Bibliograph

Becoming Amish, a family's search for faith, community and purpose, by Jeff Smith

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Becoming Amish, a family's search for faith, community and purpose, by Jeff Smith

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Becoming Amish

Responsibility statement

by Jeff Smith

Sub title

a family's search for faith, community and purpose

Summary

"Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America's wealthiest communities when they stepped away and began a journey that eventually led to full immersion in a horse-and-buggy Amish life."--Page 4 of cover

Table Of Contents

Meeting Bill and Tricia -- Just married -- Early years together -- A new path -- Breaking away -- The thumb years -- Inspired by Joni Mast -- The barn-raising -- A chat with Joni Mast -- Reflecting on the Amish church service -- Evolution to Amish -- The first days of Amish life -- Bill and a horse named Rex -- Tricia and the new skill set -- Doing business th Amish way -- Sunday morning at the Amish church in Marion -- Connectedness -- Martyrs Mirror -- An 8th grade education -- Grandma Moser weighs in -- The boundaries of technology -- Horse, buggy, solar array -- Caneyville and the low-tech purpose -- Technological consistency -- Pennsylvania German and the unraveling -- The wedding -- Admonishment -- The auction -- The good times -- Three Moser children reflect -- Advice from Alfred and Martha Gingerich -- Settling into a broader America

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