“There is no divorce in an Amish community. Many Amish young people turn earnestly to the question of family and marriage in the year after receiving the sacrament of baptism. Or another way to think of it is that when… — 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 to break down the wall that our Amish ways had carefully built up over the years. The truth is, it’s easier to follow the rules. Then you don’t have to be close with God. You don’t… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share
“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 a security about the way we lived. All that security came from church rules. If you followed the rules, you got the impression you were doing okay and would go to heaven. We always had our… — Ora-Jay Eash Copy Share
“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
