Gloria Yoder shares a bread recipe with readers and recounts an adventure with a baby squirrel and a shop fire.

Today was one of those special events. Judith, a dear friend and cousin, accompanied me to Indiana where we attended a widows’ luncheon. It was a special day. The time was shared with 50-plus widows ...

There were about 600 of us packed into the shop at the Garber residence in Salem, Indiana. In the weeks prior, the Garbers ...

Discover how the Amish preserve meat for months without refrigeration using traditional methods like salting, smoking, and ...

Daughter Loretta writes this week's column. She shares about her family trip to Alabama and stopping for a few days in the ...

Austin took position as primary caretaker of the little rodent and volunteered to care for it at night. The second day, however, it did not do so well taking its milk from the syringe. We kept giving ...

Boiled apple dumplings have a long history. Versions of apple dumplings can be found in many cuisines. Recipes for apple ...

This is Tuesday morning, just past 5 a.m. My husband Joe left for another day at the metal and truss shop. Son Benjamin left around 4:30. Son Kevin is still ...

Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer and homemaker in rural Illinois. Readers can write to Gloria at 10510 E. 350th Ave., Flat Rock, Illinois 62427. Birthdays are a big thing at our house, and with ...

Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer, and homemaker in rural Illinois. The Yoders travel primarily by horse-drawn buggy and live next to the settlement’s one-room schoolhouse. Readers can write to ...

This is Tuesday morning just past 5 p.m. My husband Joe left for another day at the metal and truss shop. Son Benjamin left ...