A Mind Set Free, Part 1

By Saloma Furlong | June 13, 2026 |

Photo: Sharon receiving her GED diploma from Treasure Coast Technical College in Vero Beach, Florida As promised on Thursday, today I bring you Sharon Beachy, our new ADSF board member. Her story speaks for itself, but Sharon brings to the board new, innovative ideas, energy that only a young person can offer, and yet she…

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Reflections on Times Past and Present

By Saloma Furlong | October 29, 2020 |

A little while ago, I received a rare treat — a four-page handwritten letter. It came from Ruth, an elementary school pal. We first attended the same school when we were third graders, the first year an Amish school was built near us. She came from one local public school and I came from another.…

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