BY GLORIA YODER Good morning! Stillness reigns in our aft countryside as another dawn breaks. An occasional crowing from Austin's bantam rooster reminds me that my dream of living on a farm has …

By Gloria Yoder Tonight we came home from a drive with Selah. It was getting dark, which at this time of year signals us to start thinking of getting everyone settled down for the …

A good name for a good horse. Okay, we can't debate forever on what her name will be — besides, there is a new puppy joining our farm in the near future that would also deserve a name. We were …

By GLORIA YODER The alarm clock was set earlier than usual. We were all geared up to head north to visit several chestnut farms in Iowa. Since that day six years ago when Daniel first told me of …

By GLORIA YODER "Mom, do you think Julia will tell us we have grown when she comes back home?" "We'll see. Do you think she grew while she was gone?" At 14 years old she's only been a …

BY GLORIA YODER       This week we'll be turning back the pages of time, and I'll share bits of a letter I wrote to friends five years ago. Kick back and take a moment …

BY GLORIA YODER When I was young, I mean before the responsibilities set in that I now find on my plate, my sewing machine and I would spend many happy hours together. I sewed for my siblings …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER As mentioned last week, school is out for the summer. Yay! That means more time as a family. As you may recall, summer looked like a mountain with having …

BY GLORIA YODER Graduation day dawned crisp and beautiful. It was a day I looked forward to with a keen sense of sadness. How is one supposed to feel when your baby girl graduates from eighth …

BY GLORIA YODER "I am pleased to present to you Mr. and Mrs. Stoll." It was my dad. The wedding ceremony for my younger sister Keturah had just been performed, there was a special time of …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER Hey, hi to one and all. This is the most interesting week, but I'll try my best to not bore you by going into detail about how we got stranded in the Walmart …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER Morning dawns. March 19th stays etched in memory. Sixteen years ago I rose early, eager to meet the young man who would be called my husband by that …

BY GLORIA YODER Good morning! Rise and shine with the Yoders! It's Saturday morning, so don't worry, you'll get to sleep in. By 8:30 or so we'll have breakfast. Since there is no rush on the …

THE AMISH COOK By Gloria Yoder In the calmest, commanding voice I could muster, I told the children to all gather in the basement at once. In no time, Julia had cleared the lower …

By Gloria Yoder We walked in the quiet of the morning. It was a tad before 5:00 a.m. No one seemed to mind the early morning exertion. At the corner of the country gravel road, we met several …

BY GLORIA YODER I glanced around the circle of friends and family gathered inside the white fence. There were many I knew, and many I did not. We had all come on behalf of Uncle Marcus who, …

By Gloria Yoder "Mom, today at school they said it is supposed to snow up to 14 inches!" In past years the predictions of how much snow always exceeded the actual accumulation. When I tried to …

BY GLORIA YODER At the supper table I asked the children what I should write about them. I got an instant response from a quick-witted eight-year-old. "Tell 'em my sister kicked me during …

BY GLORIA YODER So, my six children are all in school. Yes, that's right, Julia is having fun packing six lunches each morning. Joshua goes to kindergarten, which is three days a week for three …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER We bundled up and were out the door. After a brisk quarter-mile walk, we arrived at the Zehrs' where skating was planned for any folks in church who get a kick out …