By Gloria Yoder “Mom, it landed in the wrong spot. I thought it was going in this row.” It seemed a bit strange; I kept watching Hosanna as she played Connect Four with her …

THE AMISH COOK By Gloria Yoder Last week's chat with you all got me on a roll with this whole organizing thing. January was the month I had set aside to go through anything and …

Are you a morning person or an evening person? I am intrigued by the drastic variation of mankind. How can some thrive so completely by watching the sun come up each morning then others not able …

We were on our way once more. School months don’t make for very good travel times, so we were seizing the opportunity to see family and friends in Ohio over Christmas vacation. Some of the …

Imagine eating your favorite dessert every meal. How long would it still be good? How happy are children if they do only what they want to do all day, every day? What would it be like if Christmas …

Several of you have been asking to hear more about the children. When someone asks how they are doing, my answer may vary from one day or hour to the next. Stacking it all up and adding it together, …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER Good morning from a quiet Yoder household. It's only my little early bird that's awake with me. When Jesse was an infant, he had already figured out that morning …

THE AMISH COOK By Gloria Yoder When the question came up, I pondered and reflected. A reader asked something that hit a soft spot in my core. It was something like this: What does it …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER I stepped back in the kitchen after my hour of quietness at the cabin. Debating what I should do next on this Saturday afternoon, I picked up the phone to check …

BY GLORIA YODER A huge change is unfolding in our house. This morning our five oldest children, grades one thru seven, left for school. Yes, there were lots of feelings in the basket this …

BY GLORIA YODER Our time in Ohio is passing on wings. How can days melt so swiftly? When I first started thinking of coming to Ohio for a couple of weeks it was with the thought of spending …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER I stood with Daniel’s cousins as we sang song after song. It was one of those priceless moments- too precious for words, yet not something any of us would …

THE AMISH COOK  BY GLORIA YODER What a day to be remembered! When I first heard about the eclipse, I pictured something like the one we had seven years ago. As the days came close, I …

I glance back, I see memories. I look in the future, I see no certainty. I look at the moment and thank God for what I have right now. Now when I look too long at things I don’t …

We were all huddled in the downstairs bedroom, a storm was brewing. At that moment I felt suction from the east window which was partially opened. I knew this must be it- a tornado for real. In an …