My Amish Life

My Amish Life
Author: Rebecca Miller
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2018-04-21
Genre: Amish
ISBN: 9781984013927

A memoir of a formerly Amish Ohio woman who grew up in an abusive home: Rebecca tells of her painful past, her primitive upbringing, and her decision to leave the Old Order Amish lifestyle. Led by faith in God and a desire to find freedom and truth, Rebecca and her husband left behind friends, family, and everything she knew. With the help of God and Christian friends, they began a faith-filled, inspiring journey they will never regret.

Runaway Amish Girl

Runaway Amish Girl
Author: Emma Gingerich
Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-03-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781940834078

Disagreeing with the beliefs of Amish traditions and upbringing, the pressure became too much for her to bear. Forced to make a personal decision, Emma found the courage to leave the only life she had ever known. She had no idea the emotional turmoil she'd inflict on her family and friends.

My Amish Story

My Amish Story
Author: Rebecca Borntrager Graber
Publisher: Aneko Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 162245488X

My Amish Story is the story of the last few years of Amish life for the Graber family in the 1990s. It’s about the hurdles of breaking the barriers of centuries, of family circles being broken with no goodbyes, of heartbreak and estrangement, and of the transitions and adjustments to a new way of living. But it is also, and more so, a story of leaving the old and embracing the new, of walking in the blessing of freedom from bondage, and of leaving behind the fear of tomorrow. It is the story of a family living, loving, and laughing their way along the journey of life.

Life After Leaving My Amish World

Life After Leaving My Amish World
Author: Eirene Eicher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2020-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736064597

Life after Leaving my Amish World gives the reader an idea of what a struggle it is to break away from the Amish community to follow their own convictions in Christianity. When Eirene Eicher leaves her Amish community with her five sons, the boys are shunned along with her and experience the pain of rejection at a very young age, causing them to be disenchanted with the entire Amish world. In her first book, Leaving my Amish World, Eirene's young, carefree Amish life comes to an abrupt halt when she gets pregnant at the young age of 16 and marries a man whose life is controlled by an addiction. Eirene has no idea of the struggle that was in store for her and her children as she navigates through the wilderness of life. Eirene bravely leaves the Amish with her sons and faces the unknown as a mother of seven sons total, overcoming challenges as she navigates this new world. What lies ahead for her and her family? Find out in Life After Leaving my Amish World. Eirene's victory shows our God's faithfulness! Her God did not let her down. "This is a wonderfully written book and as she continues her story from her first book. It is hard to put down! Follow Eirene on her life journey and learn truths about the Amish people and their ways." -Rebecca Strong, Amazon Reviewer "Eirene's writing will pull you in and keep you up all night reading. Leaving my Amish Word was hard to put down!" -Ashley Emma, USA Today Bestselling Amish Fiction Author

My Amish Heritage

My Amish Heritage
Author: Ruth Irene Garrett
Publisher: Turner
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781563118692

Amish Life

Amish Life
Author: John Andrew Hostetler
Publisher: Scottdale, Pa. ; Kitchener, Ont. : Herald Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1983
Genre: Amish
ISBN: 9780836133264

Hosteler's authoritative book has sold more than 700,000 copies in various editions. The author introduces the Amish people, describes their way of life, views of themselves and outsiders, their mission in the world, social institutions, family and education, unique community customs, and their small-scale approach to agriculture, sacrifices, and rewards. Full-color illustrations.

Leaving My Amish World: My True Story

Leaving My Amish World: My True Story
Author: Eirene Eicher
Publisher: Fearless Publishing House
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2019-06-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780578516868

Pregnant.Shunned.Heartbroken.This is Eirene's true story of how she left the Amish. Like most Amish children, Eirene had a carefree childhood in a tight-knit family life in the Old Order Amish community where she grew up Indiana. Though she had no indoor plumbing, no electricity, and no modern conveniences, her young life was full of joy. Horseback riding, reading, working with her father, and singing while making noodles and quilts with her sisters filled her days as she grew up. When Eirene becomes pregnant and marries at the tender age of 17, the harsh reality of her new life sets in. From getting snowed in by 10 feet of snow to carrying icy buckets of water inside just to make coffee or wash dishes, Eirene remains steadfast in providing the best care she can for her son. As she has four more children, her world revolves around them, and they bring her more joy than she could have ever imagined.Though she loves being a mother, and she loves her family, Eirene knows there has to be more to life than just being a housewife confined to her home with no money, no phone, and no transportation. Doesn't God have a bigger purpose for her? Wasn't she meant for more? When Eirene makes a Christian friend, she is hungry to learn more about the loving God who died for her and rose again, a God so unlike the one she'd learned about growing up Amish. Eirene knows God is calling her to leave so she can serve God. But is she willing to leave her family, her community, and everything she's ever known behind? Eirene prays that her story will be in encouragement to a struggling young mother out there wondering if life will ever change or get better.Please follow Eirene on Amazon to be notified of her new releases in the future.* "This book was so enthralling, I stayed up late into the night to find out what would happen next. Never before has a book taken me through such a roller coaster ride of emotions: suspense, anguish, sorrow, indignation, and joy. This woman's story touched my heart, and when she was hurt in the story, it was written so beautifully that I could feel her pain. Her story was so incredible, how she could still have such unwavering faith after everything that happened to her. So many things in this story were absolutely shocking and absolutely heart-wrenching, but there were also so many joyful parts that spoke of the cheerful memories of the author's childhood, and the close-knit Amish community. I am a true admirer of the Amish, but all Amish communities are different. We sometimes put the Amish on a pedestal, but they are human too, and also make mistakes just like us. This story was heartbreaking and raw, but most of all, it truly was inspirational. Once you start, you won't be able to put it down." -Ashley Emma, bestselling author of Undercover Amish, Amish Under Fire, and more

Why I Left the Amish

Why I Left the Amish
Author: Saloma Miller Furlong
Publisher: MSU Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1609172043

There are two ways to leave the Amish—one is through life and the other through death. When Saloma Miller Furlong’s father dies during her first semester at Smith College, she returns to the Amish community she had left twenty four years earlier to attend his funeral. Her journey home prompts a flood of memories. Now a mother with grown children of her own, Furlong recalls her painful childhood in a family defined by her father’s mental illness, her brother’s brutality, her mother’s frustration, and the austere traditions of the Amish—traditions Furlong struggled to accept for years before making the difficult decision to leave the community. In this personal and moving memoir, Furlong traces the genesis of her desire for freedom and education and chronicles her conflicted quest for independence. Eloquently told, Why I Left the Amish is a revealing portrait of life within—and without—this frequently misunderstood community.

What the Amish Can Teach Us about the Simple Life

What the Amish Can Teach Us about the Simple Life
Author: Georgia Varozza
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0736952616

Emphasizing Amish values of faith, simplicity, and self-sufficiency, author Georgia Varozza (Homestyle Amish Kitchen Cookbook) offers fresh ideas to make faith, serenity, and healthy living a stronger presence in everyday life. Drawing on her family's Plain roots, she provides innovative suggestions and easy-to-follow instructions to help readerscreate a home atmosphere that promotes faith and familysimplify their lives by controlling technologyenjoy the satisfaction of successful do-it-yourself projectsdiscover the benefits of growing and raising their own foodgenerate less waste by repurposing, reusing, and recyclingPractical and hands-on, this book is a great resource for people who want to make a few simple changes or fully embrace a more wholesome lifestyle.

Almost Amish

Almost Amish
Author: Nancy Sleeth
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414326998

The author looks to Amish lifestyle and values as a model on which to base calmer, more focused, more faithful lives.