tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post5414988960855450950..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: WonderingA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-40844430621797909622011-04-19T14:05:43.970-04:002011-04-19T14:05:43.970-04:00Enjoying reading everyones questions and your answ...Enjoying reading everyones questions and your answers.<br />Thank you for this opportunity!<br /> I have to agree with the above commenter, Your Beagel is DARLING!Prairie Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034296331222911891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-60429850871950524742011-04-18T22:26:55.083-04:002011-04-18T22:26:55.083-04:00I don't have a question per se, but goodness t...I don't have a question per se, but goodness that is one CUTE picture of a little beagle. I'm a beagle fanatic and just adopted my 2nd one in January. I have two now and just love them to pieces. They are so family oriented and so good with kids and the elderly.AmericanBridget (Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00018794194335743415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-19122579787385518322011-04-18T09:25:58.124-04:002011-04-18T09:25:58.124-04:00You have said that 2 of your brothers have left th...You have said that 2 of your brothers have left the Amish, as well as yourself. How many siblings do you have? How about your Husband's family. Have any of them left?Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189830385882659280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-75779316711987065722011-04-18T09:07:01.739-04:002011-04-18T09:07:01.739-04:00Did you have a time of "rumspringa?" And...Did you have a time of "rumspringa?" And if so, what did you do?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407840584997460673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-59746874121596406092011-04-17T23:40:41.522-04:002011-04-17T23:40:41.522-04:00Hi.
I just wanted to say Good Luck with all the ...Hi. <br />I just wanted to say Good Luck with all the questions. Looking forward to seeing how you answer some of those.<br /> God Bless you and your family. <br /> Your sister-in-law.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163529791447167452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-45593799321204359812011-04-17T23:00:18.742-04:002011-04-17T23:00:18.742-04:00My grandparents were Amish, but left the church wh...My grandparents were Amish, but left the church when they married in the late 1890's. My father has passed down some interesting stories he learned from them.<br /><br />I would like to know, the secret to growing celery. My celery growing attempts in the garden have not been too successful. Our family still serves it at weddings, something his grandparents and parents did, and it has justAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281951290036529118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-78379991618093524592011-04-17T09:42:23.096-04:002011-04-17T09:42:23.096-04:00Hi there! I was just wondering if you folks had i...Hi there! I was just wondering if you folks had indoor plumbing. I believe that my Amish neighbors in Crawford County, PA do not...but I know lots of others do. Also, did you folks have windshields or rear-view mirrors in your buggies? Were BBQ grills permitted?acreasy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15545463087010009849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-15413501677119587392011-04-17T08:18:58.351-04:002011-04-17T08:18:58.351-04:00Do Amish churches have denominations ?
Which ...Do Amish churches have denominations ?<br /><br />Which version of the Bible do they read?<br /><br />Amrita from IndiaAmritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887884977787790642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-8517728988892621402011-04-17T05:18:17.859-04:002011-04-17T05:18:17.859-04:00Hi, thanks for the opportunity to ask a question. ...Hi, thanks for the opportunity to ask a question. I'm wondering ...what is one thing (if anything) that you miss the most about the lifestyle you left behind? Thank you.<br />God bless. :)Vilisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168911924358193544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-10806485640287002142011-04-16T23:42:05.453-04:002011-04-16T23:42:05.453-04:00I would love to know more about you as a person:
...I would love to know more about you as a person:<br /><br />If you were stranded alone on a deserted island, and you could only bring 5 things, what would they be? (No people. Ha Ha!)<br /><br />What is your favorite tool or kitchen gadget?<br /><br />What is your most favorite meal? (including beverage, main dish, and dessert)<br /><br />What is your favorite song?Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012536565426527226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-38067855035504595172011-04-16T23:21:10.803-04:002011-04-16T23:21:10.803-04:00I also have wondered if you've ever read Bever...I also have wondered if you've ever read Beverly Lewis' books and how you feel about that. Truly, a lot of the things you described from your growing up years, courtship and wedding reminded me of things I've read in Beverly Lewis' books. If you have never read them, will you promise not to judge her books by the movies that are only based on her books? <br /><br />Thank you for Linda from KYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113650049469929569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-30319370690353819092011-04-16T22:54:54.277-04:002011-04-16T22:54:54.277-04:00Thank you for taking our questions, Mary Ann.
