by Suzanne | Jun 19, 2020 | Amish, Amish Proverbs, Amish Wisdom, Penn Dutch
As the title suggests, there are some old proverbs that are thoroughly baffling. But on a closer look, you’ll find they actually make sense. Like this one… I received a bunch of emails yesterday after this proverb went out, asking what it meant! It’s...
by Suzanne | Nov 6, 2019 | Amish, Amish Proverbs, Amish Wisdom, Books, Faith, Fiction, Humor, Penn Dutch, Writing
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! Be sure to collect the clues through all 27 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 3 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 11/7 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com. Hunt through our loop using...
by Suzanne | Aug 8, 2018 | Amish, Amish Proverbs, Amish Wisdom, Penn Dutch, wisdom
Proverbs have played a surprisingly prominent role in the speech of the Pennsylvania Germans. Often colorfully phrased, at times even musical in pronunciation, proverbs are teaching tools for illiterate populations that relied on oral tradition. The cleverness of a...
by Suzanne | Jun 28, 2017 | Amish, Amish Wisdom, Faith, Family, hospitality, house update, Kitchen remodel, Simple Living, That's Life, Uncategorized, wisdom
Over the last eight months, we’ve been renovating the bathrooms in our house. If you’ve ever done any remodels, you know it’s not a one-person job—lots of coordination is required to keep progress moving forward. Contractor, plumber, electrician, tile guy, counter...
by Suzanne | Jun 9, 2017 | Amish, Amish Proverbs, Amish Wisdom, Children's Books, Family, Fun, Penn Dutch, Revell Books, Uncategorized
Winner of last week’s photo caption contest was Verna Vagle, with her, “Your books are very mooooooving.” Verna, email me with your mailing address and I’ll send you a signed book. And to everyone else…I love reading your comments! They make me laugh out...
by Suzanne | May 12, 2017 | Amish, Amish Proverbs, Amish Wisdom, Faith, Family, Revell Books, Simple Living
Winner of last week’s photo caption contest was Eric: “Tea and leeches, anyone?” Eric, email me with your mailing address and I’ll send you a signed book. And to everyone else…you did great! So clever. Hard to pick a winner! Here’s...