Comments on: Finding My Inner Amish http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/ Seeking Wisdom, Washing Dishes Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-36219 Jen Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:27:32 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-36219 <b>Mrs. Darling</b>, that was great! I'm glad to have offered you some therapy. :-) <b>Mandi</b>, thanks for your prayers, my friend! Yes, our deepest wishes aren't always what we expected them to be... Mrs. Darling, that was great! I’m glad to have offered you some therapy. :-)

Mandi, thanks for your prayers, my friend! Yes, our deepest wishes aren’t always what we expected them to be…

]]> By: Mandi http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-36023 Mandi Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:31:04 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-36023 Praying for you in this busy season of your life my friend! I have always wanted to be Amish too, although Mrs. Darling's comment caused me to pause just a little and think it over more carefully! LOL! Sometimes we do get what we wish for and it just isn't all it is cracked up to be eh? : D Happy Easter! ( : Praying for you in this busy season of your life my friend!
I have always wanted to be Amish too, although Mrs. Darling’s comment caused me to pause just a little and think it over more carefully! LOL!
Sometimes we do get what we wish for and it just isn’t all it is cracked up to be eh? : D

Happy Easter! ( :

]]> By: mrs darling http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35836 mrs darling Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:43:07 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35836 Jen Im sorry but Im laughing hysterically at your plight. Take it from one who has lived the outer Amish life; ITS NOT WHAT ITS CRACKED UP TO BE! Its lots and lots of work. It gets into your blood and you can never get away from it so you work and till the ground and garden and bake the bread and set the milk to ferment and churn the butter and suddenly you wake up and ask yourself why? I mean, dear me, costco is down the road and why I am doing all this and then you realize there is an inner modern woman and you would love to embrace her but you've lived the outer Amish life so long that it has a noose around your neck and you cant get rid of it no matter how you long to be a 21st century modern woman. Oh wait...I guess I got caught up in my own mind here and now Im using you as a therapist. Oh dear, but this did set me off and I am still wiping tears from my eyes. Now if only knew where the tears came from; from the laughing or from my own sad story. Bwahahahahaha! Jen Im sorry but Im laughing hysterically at your plight. Take it from one who has lived the outer Amish life; ITS NOT WHAT ITS CRACKED UP TO BE!

Its lots and lots of work. It gets into your blood and you can never get away from it so you work and till the ground and garden and bake the bread and set the milk to ferment and churn the butter and suddenly you wake up and ask yourself why? I mean, dear me, costco is down the road and why I am doing all this and then you realize there is an inner modern woman and you would love to embrace her but you’ve lived the outer Amish life so long that it has a noose around your neck and you cant get rid of it no matter how you long to be a 21st century modern woman.

Oh wait…I guess I got caught up in my own mind here and now Im using you as a therapist.

Oh dear, but this did set me off and I am still wiping tears from my eyes. Now if only knew where the tears came from; from the laughing or from my own sad story.

Bwahahahahaha!

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35730 Jen Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:50:30 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35730 <b>Renae</b>, wow, a year is great! Yes, we all had more time "way back when!" <b>halfmoon girl</b>, no need to feel incompetence when you have me around. :-) An 83 year old lady even turned me down for the Amish friendship bread! Thanks for your prayers, my day went smooth, <b>except</b> for the note from Little L's preschool teacher that "he put rocks in Cyrus' underwear." <b>Tipper</b>, thank you!! The bread is actually delicious and now, after a few batches, I've learned a great modification to make it much healthier. I meant to share it in this post, but obviously wasn't feeling very home-makey at the moment. I'm sorry about the bad 7th gr. math year-that's a terrifying thought! I will think of you on Resurrection Sunday, too! You are a blessing. <b>Heather</b>, I have the same problem with consistency. I like how you worded it - "I am only partially domesticated." Yep. <b>Fencepost</b>, thanks! It's like how people say there's too much month at the end of the money, only I'd say <em>there's too much duty at the end of the day.</em> <b>e-Mom</b>, smiling with you. :-) Renae, wow, a year is great! Yes, we all had more time “way back when!”

halfmoon girl, no need to feel incompetence when you have me around. :-) An 83 year old lady even turned me down for the Amish friendship bread! Thanks for your prayers, my day went smooth, except for the note from Little L’s preschool teacher that “he put rocks in Cyrus’ underwear.”

