by Jennifer Beckstrand | Feb 24, 2020 | Amish, Author's Corner, Cooking, Family, Farming&Gardening
A message from Anna Helmuth, Amish fraa, mater, and mammi and irrepressible matchmaker in The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill books. Vie gehts, everybody? As a mater of 13 children, I’ve learned a lot about cooking and cleaning over the years. Here are some tips I’ve...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Oct 21, 2019 | Amish, Farming&Gardening
Two weeks ago, a friend of mine went on a trip to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She took lots of pictures, especially at the farmer’s market there. I could definitely pick out the Amish people in her photos, but I’m not sure if some of the others are...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Oct 14, 2019 | Amish, Farming&Gardening
A friend of mine recently returned from a trip to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania where she took some beautiful photos of some of the fruits of the fall harvest at the Amish and Mennonite farmer’s market. I hope you enjoy these pictures, and I hope you are reaping the...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Sep 9, 2019 | Author's Corner, Faith, Family, Farming&Gardening
There is so much unkindness in the world. People act like bullies online, with no consideration that there might be a human being on the other end. We’ve lost the ability to discuss our disagreements in a civil and kind manner, and it makes me so sad. But good...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Sep 2, 2019 | Author's Corner, Farming&Gardening, Inspirational
“The Earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Last week I visited the Thanksgiving Point Gardens in Lehi, Utah to catch the summer flowers before they’re gone. Thanksgiving Point is a beautiful spot about an hour from my home. Some very generous...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Mar 11, 2019 | Family, Farming&Gardening
| Written by Richard Gappmayer, Jennifer’s father, age 82 | Every farm needs a few horses, either to ride, pull the wagon and the cultivator, or to look at. My father had them for all three reasons as well as to talk about them with his neighbors. He had a real...
