submissive Amish women – Saloma Furlong

What Do Amish and Kenyan Women Have in Common?

By Saloma Furlong | April 29, 2016 |

A few months ago, I received an unexpected package in the mail. It was one of my faithful readers, who sent me a book as a gift, called Footsteps by Kirsten Johnson. It has taken me a while to get around to reading it, but I am so glad I did. I knew nothing about…

The Color Purple

By Saloma Furlong | December 21, 2014 |

Where I grew up, purple was against the Amish Ordnung. I yearned for purple. When I got my first set of 64 crayons, the purple ones were the first ones to be worn down. Most of all, I wanted to wear purple. But it was against the Amish Ordnung, and that was all there was…