Now Entering a Horse Drawn Vehicle Area It was a cold and blustery day outside as I drove my truck toward the sleepy little town of Belle Center, Ohio. The houses became few and far between and the country silence was broken by the incessant hum of my Ford Ranger’s 302 V8 engine. Of course there was nobody around except for me to notice the noise. After fifteen minutes of maneuvering down the twisting road, …showed first 75 words of 858 total…

…showed last 75 words of 858 total…let go of their roots, and provide for their children a cultural identity that most of us cannot relate to. Amish parents treasure their children every day, and treat their elders with great care and respect (Yoder, 2003). They are fully involved in their neighbor’s lives, celebrating each other’s joys and sharing one another’s burdens. It is people, rather than material items, that are the treasured accumulation of an Amish person’s lifespan.