Category Archives: Gentle Whisper

We went to the 14th Annual Community Rib Burn Off at the Christ Covenant Church in Middlefield this summer. To my surprise there were Amish everywhere. The draw was the highly competitive softball tournament. There were 24 teams and most were … Continue reading →

  April 2014 was the first Amish Awareness Conference. What a great experience! After I signed up for the conference, saying I will help were ever needed, Joe asked me to bring my books and sell them. That was a … Continue reading →

    Writing a controversial book I knew I would hear words that would sometimes dampen my spirit, but when I get an email that cheers me on, I am delighted. There is a range of encouraging emails. If you … Continue reading →

  Talking to my sister Betty today she asked, “Did you remember your sister Dorothy’s birthday last week?”   I slowly with a guilty voice said, “No, what day was it?”   As she was trying to figure out which … Continue reading →

  The heel of my boot slipped. I fell slamming my shoulder on the hard wood floor. At that moment I heard a cracking noise and knew immediately I broke my arm.  Thoughts went whirling through my mind of the … Continue reading →

  I wanted to go the Parkside Christmas Concert on Friday night, but Doyle came home and said he had to get his trailer ready for corn shucking the next day. So we didn’t go. I thought we’d go Saturday … Continue reading →

  There are some feelings you just can’t shake off. You know something isn’t right. You go on. Hoping, hoping when you wake up, the feelings of rejection would not be true.   Being busy with all the summer activities … Continue reading →