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Amish View: Interview on Shipshewana Series I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed for my upcoming release, Falling to Pieces: A Shipshewana Amish Mystery. What was the inspiration for Falling to Pieces?   So many different bits of inspiration go into a book for me. You’ll notice on the cover is a quilt shop–Daisy’s Quilt Shop. It’s named after... read more

Amish View: Shipshewana’s Pace I look at my calendar, and I can’t believe that July is ending this weekend. Where has the summer gone? One part of me is celebrating, as Texas is in the worst recorded drought of all time. Another part of me remembers that summer is supposed to be the time of rest, lazy days and nights... read more

Monday Inspiration: Amish Grace How often does inspiration rise out of tragedy? Often enough, I suppose. At times we can see the hand of God in someone else’s life … even during the moment of their grief. My wonderful editor sent me an article from USA Today —For Amish, No Grudge, Blame in Tragedy. It’s a piece regarding the Amish community suffering from... read more

Amish View: Shipshewana Antique Festival For our Saturday topic, I thought I’d give you a heads up on Shipshewana’s Antique Festival, coming up on August 6th.   The Antique Market emphasizes top quality antiques, requiring all antiques to be pre-1960, and reproductions are not allowed … Fun, right? The first time I visited Shipshewana, I thought I had an idea... read more

Amish View: Lolly’s Fabrics and Quilts One of my favorite places in Shipshewana is Lolly’s. No surprise, right? Falling to Pieces is set in a quilt shop! When I first visited Shipshe in the summer of 2010, I was fascinated with Lolly’s because it reminded me of when I was a child and I’d go to fabric stores with my mother.... read more

I thought since it’s so blazing HOT across the states, I’d do a blog that amuses me — Amish BUGGIES. When I first started reading Amish books, I had a hard time envisioning what these looked like. I suppose I pictured something like a prairie wagon. Of course I’d seen a few on book covers, and one or two in... read more