Comments on: About us…

By: Clella

Clella — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:04:53 +0000

Thank you for teaching me about this plain lifestyle. I live in North Logan, Utah, and had seen a few women wearing what I would call old-fashioned clothing. I would have assumed they were polygamists, but they wore an opaque, white cap that I had never seen before (I used to live in So. Utah and was familiar with how polygamists there usually dress). I had been curious, and since I had heard there were Mennonites in Utah, decided the women were Mennonites. Seeking confirmation I googled it, and eventually found your site. I enjoyed learning about the various religions involved in the “plain life.” It is clear you are a humble woman, filled with the spirit of Christ. Your modesty (in both dress and actions, including being modest in modesty) inspired me. I don’t regularly read blogs, but the humble spirit in your writing was so comfortable, I won’t be surprised if I visit again. Thank you.

By: Paula McConnell

Paula McConnell — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:28:18 +0000

Magdalena – It is so nice to meet thee, as least virtually! Thank you for taking the Plain Dress Survey. Do keep spending the word. Thank you, thank you.
~paula

By: Natalie Collie

Natalie Collie — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:01:24 +0000

Bless you and your husband. After reading over your whole blog these last few days I think of you often and pray that you both enjoy greater health and less poverty and uncertainty in your lives.
I was recently baptised into the Orthodox Church, after decades of spiritual searching and confuson. I am also drawn towards a humble, simple life. I have lived something of a wild life and now I find myself lead to what I might have once considered an oppressive practice – headcovering. Thank you so much for your insightful, wise and inspiring words and work. Natalie

By: Carol Hogan

Carol Hogan — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:45:18 +0000

God bless what you’re doing. As a sort of displaced Angican living in the southwest, I’ve also been drawn to the Plain life – especially of the Old Order Mennonites (we have them living here not too far away). The simplicity of lifestyle and clothing is a testimony, I believe, to the need to be separate from the world – in it, but not of it. We’ve started growing our own vegetables (not an easy task in our part of the country). Carol

By: magdalenaperks

magdalenaperks — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:31:21 +0000

Thank you. Nicholas doesn’t write much anymore since his stroke. We are always interested to hear from people who have been led in the same way

By: Fr. Martin

Fr. Martin — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:36:48 +0000

This is a very good site and I believe the same as you both do. I would love to hear from you both.

Blessings
Fr. Martin

By: magdalenaperks

magdalenaperks — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:20:08 +0000

Thanks for the advice. In more than three years wth wordpress, I’ve only had this happen a couple of times, and it may be because one of their technicians was trying to fix a bug in my account at the same time. I like wordpress, and I didn’t have much success with Windows Live Writer before, but that was on an older laptop, so maybe I wil try it again. I find there are a certain number of conflicts between updated Word, Google, Windows 7 and just about every other programme I am using. I assume, perhaps optimistically, that this will get addressed.

By: hbs1991Mitchell Webster

hbs1991Mitchell Webster — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:00:26 +0000

This is about the post on the “BAD WORDPRESS”- I learned a very long time ago when things like that happen to me in the WP editor, not to use it. I downloaded Windows Live Writer, believe me a world and a half difference over the editor on WP, don’t get me wrong absolutely love WP, however the editor is not the easiest to use, plus does things like happened to you.
Live writer will still let you publish thru WP, Share Buttons and the whole 9 yards, however it is streamlined and much fast easier to use and really good with putting in pictures.

By: magdalenaperks

magdalenaperks — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:21:28 +0000

Hi, Lisa, sent you email!

By: Lisa Schultz

Lisa Schultz — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:41:05 +0000

Okay, I was worried about you both, but didn’t know who to check with to see how you were. I don’t have an email addy for you so couldn’t contact you that way. God bless, & I pray things continue to improve for you; I was scrubbing walls at the new house today; sore shoulders!!