Happy announcement! Mary Ellis has agreed to join us for a book club discussion, tentatively scheduled for November, about her new standalone novella, Sarah’s Christmas Miracle. I have not read the book yet, but I know some of you have. If you have, what did you think? Reminder: Our book club is a no-rules, informal (simple) [...]
“Limitations on Amish life are dictated by the Ordnung, which is what the Amish call the unwritten set of rules and regulations that dictates their day-to-day life.” (Quote from A Pocket Guide to Amish Life, by Mindy Starns Clark). Today’s question for all you readers is, What do you think about the Ordnung, as you [...]
If you read my last post asking what your Labor Day weekend plans were, you know my husband and I went camping. Well, that was the plan anyway. After getting lost, almost driving off a boat ramp, and then nearly hitting a deer, our car finally succumbed to a rock. That’s right. We ran over [...]
What’s everyone doing for the 3-day weekend? Any Amish-like activities on the agenda, e.g., quilting, serious baking/canning, rumspringa? (OK ,just kidding on that last one!) I’m camping, so now’s my big chance to live without AC, electricity, and indoor plumbing. I love camping, so I know I can make it for 3 nights, but I [...]
