By Anna Dee Olson, on July 25th, 2009%
Book #2 in my series “Growing Up Amish” will be available real soon! Currently I am working hard in getting it ready for release……first in Audio format and then in book format.
Stay tuned for more updates and exciting news as we get closer to the release dates.
This journey of talking about my past, what my life . . . → Read More: Growing Up Amish: Book #2 Available Soon!
By Anna Dee Olson, on April 17th, 2009%
Is a special license needed to drive a buggy?
Thank you for asking and to listen to my answer click the link below:
Click here to listen to . . . → Read More: Special License for a Buggy????
By Anna Dee Olson, on February 24th, 2009%
Do you have any contact with you family now? Yes, my family and I do keep in contact with my parents and most of my siblings. We try to visit about twice a year since we do live about 300 miles from my parents house. We do have non-Amish friends that live 4 miles from my . . . → Read More: Growing up Amish…..What is it like?
By Anna Dee Olson, on February 19th, 2009%
By Anna Dee Olson, on February 9th, 2009%
Here is a list of the most common breakfast foods we had while I was growing up
Fried eggs
Fried potatoes
Sausage gravy
Tomato gravy
Biscuits
Bacon (home cured)
Sausage (home made
Liverwurst
Pancakes
Oatmeal
Hot Wheat Cereal (cooked)
Cold cereal (once in a great while, as a treat)
Coffee soup
Monday through Saturday breakfast always began with fried eggs and bread (no toast), and then followed by hot cooked . . . → Read More: What do Amish eat for Breakfast!
By Anna Dee Olson, on February 9th, 2009%
The Amish do believe in the Bible, God, & Jesus Christ as our Lord. They do believe that they need to live a different lifestyle than the rest of the world because they were born into that culture. They do not believe that the rest of the world is in sin . . . → Read More: Amish Beliefs……What are your religious beliefs?
By Anna Dee Olson, on January 3rd, 2009%
Thank you for asking…..
The Amish do believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. They also believe in the Trininty.
At a very young age I was taught about Jesus and God. My mother would spend all day on Sunday (the sundays when there was no church service, they only have services every two weeks) telling . . . → Read More: Do the Amish believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and also in the trinity?
By Anna Dee Olson, on December 11th, 2008%
By Anna Dee Olson, on November 14th, 2008%
Thank you so much for asking…….
What did you do during rumspringa? Did you go anywhere?
Rumspringa is not practiced in all Amish communities and even though it may be practiced in the community you live in you may still not be allow to do it if your parents don’t allow it. It was not allowed or practiced . . . → Read More: I am doing a research project on Amish Life, and I need an “interview section” would you please answer the questions below for me?
By Anna Dee Olson, on November 10th, 2008%
Believe it or not the role of an Amish woman is not much different than that of any woman a couple of centuries ago.
In our home as I was growing up it was my mothers duty to do the following:
first and foremost take care of the children
do the cooking and baking
keep the home clean and organized
sew . . . → Read More: What is the role of an amish lady in the household?
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