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TechnoratiPOST PUBLISHED INOctober, 2011
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Plain Talk about the Amish: Bless Those Who Curse You
October 31st, 201106:32 PM ETBy Suzanne Woods Fisher "It is better to forgive and forget than to resent and remember." Amish Proverb It started as a small loose thread on the elbow of Elsie Miller's black sweater. It was just one thread, but she couldn't leave it alone. During silent reading periods in school, she would hold her elbows and twirl that thread ever so slightly,... -
Plain Talk about the Amish: Beards and Bonnets
October 09th, 201111:21 PM ETBy Suzanne Woods Fisher "It can take years to earn respect and only minutes to lose it." Amish proverb By now, we've all read the news story of the Amish men who were arrested for a bizarre crime: they broke into homes and shaved off the beards of Amish men and cut the hair of an Amish woman. Certainly, a strange crime of harassment, especially ...
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Suzanne Woods Fisher is the bestselling author of the "Lancaster County Secrets" series (Revell) as well as non-fiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace and Amish Values for your Family. She hosts a popular weekly radio show called Amish Wisdom and lives with her family in California.
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