Four families are represented in this photo, some were Amish and the rest Mennonite. Our four families were close friends back in those days but times change and we don't see each other as often. These Children are all grown-ups now, (one of the young men has gone home to be with the Lord.) All of our families grew after this photo, and one of them ended up with twelve children.
The littlest of them is my cover model for Catbird Singing. Yes, believe it or not, that little blondie in the middle with her yellow dress hiked up, is the same girl pictured below between my team of draft horses. She is 25 now!
One of these families left the Amish and I see their daughter (the second smallest blond girl) working at a grocery store on my mail route. I like to remind her that she was a little Amish girl when I first knew her.
The family that stayed Amish, moved to Ohio and we don't see them much anymore.
I don't tell any of our Amish friends personal stories in my books. The experiences we had in their homes are the foundation of what I write.
We have found that our Amish neighbors build their lives around faith, family, and friends.
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What a nostalgic photo. Where has time gone? I really enjoyed the behind the scene story of all the kids :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Joanna, the years keep rolling don't they!
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