by Olivia | Oct 1, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Release day! In Accidentally Amish Annie Friesen finds herself in a place she never expected to be, and her life is changed. In honor of Annie, celebrate the book’s release with me by answering in the comments, Where is a place you never expected to be and how...
by Olivia | Sep 28, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
Almost a year ago I started a Friday feature called “Mama Says.” Every week I shared something my mother has said that caused me to laugh, reflect, act. It’s been fun to hear that people looked forward to what Mama had to say each week. “Mama Says” as a weekly feature...
by Olivia | Sep 26, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Accidentally Amish features Annie Friesen, a technology-addicted modern woman who finds herself unexpectedly among an Amish community she did not know existed. She discovers that Ruth Beiler, descended from three hundred years of the Amish, believes God is calling her...
by Olivia | Sep 24, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Can you friends make you sick? Frankly, I think the answer is yes. Not friends exclusively. It may be coworkers who cause stress. It may be neighbors you don’t know how to communicate with. It may be your family—people you love and would give your life for—who...
by Olivia | Sep 21, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
When I spent an extended visit with my mother in Florida last summer, I met a next door neighbor who gave me his phone number and said I could call any time I needed something—anything at all. I left feeling assured that if I had to manage some sort of emergency from...
by Olivia | Sep 19, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Rufus Beiler moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Custer County, Colorado. He discovered that farming in dry, rocky, southwestern Colorado is a whole ‘nother skill than agriculture in good old PA. He’s not a quitter. He sticks with his family as they face the...
