Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer, and homemaker in rural Illinois. The Yoders travel primarily by horse-drawn buggy and live next to the settlement’s one-room schoolhouse. Readers can write to ...

Today was one of those special events. Judith, a dear friend and cousin, accompanied me to Indiana where we attended a widows’ luncheon. It was a special day. The time was shared with 50-plus widows ...

Austin took position as primary caretaker of the little rodent and volunteered to care for it at night. The second day, however, it did not do so well taking its milk from the syringe. We kept giving ...

Editor's note: Lovina Eicher is recuperating from gall bladder surgery. Her column will return in two weeks. This week and next will be spent answering some reader recipe requests: Dear Lovina: I lost ...

Dear readers, This is Loretta, I’m Lovina’s daughter. I haven’t written Mom’s column for a while. I thought that since I have ...

The author reflects on a recent family trip to Ohio during the Christmas holidays. The author finds solace in her faith while navigating the challenges of life after the loss of her spouse. The author ...

Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer and homemaker in rural Illinois. Readers can write to Gloria at 10510 E. 350th Ave., Flat Rock, Illinois 62427. Birthdays are a big thing at our house, and with ...

Recently I purchased a couple of Amish cookbooks, volumes one and two of "Amish Friends Cookbook" by Wanda E. Brunstetter. I have enjoyed them a lot, and I especially like the Amish history at the ...

There were about 600 of us packed into the shop at the Garber residence in Salem, Indiana. In the weeks prior, the Garbers had spent countless hours emptying out their fabricating shop and getting ...

If you happen to be one who enjoys crowds, it may be of interest for you to take a peek into the annual Amish Teachers' ...