The Lessons That Shape an Amish Childhood
As we welcome February into the Heartland, we hope this note finds you warm and well. It has been another week of frigid mornings, with temperatures d...
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Why Amish Schooling Ends at Eighth Grade
Warm greetings from our Amish community here in the Heartland as we settle into the final full week of January. The cold that had held steady earlier...
Read Story →The Purpose and Heart of Amish Education
As we move through the middle of January here in the Heartland, many families are grateful for another stretch of mild Winter weather. Temperatures ho...
Read Story →Old Christmas Reflections from Amish Country
We hope this mid‑January week finds you well and settling gently into the new year. Here in the Heartland, the past several days have felt more like e...
Read Story →A Quiet Turning Toward Old Christmas
Warm greetings from the Heartland as the first week of January settles in. The air has turned crisp again, with nighttime lows dipping into the teens....
Read Story →A Quiet Extension of the Holiday
Warm greetings from the Heartland as December draws to a gentle close. The fields are quiet now, the Winter air has settled in, and families across ou...
Read Story →Shop Our Handcrafted Baskets
Every basket is handwoven by Amish artisans using time-honored techniques passed down through generations.
Browse All BasketsSimple Joys in an Amish Community
Warm greetings to you from our Amish community here on the Iowa and Missouri border. As we reach the last Sunday before Christmas, the Heartland has g...
Read Story →Amish Winter Foods and Baking Traditions
As we reach the middle of December here in the Heartland, we hope this letter finds you well and enjoying the blessings of the season. The Amish famil...
Read Story →Winter Work and Warmth in Amish Homes
As December settles into the Heartland, the first true signs of Winter have arrived. The farm ponds have not frozen over yet, but the first snow of th...
Read Story →A Season of Gratitude
We hope this letter finds you well on this late November Sunday, a quiet day of rest after a week filled with Thanksgiving gatherings and the bustle o...
Read Story →A Heartland Thanksgiving with the Amish
As we enter the week of Thanksgiving here in the Heartland, we hope this letter finds you well and that you are enjoying the season. The air has turne...
Read Story →An Amish Reflection on the Holiday Season
As November settles into the Heartland, we've felt the quick shift of seasons in just a few days. Early in the week, the air dipped into the teens, fr...
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