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It’s been one week since she left and all is chaos. She’s in Colorado, working with Mustang Maddy. I’m so happy that she has this amazing opportunity, but I can assure you that she will NOT be traveling again soon.

By now, most of you have probably read (I hope) The Amish Cookie Club which was released at the end of May. (psst! Don’t forget to leave your review…sometimes, like today, I pick random reviews to giveaway books…read below!!!) With today being the first FULL day of summer, I wanted to give everyone a special […]

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Recipe for A Perfect Amish Day: Mix Baking with Friendship As Told to Sarah Price by Edna Esh There is nothing I like more than to get together with my three childhood friends every other Friday morning to bake cookies. Even though they live closer to each other than I do, they make the trek […]

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I’ve been really enjoying reading the reviews from the pre-readers of my latest book, The Amish Cookie Club, on Amazon, BN.com, and Goodreads. One of the reviewers made me laugh: Angela Brocato-Skaggs just made my day: “I always say the book I just finished is my favorite by Sarah Price but this one truly is.”  […]

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Murphy’s Law: Everything that can go wrong will when it is least convenient. It’s funny how that works. You see, today is the release day of my latest novel, An Amish Cookie Club! It’s been awhile since my latest release (six months?) and I have been looking forward to this day for quite a long […]

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Now that the (un)official start of summer is here, it’s time to think about having friends over for BBQs, picnics, or just sitting around for a quick catch-up.  That’s what The Amish Cookie Club is all about. Toss in some romance and four meddling mothers…you’re bound to have a good time. I really enjoyed writing […]

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I’m not certain how many of you follow my Amish Fiction Authors blog so I wanted to share the good news here, too. Later this month, my new book, The Amish Cookie Club, is hitting the bookstores! It’s the first book in a series that follows four women who get together every other week to bake cookies […]

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Did you know that the Amish practice “shunning” on a regular basis? It’s part of how they deal with issues that, in our world, we tend to face head on…especially on social media. It’s just part of their tools used to avoid being confrontational. And I like it.

I try to use this model when people really irritate me. Yes, I, too, am human and can get irritated.

…paying for their child to get into college?

Clearly not, especially since most Amish children only go to school until the 8th grade.

The current situation with the “rich” and “privileged” paving the path to better chances of success are so predictable and so indicative of what is wrong with our society. Entitlement. Helicopter Parents. Lawnmower parents (who leave no bodies behind). It’s truly a horrible thing that is, in my opinion, ruining the chance of success for the American society to be anything other than mediocre, at best, in the future.

Look.  Here’s the deal, friends.  Children need to EARN their way to success. Period.

And, while we are on the subject, what IS success?  Is it THINGS?

Or is it something much more deeper and spiritual? You know, something like feeling good about yourself. Living a good life. Being happy. Not comparing yourself to others.  Those are REAL things that should be embedded in our children…not this whole obsession with fame, money, and 20 minutes of being interesting in social media.

One of the things I love about the Amish and Mennonites is their emphasis on the spiritual–not worldly–happiness. My Mennonite-raised father taught me this invaluable lesson. Buy what you can afford. Don’t overspend.  Don’t live above your means. Keys to happiness. My Mennonite grandfather always helped the destitute, stranded, wounded birds. Didn’t always end well but he did was right.  And my very Mennonite grandmother–my best friend!!!–lived her life trying to be humble and righteous but always felt she was failing.  In our opinions, she was the closest thing to a living saint (although, not being Catholic–they tortured and killed our ancestors!–we don’t really buy into the whole saint thing).

The Amish would never try to set up their children to succeed by “cheating” or “lying”. I find the whole situation totally deplorable.  How many potential students were denied access to potentially better futures because a select few very privileged children had parents who bought their way into college? And for what reason? To build their self-esteem, to educate them, or to merely be able to have bragging rights?

The worst part is that those parents did not BELIEVE in their children’s educational ability to do it on their own.  Isn’t that our role? Give them wings and let them fly? Those who focus on the material junk are just adding more  superfluous stress onto young adults who need to find themselves…not live their parents’ faded dreams.

The Amish understand that it is OKAY to NOT be famous or extra successful or over the top wealthy.  If only more parents were like the Amish, maybe this silliness with the college scandal would not have happened at all.

One can only pray that a lesson will be learned from it….

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When I wake up in the morning, I always read the news right away. Not as though anything has changed since 3am when I wake up every morning for some odd reason. Takes me 45 minutes to fall back asleep.