First of all, a thank you to all of you readers that attended my book signing at the Plain and Simple Craft in Shipshewana, Indiana. It was a pleasure meeting ...

First of all, a thank you to all of you readers that attended my book signing at the Plain and Simple Craft in Shipshewana.

The sun is shining brightly and the temperature is in the upper twenties. The wind makes it feel colder than that. Twenty-one ...

November 1991 — As we went to church this morning, is it just a habit of going? Most people go to church on Sunday, and some have the habit of going to church at other times. If anyone tells you ...

We have entered the fourth month of 2025. It is 26 degrees at 5:30 a.m. My husband Joe and son Benjamin have both left for ...

Cut up about ¾ to 1 inch in width. Let rise. Bake in hot oven 5-7 minutes. Frost when baked. Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amish writer, cook, wife, and mother of eight. Readers can write to her ...

In a large bowl, mix hot dogs and eggs. Then stir in salad dressing and mayonnaise. Season to taste.

I had a short but sweet visit from my oldest sibling Leah, age 65, and her son Paul Jr. They also brought sister Verena along. With everyone’s Christmas card to family and neighbors I sent along a ...

It doesn’t seem possible that it has been that many years ago. Daughter Lovina was born three and a half weeks early and arrived before we were all unpacked. Son Kevin was born the next year ...

A column excerpt from Lovina's mother in 1992 tells of the family engaging in the traditional practice of home butchering. From a column in 1992, Elizabeth welcomes the arrival of spring ...