The weather has been perfect for getting jobs done for Verena's wedding. Power washing of the house, grass trimming, and ...

While you may assume a pre-party arrival demonstrates your excitement for the event or is an opportunity to help, your hosts ...

Discover the unspoken Jamaican rules that guide everyday life—followed both in Jamaica and by Jamaicans living abroad. A must ...

The new mom was awake all night, tenderly caring for her babies, living on what I call “happy hormones.” ...

There’s a moment when you first spot The Barn Inn Bed and Breakfast rising from the Holmes County countryside like a crimson beacon of tranquility, and something inside you just… exhales. Standing ...

Stepping inside feels like entering a space where time operates by different rules. The soaring ceilings with ... Photo credit: The Barn Inn Bed and Breakfast Farm implements and Amish crafts adorn ...

Love in Amish country comes with rules that might surprise anyone unfamiliar with their traditions. These customs may seem unusual to outsiders, but they’ve shaped Amish relationships for ...

He proceeded to tell me about the Plain Community—Amish and Old Order Mennonites here ... appreciation for these communities’ rigorous rules grew. There is a logic here, as draconian as ...

"They will lay in bed, no sex allowed ... bishop and family rules. Here in Lancaster County, nearly everyone is part of the "Old Order Amish." Susan, whom we meet in a craft store, describes ...

She and her mother took their horse and buggy to make an uncommon trip seven miles away from their rural Amish community in Iowa. “We went to town to get feed for the horses and stuff at the ...

She wondered why everyone in her community dressed a certain way, why they had so many rules and why leaving was such a frightening idea. Like most young Amish adults, Ross was meant to get ...