Overheard from a PA Amish housewife…
…while finishing up work in the family shop: 'Okay well I think I've put in my day, I'm gonna go in the house and put another one in.' Amish women stay busy.
Amish Women
Largest Amish family ever?
With an average of around seven children, Amish families are hefty by modern standards. Farm families tend to be the biggest. A dozen or more children is not rare. But the largest Amish family ever? Read on to learn about one possibility: John Troyer, who lived near Kokomo, Indiana, had an unusually large family, perhaps the largest of all time among the Amish or Mennonites. …
Getting my kicks in Lancaster County, PA
Well, despite the inclement weather, I managed to get up to Lancaster County and to my friends ‘Daniel’ and ‘Mary’, where I’ll be staying the next few days. The last hour-and-a-half or so, from the PA line onward, was pretty hairy, as snow and ice accumulation made driving tricky. I pulled in late Tuesday night to Daniel’s, happy and relieved to see the kitchen gas-lamp…
Interview Excerpt: An Amish builder on working moms, mortgages, and making car payments
One thing that I admire about the Amish is the value they place in maintaining a spirit of humility. When the idea comes up in conversation that the Amish are getting something right—for example, by the way that they live or the values they profess and adhere to–they are usually quick to deflect attention, reminding that ‘human nature is universal’, or that ‘we’re human too.’ …
My husband left the Amish; see Bella
On yesterday’s husband and wife issue, I came across an old post on what happens when one partner leaves the Amish, while the other stays behind. Click the link for more. If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans Also, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a screening of a new film last night. What does this have to do…
What are Amish women’s roles?
On the traditional roles of Amish females Wife, homemaker, mother…what roles are Amish women expected to fulfill? And how might they be changing? In Amish America, the primary role of the woman as homemaker has held steady for generations. But there have been signs in recent years and decades that that may be changing, if ever so slightly. Typically, young Amish girls and women work…