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"After three hours of chores, breakfast, phone calls, and getting mail ready, it was 9:30 by the time I got to sewing. I sewed three blouses before noontime." As an Amish wife and mother of six, Lena Yoder has plenty of ways to fill her time. "I helped with the afternoon milking, baked two different kinds of cakes, made two pizzas, and got everybody ready to take supper to school for the teachers." But amid the endless tasks to complete and challenges to overcome, Lena's simple joy and deep faith are ever present in these brief, first-person accounts. "I am thoroughly enjoying these days at home...Our family is filled with love...I could never list everything I am thankful for." These unassuming glimpses of Amish life will touch your heart and inspire you to seek the simple things--a loving family, a good day's work, and a grateful heart.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 octobre 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736964241
Langue	English

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Verses marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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Published in association with Ridgeway Publishing, Medina, New York 14103.
All the incidents described in this book are true. Where individuals may be identifiable, they have granted the author and the publisher the right to use their names, stories, and/or facts of their lives in all manners, including composite or altered representations. In all other cases, names, circumstances, descriptions, and details have been changed to render individuals unidentifiable.
MY LIFE AS AN AMISH WIFE
Copyright 2015 Lena Yoder
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Yoder, Lena.
My life as an Amish wife / Lena Yoder.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-7369-6423-4 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-6424-1 (eBook)
1. Yoder, Lena. 2. Yoder, Lena-Family. 3. Amish women-Indiana-Biography. 4. Wives-Indiana-Biography. 5. Mothers-Indiana-Biography. 6. Amish-Indiana-Biography. 7. Amish-Indiana-Social life and customs. 8. Indiana-Biography. 9. Indiana-Social life and customs. I. Title
F535.M45Y63 2015
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Lena s Family Friends
A Note to You from Lena Yoder
Year 1: Winter
Year 1: Spring
Year 1: Summer
Year 1: Fall
Year 2: Winter
Year 2: Spring
Year 2: Summer
Year 2: Fall
Year 3: Winter
Year 3: Spring
Year 3: Summer
Year 3: Fall
Year 4: Winter
Year 4: Spring
Year 4: Summer
Year 4: Fall
Year 5: Winter
Year 5: Spring
Year 5: Summer
Year 5: Fall
Year 6: Winter
Year 6: Spring
Year 6: Summer
Year 6: Fall
Year 7: Winter
Year 7: Spring
Year 7: Summer
Year 7: Fall
Another Note from Lena Yoder
Glossary
Ready to Discover More?
Acknowledgments
My heartfelt thanks
to God . Thank you for planting me in this community-rich, Amish settlement of Northern Indiana. Even when my family struggles, we are so abundantly blessed and surrounded by your love.
to my ever-patient and encouraging husband, Wayne . Without your support I would never come to first base. One of these days I will mend your pants again. Our 21 years of marriage have been the best !
to my children. You are our purpose in life. Thank you for being patient with me and all my whims. I would never survive without you. The Lord will richly bless you!
to the Connection staff. Thank you for letting me be part of your family for 10 years already. Without you, I would never have started writing.
Lena s Family Friends
Wayne Yoder, husband
Lena Frey Yoder, wife
Colleen, age 13
Brian, age 11
Karah, age 8
Emily, age 6
Jolisa, age 4
Jesse, age 2
Grandma (Lena s mom)
Leanna, Lena s sister, married to Al
Sue, Lena s sister
Ida, Lena s aunt
Ida, Lena s sister
Grandma Raber, Lena s grandmother
A Note to You from Lena Yoder
I live on the 72-acre dairy farm I grew up on in the middle of a large Amish community. Together with my husband, Wayne, and our six children, we work our land and raise dairy cows.
One reason I want to share some of my daily life with you is simply to show you what the real Amish way of life is all about. With the proliferation of so many Amish TV shows, books, interviews, and stories that do not reflect our way of life, this true-to-life diary provides a glimpse of how we really live. Another reason I ve offered this book is to show how Christ s love and strength help us through our daily lives. Like all Christians, we experience triumphs and struggles as we grow in our faith in Jesus Christ. The joy of the L ORD is [our] strength (Nehemiah 8:10).
