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Authors: Mindy Starns Clark

trades

tradition

traditional roles

traffic

tragedy

Train up a Child: Old Order Amish and Mennonite Schools

translation, Bible

transportation

travel

triangles, on buggies

typewriter

typical Amish childhood

typical day for an Amish child

typical day for an Amish man

typical day for an Amish woman

Umble, Diane Zimmerman

undergarments

“Undeserved Forgiveness”

Uneheliche beischlaf

unions

United States

unity

U.S. Supreme Court

vacation

vaccination

value system/values

vanity

Varozza, Georgia

“Very Brief Introduction to the Pennsylvania German Language, A”

vests

victim

video games

violence

visitation, funeral

vocabulary

voice mail

volleyball

volunteer

vote

vow

wages

wagon

wake, funeral

walk-a-mile

Walker, Lucy

war

washing machine

washing machine, illustration

water heater

water

wealth

weapons

Weaver-Zercher, David L.

websites

wedding attendants

wedding gifts

wedding reception

wedding ring

wedding

wedding, decorations

Weir, Peter

Wesner, Erik

white prayer cover, reason for

Who Are the Amish? A Train Ride Through Amish Country

whoopie pie

Why Do They Dress That Way?

why they are Amish

Wii Fit

wild behavior

wild game

Willems, Dirk

wind

windmill, illustration

window treatments

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Wisconsin

wisdom

Witness

witnessing

Wittmer, Joe

women

wood-peg mortise

wood

woodstove

wool

word of mouth

work ethic

work frolic

work

workers' compensation

workplace

works, salvation through

worship

www.amishfaq.com

Yoder, Harvey

Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies

Y
oungie

youth/teens/teenagers

Z
eugnis

zoning issues

zoo

Zurich

NOTES

Chapter 2âBeliefs

1
. Erik Wesner, “Ask an Amishman: What do the Amish think about Jews?” March 16, 2009, http://amishamerica.com/ask-an-amishman-what-do-the-amish-think-about-jews/.

2
. Charles Hurst and David McConnell,
An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Community
(Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010), 67.

3
. Ibid., 64.

Chapter 3âCommunity

1
. Erik Wesner, “What happens at an Amish barn raising?” September 25, 2011, http://amishamerica.com/what-happens-at-an-Amish-barn-raising.

2
. Robert Rhodes, “For the Amish, almanacs help keep the year in order,”
Mennonite Weekly Review
, January 12, 2004, http://www.mennoworld.org/2004/1/12/amish-almanacs-help-keep-year-order/?print=1.

Chapter 4âSeparation

1
. Donald B. Kraybill,
The Riddle of Amish Culture
(Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001), 275.

Chapter 9âRules

1
. Andrew Welsh-Huggins and John Seewer, “Hair Attacks for Ohio Amish to Seek Outside Help,” October 15, 2011, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44915054/#.UOoGg6X5J-B.

2
. Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher,
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
(San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2007), 34.

3
. Welsh-Huggins and Seewer, “Hair Attacks for Ohio Amish to Seek Outside Help,” October 15, 2011, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44915054/#.UOoGg6X5J-B.

Chapter 12âExpansion

1
. Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College, “Amish Population Trends 2012, One-Year Highlights,” http://www2.etown.edu/amishstudies/Population_Trends_2012.asp.

2
. Ibid.

Chapter 13âAmish Life

1
. Erik Wesner and Donald B. Kraybill,
Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive
(San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010), 2.

2
. Ibid., 156.

3
. Merle Good and Phyllis Good,
20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish and Mennonites
(Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 1995), 54.

4
. Ibid., 54.

5
. Ibid., 57.

6
. Erik Wesner, “Do the Amish Drink,” May 25, 2007, http://amishamerica.com/do_the_amish_dr/.

Chapter 20âOccupations

1
. Glenn Rifkin, “The Amish Flock from Farms to Small Businesses,” January 7, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/business/smallbusiness/08sbiz.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

2
. “Part Two: An Amish America Q-and-A with a Lancaster County Amishman,” December 2, 2008, http://amishamerica.com/an-amish-america-qanda-with-a-lancaster-county amish man-part-two/.

Chapter 21âFree Time, Vacations, and Entertainment

1
. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau, “Mud Sales in Lancaster County,” http://www.padutchcountry.com/towns-and-heritage/amish-country/amish-mud-sales.asp.

Chapter 23âSchool

1
. Family Education Staff, “Top 10 Things Teachers Wish Parents Would Do,” http://school.familyeducation.com/parents-and-teacher/38781.html?detoured=1.

Chapter 29âTourism and the Media

1
. Diane Zimmerman Umble and David L. Weaver-Zercher,
The Amish and the Media
(Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), 6.

2
. Ibid., 21.

3
. Erik Gorski, “Christian Fiction: Buggies to Vampires,” July 18, 2009, http://www.pressherald.com/archive/christian-fiction-buggies-to-vampires_2009-07-17.html.

Chapter 30âTragedy and Forgiveness

1
. Jeff Jacoby, “Undeserved Forgiveness,” October 8, 2006, http://www.jeffjacoby.com/5858/undeserved-forgiveness.

2
. Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher,
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
(San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007), 176.

3
. Ibid., 180.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Plain Answers About Amish Life
is Mindy's twentieth book with Harvest House Publishers. She is the coauthor, with Leslie Gould, of the bestselling Women of Lancaster County series, which includes the Christy-award-winning
The Amish Midwife
as well as
The Amish Nanny, The Amish Bride
, and
The Amish Seamstress
. Mindy's other Amish-themed works include the mystery novels
Shadows of Lancaster County
and
Secrets of Harmony Grove
, and the gift book
Simple Joys of the Amish Life
.

Mindy is a popular speaker and playwright as well as a former singer and stand-up comedian. She lives near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two daughters.

Visit Mindy's websites at
www.mindystarnsclark.com
and
www.amishfaqs.com
.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Amy Hanson Starns has worked as a graphic artist for more than 25 years, designing logos, album covers, magazine editorials, advertisements, and more. She has two grown children and lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. Amy earned her degree in Fine Arts from California State University.