…a couple of days in advance.
To celebrate the occasion, how about a Mother’s Day edition of Christina Stutzman’s Milroy Musings, from The Connection.
In this 2011 column Christina shares Mother’s Day greetings plus some quirky historical info on a town in her area:
And how about a Mother’s Day poem by Alma Bontrager:
And here’s one more column from a Connection mother, if you missed it.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there!
Similar Posts
The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities (JPAC) has just released its second issue (Volume 1, Issue 2). We previously covered the release of the inaugural issue, and an article from that edition by Mark Louden on language and Plain health care. The Journal is sponsored by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania, and the Amish & Mennonite Heritage…
The documentary film “The Amish” airs on American Experience on PBS tonight (8pm EST). I was able to preview the film at the Young Center while in PA last week. One big challenge for the filmmakers was creating a documentary featuring the Amish when no Amish appear face-to-face with the camera. However numerous Amish did agree to be interviewed for the documentary, and their voices…
We never actually got to the brown eggs, but did cover a lot of other ground during my interview with Ira Wagler yesterday. That includes Ira’s takes on buggy speakers bigger than the driver, Ira’s experience leaving the Amish, and why the “all things Amish” wave may be cresting. Listen to the podcast here (link no longer available). This was my first time hosting radio,…
A few odds and ends for your Friday. Enjoy! Mexican Mennonites Here’s a link to a recent piece on Old Colony Mennonites in Mexico. Old Colony Mennonites are the second-largest Plain Anabaptist group after the Old Order Amish. They share certain similarities with the Amish. Great photos and more info at the link. Growing Up Amish in Holmes County Richard Stevick, author of Growing Up…
Joseph Donnermeyer shares word that the latest issue of the Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities (JPAC) has been released. If you wanted to make it to the Amish conference at Elizabethtown College this past summer but weren’t able to, this issue ought to be well-received – it features articles from the conference, as Joe explains: The new issue includes articles on population growth and new…
On a recent post reader Jim S commented: “Would love to read a more in-depth treatment of the Amish.” Jim Cates and Rich Stevick replied with some good suggestions. I’d like to chime in as well. The past few months, I’ve been building a huge guide to my favorite non-fiction books on the Amish (also linked at “Good Books” up there on the right in the main menu). On the list you’ll find 27…
2 Comments
This is a very nice tribute to Mother’s. I appreciated reading it and wish my kids felt like the poem’s expressed feeling.
I tend to think that the Amish show more kindness and gratitude to their parents than the english kids show.
I hope all Mother’s everywhere have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Thanks Erik for posting this. It will touch many for this special day.
Thanks, Erik for the Mothers Day tribute. It’s very thoughtful to think of us mothers & grandmothers. I agree with Lee Ann, that it appears the Amish children are more considerate to the elders generally speaking.
I do like the idea of the dawdihaus so the “old folks” are looked after in their golden years. They have their privacy, but at the same time have someone close in case of accidents or illenss.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers reading Erik’s wonderful blog.