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Re: Marci and Rachel---what about snakes and interracial families in your area?

Posted by: heislord <heislord@...>

can you tell i'm a little behind on email? there are only 3 poisonous
snakes in ohio, a copperhead, a timber rattler, and something else, can't
remember, but the only ones we have ever seen in our 15 yrs here have been
garters and there are black snakes around that are harmless.... there are
more snakes south of us, near the river and west virginia from what i
hear...
as for interracial families, i don't quite know the answer to your
question.... i grew up in n.y.c., where black and white were not real
issues, at least not that i ever noticed in my neighborhood.. i was pretty
shocked when i first heard my amish neighbors talking about "darkies and
nikkers"....i didn't understand what they were talking about... but it
does seem to me tha t there is a fear of dark skinned folk amongst the
amish.... at least the old order amish we used to live near....
i haven't seen that in holmes county, tho we've only been here about 6
months, and these amish are quite different from the old neighbors....i
will say tho that i don't think it's an attitude towards white families with
mixed children, more of a fear of the citified criminal element... there is
a prejudice against the amish that exists here too, and they have been
attacked and harmed in their own homes ... .not frequently, but there is a
simplicity of thought there that translates stereotypically across the
boards...
there are a lot of mennonite and plain christian churches around here... in
our 4-h group (only 6 families) there is a "white" family with 7 black,
some w/ disabilities, and 3 white children, they live on a farm, and are
sweet as sweet can be... i think they go to the methodist church in
nashville,.... i could ask her....they are homeschoolers as well.. another
friend of mine has two korean daughters, and still another has a korean
daughter, a puerto rican son, and 4 younger biological children... they seem
to have no trouble getting along...
my church is small, about 15 familes, and one family has two adopted
children from south america, not african american, but dark skinned
nonetheless, and i 've never known anyone to give them a hard time.... i
don't really know a whole lot of people down here yet either...
wooster, the closest big town(in wayne county) to us does have a mixed
population, but the welfare mentality is prevalent among the black
population there, and there are gangs and such that make people
uncomfortable....
i guess i would say our local population is predominately white, but in
holmes county i would say it is probably predominately christian as well,
and i would think there would be more of a red and yellow, black and white,
they are precious in His sight, attitude.... i do see mixed families around,
but couldn't tell you what people's attitudes are, as i haven't seen any
that are negative.... hope this helps...
the climate here is wonderful tho... only about 3 days in the summer where
it can get unbearably hot, but we have never had air conditioning ..... and
the winters usually have snow, but not tons, a weeks worth of "snow days" at
max (where schools might close from bad roads) ... and a good growing
season, we got our first killing frost last night...:-(
i often think how blessed we are here climate wise, as i grew up in the nyc
area,(what climate?) and we have lived down in south jersey.... (too hot) ,
erie, pa...(too cold), my parents are in mississippi (too humid and too many
bugs! ) and have visited other places... like california (boring ....),
florida...(yuk!) and this part of ohio seems to be just right 🙂 in my
opinion 😉 anyway.....
only by His merciful grace - rachel
http://www.LambzOwn.faithweb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Martin Family" <marli@trailnet.com>
To: <HomeSteadHeaven@weloveGod.org>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 1:50 PM
Subject: [HomeSteadHeaven] Marci and Rachel---what about snakes and
interracial families in your area?

> Can you two tell me anything about interracial families and snakes, mainly
> poisnous snakes, in your area? thanks so much, Lisa
>
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