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Odd coincidences have occurred recently. After church service last week, I sat upstairs sipping coffee with a girlfriend who does some genealogy. I've always thought about using a site like https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/census/all but never really got to it...

First hints of autumn Dropping our crab pot Barn near the banks of the Stilliguamish River Saturday (tomorrow) is the last day to enter to win a copy of either Pennsylvania Patchwork or Leaving Lancaster by commenting on The Giveaway Bag post. Answer the question from...

Please welcome my guest author Mary Ellis!Mary, how do you find out so much about the people you write about-the Amish?Answering that question is easy-I jump into my car and drive to where they live and work. With my pen, tablet and camera, I study them in the fields,...

I've joked that the contents in our home keep the walls from imploding—the accumulation of stuff would hold it up during an earthquake. Years ago, in an attempt to tunnel out from under our mountain of possessions, I started a giveaway bag, a spot in the garage to put...

So pretty! I happened upon a Secret Garden! Three Old Order Amish on a Sunday morning.

Please welcome author Laura V. Hilton, who has kindly agreed to answer questions and give away a copy of any of her books to one fortunate winner!Laura, tell the readers about your new book. Awakened LoveKatie Detweiler grew up Amish, never knowing she was adopted as...

One reason I drive a 1995 car—even though my husband has encouraged me to purchase a newer model—is because I don't like change.Yet I’m jazzed every year about the approach of autumn. It's not as if I haven't had a wonderful summer; we’ve enjoyed the best weather in...

Happy Friday, everyone! May you experience happiness and peace.  We've had perfect sailing weather. Fun to watch city-style birdwatchers! These were too pretty to ignore. Amish metal-wheeled scooter. Taken in Lancaster County. While not sipping iced tea, spending time...

I picked out new eye glasses this week. The gal who helped me laid two dozen pairs on the table. Ever since the practice has been working with an optometry consulting firm, they've really improved the service they provide and also the range of glasses they have...

Do you have an uninvited buddy who travels everywhere you go? A passenger who whispers negative messages in your ear that aren’t true. Yet a part of you believes them; you’ve heard them so long.I do, and she's no girlfriend. If she were, I would've dumped her years...