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Amish youth “run around”during adolescence. A Rumspringa-age Amish youth’s buggy in Lancaster County.
Amish youth “run around”during adolescence. A Rumspringa-age Amish youth’s buggy in Lancaster County.
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Last week we heard two Amish sisters singing Amazing Grace, accompanied by one sister’s guitar playing. There were actually several more songs from that same after-dinner session that I wanted to share with you. It sounds like these lucky diners got a nice little concert. These songs are all a bit peppier than the slower Amazing Grace classic. First up is “Bigger Than Any Mountain“:…
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Be careful to the speed limit, young man!
Will keep it under fifteen of course.