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Plain Talk about the Amish: School Ends Early in Bergholz, Ohio

April 10th, 201312:05 PM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

"Conscience: that still, small voice that makes you even smaller." Amish Proverb The school year is ending early in Bergholz, Ohio. The Bergholz Amish community decided to wrap up school a few weeks ahead of schedule so some of the children could spend more time with their parents. Five of the parents--four women and one man--are preparing to ente...
Plain Talk about the Amish: Traditional or Alternative Medicine?

March 14th, 201309:13 PM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

"There's one sure way for a doctor to make a patient worry. Tell him he has absolutely nothing to worry about." Amish proverb Recently, I was speaking to a book club and was asked if the Amish use modern medicine. “Of course they do,” I said, trying not to roll my eyes. Many people mistakenly believe that the Amish live an eighteenth century ...
Plain Talk about the Amish: Puppy Mills

February 24th, 201301:09 AM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

"Tackle the problem, not the person." Amish proverb A few weeks ago, I posted a picture of my dogs on my author Facebook wall. Within hours, a number of people posted indignant, belligerent comments. They assumed I was a supporter of puppy mills because I’ve written books about the Amish. Over the years, there have been some high profile n...
Plain Talk about the Amish: Expecting to Wait

January 16th, 201312:45 PM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

"Today has one thing in which all of us are equal: time. All of us drew the same salary in seconds, minutes, and hours." Amish proverb Linda sat with her son in the emergency room of their local hospital, waiting to be seen by a doctor. Her son had twisted his ankle playing a game of basketball and she worried he might have caused serious d...
Plain Talk about the Amish: Discovery Channel's Amish Mafia

January 09th, 201312:34 AM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

"A lot of the trouble in this world wouldn't bother people if they weren't always looking for it." Amish proverb Are you one of the three million viewers who watch Discovery Channel’s Amish Mafia? I watched an episode or two and felt…baffled. It’s supposed to be a reality show about vigilantes who live within the Amish community while remai...
Plain Talk about the Amish: Lessons for a Community in a Crisis

December 15th, 201210:45 AM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

Yesterday's tragic school shooting in Connecticut brought up discussion of the Amish school shooting of October 2006. This is a true story about how the Amish and non-Amish Nickel Mines community supported each other during and after that experience. "The light that shines farthest, shines brightest at home." Amish Proverb The little fire stati...
Plain Talk about the Amish: How Do They Celebrate Thanksgiving?

November 19th, 201204:16 PM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

Wonder what Thanksgiving is like in an Amish home? This excerpt is a sneak peek from book 2, A New Home for Lily, which will release in the new year. The entire Adventure of Lily Lapp series is based on the Amish childhood of Mary Ann Kinsinger, who was raised Old Order Amish and blogs on A Joyful Chaos. Enjoy! Thanksgiving Pudding One ...
Plain Talk about the Amish: An Update on TLC's "Breaking Amish"

November 15th, 201202:29 PM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

"Beware of half truths, you may have hold of the wrong half." Amish proverb There is a mystery that surrounds the Amish. And if you’re one of the 3.8 million viewers who watched the finale of TLC’s Breaking Amish and got caught up in the brewing controversy about the credibility of the show, you might be even more mystified. TLC’s Brea...
Plain Talk about the Amish: How Do They Celebrate Halloween?

October 30th, 201209:20 PM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

"Lamps don’t talk, they shine." Amish proverb How do the Amish celebrate Halloween? Or...do they celebrate Halloween at all? And if not, are they wagging their fingers at those of us who do enjoy dressing up to trick-or-treat? The answer might surprise you. The following is an excerpt from Life with Lily, a children's chapter book that I co-wro...
Plain Talk about the Amish: Seventy Times Seven

September 11th, 201201:20 PM ET

By Suzanne Fisher

Some may see a hopeless end, but as believers we rejoice in an endless hope. Amish proverb Intrigued. That’s the word to describe how Dr. Bryan Cloyd, Professor of Accounting at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, felt when he learned that a busload of Amish from Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, was coming to honor the victims of the April 2007 s...

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