A Little Amish Humor

“So what would you do if someone gave you two cows?” the skeptic asked of the three men. “I’d give both of mine to charity, and expect my reward in heaven,” the Quaker said. “I’d give my two cows to … Continue reading

Happily Ever After

Hello, Amish Readers! If you haven’t read Jerry Eicher’s latest release yet, I hope you will soon–I think you’ll love it. Ella Finds Love Again is the wonderful conclusion to his Little Valley Series. If you haven’t seen the book … Continue reading

The Coffee or the Cup

The following is a re-print from the Amish newsletter, Wheat Ridge Exchange… A group of Alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned to complaints about stress in work and life. … Continue reading

A Real Amish Problem

For those of you interested in a taste of Amish things, here’s a real life problem. It comes for the Amish publishing house (Pathway) which prints three monthly papers. Each month their flagship magazine, Family Life, chooses a life problem … Continue reading

Amish Research

I was up to Cattaraugus County, Western, upstate New York, for research the other weekend. Left Virginia on Friday morning early, got up there in time to find the library, county offices, still open. The town of Randolph looked like … Continue reading

Grandmother Stoll

I lost my last living Grandparent around Christmas 07. Drove up to Canada from Virginia to attend the funeral. She lived in Ontario, close to the lake, at an Amish community where the Pathway Papers are published. When I walked … Continue reading