“LaGrange County, near the town of LaGrange, Indiana. It is the second largest Amish community in the country, but to us it was always just home. The first Amish settlers moved into the Shipshewana – LaGrange County area in 1844,… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“One weekend we went to a concert at Buck Lake Ranch in Angola, Indiana, where Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner were performing. That was… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“These were the messages we were hearing from some of our non-Amish friends. Hearing these things and opening our hearts to their love started… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“Outside, men were helping with the horses and buggies. They used chalk to number the horses and buggies so they could be matched when… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“I knew that moving to Montana was the right decision, but it wasn’t an easy one. Some days I would sit by myself and… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“the growing season is not so good. As the tomatoes and sweet corn hardly make it till the first frost. I guess they generally… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“Growing up Amish, I was always well provided for. I felt loved, even though I don’t remember my parents telling me that. There was… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“It is common for Amish boys in rumspringa not to dress Amish at all. Girls usually do, unless they go to parties and such.… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“In the same way as a preacher is chosen, a bishop is chosen by lot as well.” — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“Amish parents often worry about their older children, especially those who are old enough to join the church but haven’t. The Amish believe such… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“And work is what Ora Jay and I set out to do after we were married. We focused on our house, our things, our… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
“It is different out here than what we were used to in Indiana. Weather-wise you just don’t have the humid, sticky weather. Although it… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share Image
