I started a blog for my post here at Not Quite Amish, and then the tornadoes ripped through my adopted home state of Oklahoma. So as I sat down to finish the post, I could think of nothing else but the pain and the destruction of my fellow Okies. I’m writing this on the day it happened:… Read More
Worry. I truly wish this emotion didn’t exist. My family has had an interesting year. My husband has been laid off twice, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, and my work has been like a roller coaster that seems to never come to a stop. My husband and I… Read More
I am headed home in about three weeks. Well, headed to my HOME country. It is the second time in four years we have gone home on furlough. I. Can’t. Wait. The best thing about going home? Being anonymous again. I realize that sounds really weird. I live in Wabigalo parish, a large slum in… Read More
I had a birthday this month. The big 5-0. I’m not sure how I feel about it. Do I feel a mid-life crisis coming on? Should I consider cosmetic surgery? Is this the beginning of a new phase? Which all happened at a great time. I was visiting our local senior center to learn to… Read More
We pay big money to go on summer vacation. To get away. To find quiet. Is it possible to discover quietness in our everyday lives, too? To work less, not more? To turn off the electronics and listen to the still, small voice of God’s Spirit? Here are six ways I foster quiet in a… Read More
Here on Not Quite Amish, seemingly surrounded by workers of the land, I have an admission to make: I have two brown thumbs. I am not a gardener, farmer, or tender of any plants. It is not my gift. I admire those who can grow flowers and vegetables. In fact I support them whole-heartedly! Here… Read More
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