Tipper, thank you!! The bread is actually delicious and now, after a few batches, I’ve learned a great modification to make it much healthier. I meant to share it in this post, but obviously wasn’t feeling very home-makey at the moment. I’m sorry about the bad 7th gr. math year-that’s a terrifying thought! I will think of you on Resurrection Sunday, too! You are a blessing.

Heather, I have the same problem with consistency. I like how you worded it – “I am only partially domesticated.” Yep.

Fencepost, thanks! It’s like how people say there’s too much month at the end of the money, only I’d say there’s too much duty at the end of the day.

e-Mom, smiling with you. :-)

]]> By: e-Mom http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35686 e-Mom Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:26:49 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35686 This post made me smile... you'll make it my friend. We've all been there! :~D This post made me smile… you’ll make it my friend. We’ve all been there! :~D

]]> By: Fencepost http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35670 Fencepost Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:55:03 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35670 Welcome to my world! Sometimes there just seems to be too much life going on. Then it subsides, atleast for a little while. Hang in there!! Welcome to my world! Sometimes there just seems to be too much life going on. Then it subsides, atleast for a little while.
Hang in there!!

]]> By: Heather http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35637 Heather Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:26:16 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35637 Oh yes, I know this SO well. I have days and even weeks where I am very organized and doing all sorts of homemade things--like baking bread, and doing laundry, and you know --house stuff, and then things fall apart. I get a new video game, my RA gets bad, too much work online, and suddenly the house falls apart and I realize that I am only partially domesticated. Oh yes, I know this SO well. I have days and even weeks where I am very organized and doing all sorts of homemade things–like baking bread, and doing laundry, and you know –house stuff, and then things fall apart. I get a new video game, my RA gets bad, too much work online, and suddenly the house falls apart and I realize that I am only partially domesticated.

]]> By: tipper http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35636 tipper Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:24:39 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35636 Oh Jen-if I lived near you-I'm come give you a big hug, and take the amish bread stuff!! I've been feeling kinda like you-to many things going on with not enough time to get them done-and a horrible 7th grade math year on top of it all. I'm glad you shared your thoughts-it helps to know we all struggle with getting it all done and measureing up to our own expectations. I hope the coming days are better for you and for me-and we both get to celebrate the greatest event in history. Silly-but on Easter Sunday-I'll think of you and know you are feeling the same excitment, awe, and gratefulness I am. Oh Jen-if I lived near you-I’m come give you a big hug, and take the amish bread stuff!! I’ve been feeling kinda like you-to many things going on with not enough time to get them done-and a horrible 7th grade math year on top of it all. I’m glad you shared your thoughts-it helps to know we all struggle with getting it all done and measureing up to our own expectations. I hope the coming days are better for you and for me-and we both get to celebrate the greatest event in history. Silly-but on Easter Sunday-I’ll think of you and know you are feeling the same excitment, awe, and gratefulness I am.

]]> By: halfmoon girl http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35630 halfmoon girl Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:12:01 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35630 Ok, I love this post. I was having a niggle of incompetence inside when I read that you were doing the Amish Friendship Bread as I failed at it last time- because I couldn't find anyone who wanted to take it either! I love your transparency here, Jen. Life is full, and we can't do it all. Praying that your interviews and evaluation go smoothly. Ok, I love this post. I was having a niggle of incompetence inside when I read that you were doing the Amish Friendship Bread as I failed at it last time- because I couldn’t find anyone who wanted to take it either! I love your transparency here, Jen. Life is full, and we can’t do it all. Praying that your interviews and evaluation go smoothly.

]]> By: Renae http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35556 Renae Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:00:54 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/04/06/finding-my-inner-amish/#comment-35556 I made that friendship bread for about a year. I finally learned how to just keep it going without having starters to give to everyone. Oh, yeah, and I was newly married, taking pottery classes, and maybe working part-time. I had a bit more time then or so it seems. ;) I made that friendship bread for about a year. I finally learned how to just keep it going without having starters to give to everyone. Oh, yeah, and I was newly married, taking pottery classes, and maybe working part-time. I had a bit more time then or so it seems. ;)

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