father’s funeral, I was reminded of the sense of community that comes from many people working closely together. Seeing how the other families…

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To Leave or not to Leave?

If we cease to hope, then that which we fear will surely come. ~ Christa Wolf To fully understand the pressures a young Amish person faces to stay in the faith they were born in, one needs to first understand that from the time Amish children can understand the concept, they are taught that anyone…

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