When we left Illinois, we wanted everything paid off. The property was $50,000, the vehicles were $40,000, the two Amish cabins were $24,000, and the solar panels were $12,000. Over four years ...

And we’ve made trips back to Shipshewana many times since then. Most of those visits have been in the winter months. One year ...

Serve with lettuce, sour cream and salsa. Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer and homemaker in rural Illinois. Readers can write to Gloria at 10510 E. 350th Ave., Flat Rock, IL 62427.