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Irene Eash
Auteur de Plain Faith: A True Story of Tragedy, Loss and Leaving the Amish
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- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 40
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- #370,100
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- 3.9
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- 5
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- 8
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I could relate to parts of the Eash's story, on a much less heartbreaking level. My husband and I have also chosen to raise our family in a different way from how we were raised. We homeschool, we have a much larger than normal amount of kids, we encourage our sons to be providers and our daughters to be homemakers. We've been met with a lot of opposition from family---especially in the early years---and have had to get rid of that "fear of man". Even though God is always with us, going a different path can often be lonely.
Going a different path can also bring about a critical and haughty spirit in the one making the change. I've had to fight feelings of superiority when faced with family or friends who are still living the unBiblical ways I used to. I know that the only good in me is what Christ has put there and I was really encouraged by a memory from the wife in this book. She asked a friend how she was supposed to handle situations with people who weren't acting in a godly way. The friend said, "just show love. Love is what you're supposed to do." She said, "That was a big challenge for me. It was hard to love people and not think, 'that is right' or 'that is wrong'." There is a lot of patient forgiveness and redemption in this story!
The really awesome thing about this story, besides salvation of course, is that the Eash's walked through this together; keeping their marriage in tact and actually watching it grow stronger. One part that really blessed me was when the husband pulled up in his newly purchased truck. He said he saw his wife nod in approval and relief washed over his face. It's hard to go a different direction than what you know---I'm thankful they could do it in unity.… (plus d'informations)