Autumn Amish Yearnings

It's true.  

This time of year, I get restless...

Not for just anywhere.

But to head to all things Amish.

It's a dull tug on my heart.

To be where simplicity, travel by horse, and the word of God is spoken freely.

I'm not looking for fancy.

But rather, what I'm used to living like...rustic.

But for now, I'll stay on our 40, until the next time I venture out.

Out among the Amish.

Until tomorrow, God willing.

Amish School Begins

When visiting an Amish family last Friday,
my friend Ellen and I arrived at 10 in the morning to find mother,
Mary,
sitting by their corner desk,
sewing by hand.

Spools of dark blue thread were near,
as she worked on sewing a dark blue dress for her young daughter Susan,
who giggled and grinned at the prospect of school starting this Monday.

Little Anna was excited too, because her birthday is today, the second day of school.  She turns 7.

The children were excited to start...  

And Mary will be home alone during the day, without little ones, for the first time ever.

The children,
all five of them,
will be taking a "double team" of horses to the school,
3 miles away.

Lunch pails in hand.  Horses tied nearby, waiting for the trip home.

Fall is right around the corner my friends.

Until tomorrow, God willing.

Wordless Wednesday - Amish School Yard

School is in Session ~ Amish Style

It's that time of year again.

But first...

It's time for recess, filled with simple games, on this beautiful Autumn day.