Amish Life: Holmes County (Video)

His wife’s illness had been painful and prolonged. He provided her care and suffered alongside her. In those waning days of life, he rarely left her side. On a Saturday in late spring the death rattle began, and with his hand clasped tightly over hers, she slipped away. Believing as the Amish do, he hoped for her salvation but did not claim assurance. To do…

Day one of the Amish technology conference at Elizabethtown College.  This morning I drove an Amish friend who is helping to leading the Ag and Business tour a tour to the Young Center. The tour will take in a number of Amish business including a hydroponics produce grower and a popcorn place.  The second tour will focus on health and medical related destinations including a…

My father passed away two weeks ago, having been diagnosed with mesothelioma back in March. Following surgery in July, we were hopeful, but shortly thereafter learned that the cancer had already spread, and there was little more to be done. We lost him a few weeks later, at home. When you read about mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive disease which comes from asbestos exposure, you learn it is…

For all the driving I’ve done in Amish communities, I’ve never spotted a horseshoe on the road like this.  Maybe I’ve run over them before and just didn’t notice.  If so, I have been lucky. Do horses often lose shoes on the road?  The reader who shares this photo says yes: “Horses always leaving these behind.  I ran over this one today, glad the nails…