tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post2614059622600273413..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: Random BitsA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-74071150809414942952013-05-12T16:15:48.974-04:002013-05-12T16:15:48.974-04:00Your blossoms really do look like the ones in the ...Your blossoms really do look like the ones in the link from your blogging friend! <br /><br />We have several Amish communities nearby and one of them came to this area from Ohio because of how many Amish families had lost control of their teen aged children. It wasn't a matter of "choosing" to be Amish but more of a "lets do as much as we can before we have to settle down.&Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312481804665424463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-20822356154040335502013-05-10T11:26:39.581-04:002013-05-10T11:26:39.581-04:00Mary Ann, I think that many of us have these misun...Mary Ann, I think that many of us have these misunderstandings because of books written or shows on tv that are not giving us the truth about the Amish...and/or Hutterites. I don't like those shows...and have seen only a few of them. It never made sense to me that the Amish would encourage the sort of behavior portrayed in those shows, and I'm glad to see that it isn't true!<br />Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143091661970531440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-84491257729848778342013-05-09T23:11:23.691-04:002013-05-09T23:11:23.691-04:00Thanks for clarifying about the true meaning of Ru...Thanks for clarifying about the true meaning of Rumspringa. That is a pretty tree,and I love the picture of your sweet children and the doggie. So glad she found a good home with your family :) Shes very cute! Blessings Simply Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933046149294440134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-66688088766754823372013-05-09T16:45:16.741-04:002013-05-09T16:45:16.741-04:00Hmmm, I think we just had this conversation not to...Hmmm, I think we just had this conversation not too long ago :) I love your insight, because even for me growing up Mennonite, there are misconceptions. <br /><br />vintageDandelionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230707516421015829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-7521309612709631822013-05-09T12:51:12.886-04:002013-05-09T12:51:12.886-04:00It does look very similar. Thanks!It does look very similar. Thanks!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-37001066201987848342013-05-09T12:48:16.164-04:002013-05-09T12:48:16.164-04:00You got me curious with that tree! Does it look li...You got me curious with that tree! Does it look like this to you? There's an elm tree with flowers in the link: http://stanmer365.blogspot.com/2011/04/elm-flowers.html Stephanie Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455149588554471056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-82003095896168872442013-05-09T12:44:15.476-04:002013-05-09T12:44:15.476-04:00Rumspringa is an Amish custom. It is a time when t...Rumspringa is an Amish custom. It is a time when teens gather to sing hymns, play volley ball and other games, have skatings, gather to help families with work like raking leaves, making applesauce, cutting firewood. Courtship. <br /><br />It lasts from age sixteen until marriage. It is a time of fun and fellowship. But it is NOT a time to decide whether or not to be Amish.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-57605100464966438692013-05-09T11:48:52.095-04:002013-05-09T11:48:52.095-04:00Interesting! When we were on vacation in the Lanc...Interesting! When we were on vacation in the Lancaster , PA area we had a buggy tour around the community by an Amish young man and he told us about ruanspringa and showed us how most of rhe windows had plain blinds, but the window with fancy curtains belonged to a teenager who was in this ruanspringa (sorry, I forgot how to spell it) stage and I remember thinking that sounds just like the DutchEllie/Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290234091304076400noreply@blogger.com