Min...Thank you for taking our questions, Mary Ann.<br /><br />Mine has to do with your earlier post about the "trustee" who came to your house and made your business his... it sounds like you were expected to tithe? To me that sounds like a worldly idea. Was this an expectation in your church?<br /><br />In our church district, we were expected to give something during each communion serviceSaloma Miller Furlonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269289644573402840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-26597304122428578112011-04-16T22:08:43.584-04:002011-04-16T22:08:43.584-04:00I've heard rumors about these two things and w...I've heard rumors about these two things and wonder what the true answers are.<br />Do Amish people wear deodorant? If not, why?<br />And do Amish women wear bras?Meghan Dursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466446478035180660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-85509272810757013632011-04-16T21:20:42.705-04:002011-04-16T21:20:42.705-04:00I absolutely love logging on each day to see what ...I absolutely love logging on each day to see what you have written. I only found your blog 3 months ago and at the same time as I read your blog from start to present I was reading the Little House on the Prairie series. So many times I have had to remind myself that you and I are a similar age and that you are not living in the time of Laura Ingals Wilder.<br /><br />Your love story is so Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386466245121224472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-13633056458487880162011-04-16T19:42:28.574-04:002011-04-16T19:42:28.574-04:00Since reading your blog from the beginning, I know...Since reading your blog from the beginning, I know you have answered alot of the questions here. I just wanted to wish you a great weekend and thank you for sharing your life with us. I hope none of us offend you in our curiosity about the Amish. Blessings to you all.dynnamaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344370171720249501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-27318845125185934672011-04-16T18:35:43.275-04:002011-04-16T18:35:43.275-04:00I noticed that somebody said something about shunn...I noticed that somebody said something about shunning and if you can still see and talk to your parents. So, have you been shunned? Since you still have contact with your siblings, have they left the Amish as well? <br /><br />What do you miss the most from your Amish up bringing?<br /><br /> I am also a big fan of Beverly Lewis.teacherpandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881311969720437564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-71125918024678048252011-04-16T16:16:22.303-04:002011-04-16T16:16:22.303-04:00Thank you so much for your willingness to answer q...Thank you so much for your willingness to answer questions that so many have. I love reading your posts and am so thankful that I was led here. You write beautifully and have taught me a lot.Irishladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468987820165678049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-53115127773722414472011-04-16T14:42:30.299-04:002011-04-16T14:42:30.299-04:00You really opened it up this time! LOL. I have 2 q...You really opened it up this time! LOL. I have 2 questions:<br /><br />1)What does "LV" stand for?<br />2)The thing I seem to miss most in our modern church life is a sense of community and commitment. Do you find that's true? Obviously you miss the family and friends that you can no longer fellowship with, but have you found a close community of Christian brothers to replace the Knitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224736384702969469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-67316916952552071552011-04-16T13:28:28.819-04:002011-04-16T13:28:28.819-04:00I don't have any questions, but I am looking f...I don't have any questions, but I am looking forward to reading your answers to many of the ones others have asked! ~KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407840584997460673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-30635752144057921722011-04-16T12:51:50.769-04:002011-04-16T12:51:50.769-04:00I read lots of Amish stories by Beverly Lewis as w...I read lots of Amish stories by Beverly Lewis as well and was wondering if you could explain courtship/dating? Most of the stories I have read say that dating takes place under the cover of night and nobody knows until the couple decides to publish that they will be getting married.Blessed Tresseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242354237423703281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-27193082451813474152011-04-16T12:21:49.175-04:002011-04-16T12:21:49.175-04:00No questions! Just lots of admiration :-) Thanks ...No questions! Just lots of admiration :-) Thanks again for sharing so sweetly with all of us.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312481804665424463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-64450221924288505452011-04-16T11:53:08.872-04:002011-04-16T11:53:08.872-04:00Sorry have another question I was reading your blo...Sorry have another question I was reading your blog on the wedding with six parts..<br />Now that you have left Amish how does that leave you standing with a legal binding wedding? or how does that work ? Does it still get recorded through the State? or would one have to remarry again..<br />thanks.. BlessingsSisterbrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648052248628805768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-81470289732033751082011-04-16T11:52:22.529-04:002011-04-16T11:52:22.529-04:00I am wondering if the Amish have mirrors, because ...I am wondering if the Amish have mirrors, because they do not like their photos taken for vanity reasons, so wondering if they look in the mirrow to see how they look, I reall like you blog, and have listed it in my favorite blogs too, thanks Barbara from <br />http://bakinnbitsbarbara.blogspot.com/2011/04/just-in-time-for-resurrection-sunday.htmlBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800203244324984782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-60372983778486343462011-04-16T11:26:15.331-04:002011-04-16T11:26:15.331-04:00I do have a couple of question please..
1-Do you ...I do have a couple of question please..<br /><br />1-Do you still wear aprons or head covering?<br />2- Do you bless the food silent with the head of the table clears his throat?Or do you all bless the food? <br />Thank you I try to read your blog as much as I can I enjoy it.. <br /><br />Thank you.. Blessings..Sisterbrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648052248628805768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-308695664554259382011-04-16T11:17:20.854-04:002011-04-16T11:17:20.854-04:00Well addlebrain that I am you left a comment on m...Well addlebrain that I am you left a comment on my blog...lol....Hugs ..BirgitAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440506448855433362noreply@blogger.com