the unexpected

Sometimes a story just shows up on your doorstep. We were enjoying some family time at my grandmother's house on Christmas Day when a group of carolers came to the door. Many of them appeared to be Amish and I thought it odd that they'd be going around singing Christmas carols. One of the men told me that members of the group had left the Amish church, and that some of them had been excommunicated for participating in Bible study. After taking a group picture, I saw this little one nodding off and I moved in closer.