Amish Proverbs - Baker Publishing Group

MoneyThose who would have money aretroubled about it, those who havenone are troubled without it.Afew years ago, I called an Old Order Amish farmin Pennsylvania to make a reservation to stay for atrip I had planned. I left a message on an answeringmachine and received a return call just a few hours later from awoman named Viola Stoltzfus. Viola called from the phone shackdown the lane from her farm. Every few minutes, her gentle voice—with just a trace of an accent—was drowned out by the clip-clopsounds of a horse and buggy passing by. After Viola wrote downthe dates of my visit, I asked her how much money I should sendto reserve the room.27Suzanne Woods Fisher, Amish Proverbs, expanded editionRevell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, © 2012. Used by permission.