This is a timely and helpful follow-up to the story of Amish parents forgiving the teenage driver in the accident which killed their three young children. People often wonder – how can the Amish forgive so quickly? Well, it’s maybe not so simple. The Young Center’s Steven Nolt – co-author of the book Amish Grace, on the Amish forgiveness response in the aftermath of the…
There’s an important update to the tragic story of three Amish siblings killed in a crash in northern Indiana. It turns out the driver of the vehicle was a 17-year-old girl named Sienna O’Connor. There’s always a lot of speculation when these accidents happen. Was the person speeding? Were they texting? Were drugs or alcohol involved? According to a statement made on Facebook by the…
Here we have a neat Amish home in west-central Pennsylvania (Luthersburg). There are some really nice photos here – and interesting features to check out in this large-family home. I’m calling this home “plainly” beautiful because it provides a striking visual contrast. As you’ll see below, it has an almost fancy-looking, beautiful space downstairs – and very plain upstairs rooms. This is part of a…
Cookies and pies might get all the glory – but dessert bars are an underrated favorite on the Amish sweets-and-goodies menu. The Amish make them for their families – a handy treat to have on hand in the pantry. They’re also made and served in some Amish churches – as part of the after-church fellowship meal. This list of 14 Amish-style dessert bars draws on…
The color blue figures largely into the design patterns found in many Amish communities. Certain groups of Amish are known for their use of their color – often sky blue and variants of it. For example, the Amish of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania are known for their tradition of painting their front (and other) doors a shade of light blue – providing a delightful splash of…
Corn might be the quintessential Amish crop. Fields of green tasseled stalks are ubiquitous when driving past farms in the many corners of the country where Amish live. Of course, that corn is the kind destined for livestock, and not what we mean here. We need to look closer, at the large gardens standard to just about every Amish home, to see robust crops of…
Last year we learned of a Michigan man who’d made repeated threats of violence against Amish people (“Michigan Man (Finally?) Arrested After Amish Knife Threats“). This struck me as a rather bizarre story at the time. So I’m glad we have now gotten a follow-up – filling in more details on why this man apparently behaved the way he did. Threats had been ongoing against…
Horrible news from the Nappanee, Indiana Amish community. From WNDU: MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – The Marshall County coroner says the three kids who were killed in a crash this morning involving a car and an Amish buggy were all siblings from Bremen. They’ve been identified as 13-year-old Glenda Jo Yoder, 10-year-old Darrell Yoder and 9-year-old Devon Yoder. The crash happened just after 8 a.m….
The Amish are making news for how quickly they’ve repaired damage, following tornadoes in Indiana and Michigan. From wral.com: The report below is from twin tornadoes in Indiana, one of which was rated an EF-1. Before the local National Weather Service could survey some of the damage, an Amish community already made repairs to several roofs that were damaged. In another report, the same National…
Good news in the recent Amish buggy robbery story – a suspect has been captured in northwestern Pennsylvania. Reported Friday by WFMJ: A West Middlesex man is being held in the Mercer County Jail following his arrest for an armed robbery and an attempted robbery of men driving horse-drawn buggies in Amish country. Todd Baker, 33, appeared before a district magistrate on Friday to answer…