I ve always loved anything to do with paper and pen. I ve been scribbling on any available surface ever since I was a small child. All those scribbles led to starting a small business of artistic handwriting and acrylic painting. I do custom order projects for people in my community, as well as others. I ve published two other books about life on our farm that includes many recipes from our daily menu.
Our main goal, as with any Christian family, is to live for Christ daily and let our light shine for him.
Year 1
Winter
Children are a great comfort in your old age-and they help you reach it faster too.
This morning my 11-year-old son Brian wanted to take his hockey stick to school because everybody else has theirs there. There are several drawbacks. Number one is that he doesn t actually have one yet. He thinks we have one hidden away somewhere for his Christmas gift. The number two problem is that the pond isn t even frozen hard enough to play hockey yet. Oh, but everyone else has sticks there just in case! It seems so silly to us, but I remember how it used to be in school. It seemed we were always the duh ones. The sad part is that ugly peer pressure doesn t quit once you are out of school. However, I do believe as we get older and mature, we are able to pass it off better-if we choose to. I wonder how many of our adult pressures look as silly to God as our children s pressures look to us?
Right now I ve got three little ones having a blast in the living room. They have their coats and scarves on and are pretending to be going to the fair. They have no idea what a fair is like, but they are having a blast. The living room pretty well looks like a fair too-imagine a hog pen. But the children aren t crying, and they are able to run, and jump, and play. We ll clean up later. These are the good days-busy and full of challenges, but we re all home, all able to help each other, and all able to enjoy each other.
Life on our farm was pretty well boring until the other morning when Wayne wanted a cow in the head gate . * [Definitions and explanations of words with *s after them can be found in the glossary at the end of this book. ] Not being a die-hard morning person, I do not relish such endeavors. The cow decided it was not necessary to be forced into a place she did not long to be. I was appointed to stand in a little alleyway that leads to the motor room . * The cow was to go in exactly the opposite direction. She got downright evil as she came toward me and decided I was nothing to fear. She politely shoved me along, not worrying about the consequences she faced or where she was actually headed. She shoved me into the diesel room. I couldn t open the door to head on out because the door swings in, and she had me against the door. The room was dark, and she couldn t see. She promptly turned south on the motor block. She went clear to the end. Glass, pipes, bolts-you name it-were flying all over the place. I bailed out as soon as I could, sure that my husband wasn t happy with me. It was very icy at the time, so I slipped around outside a while, wondering how I d gotten myself into this fix-now with another bill to pay with having ruined the motor. What if we can t even get it fixed today yet? I sure wish I could be anywhere but here.
But calmness took over Wayne, who was now getting the cow off of everything and assessing the damage done.
Shakily, I started picking up pieces and apologizing, wanting to say sorry and how worthless I really am a hundred times. I stuck with just a couple times because I knew that didn t impress him either. Luckily, Wayne can fix almost everything by himself, and no, the motor did not need to be replaced. He tried getting the cow in later that day by himself, but he finally gave up. We ll try some other time.

Too bad nobody is dropping in to do my mending. That s a job I push off way too long. Our everyday attire is pretty well rags. I need to sew myself new dresses. Then I ll wear what I have for good now as everyday ones. I always have a hard time throwing away old, worn-out clothing. I m known to recycle other people s clothing that doesn t fit anymore. I make little-girl dresses for my young daughters and pants for two-year-old Jesse. I ve even made a quilt from dresses. I get a lot more use out of them than I would leaving unused clothes hanging in the closet.

A couple weeks ago I went on an all-day Goodwill shopping trip. It was a treat because I had not gone for probably seven years. Wayne and I aren t anti shopping, but we don t endorse it either. Anyway, I enjoyed the day with neighbor ladies and got good deals on sweatshirts, boots, scarves, pillows, and such. The children had been hoping for some toys but were excited with the clothing and things I got.
Wayne was milking when I got home. The children were all excited to see me and the things I bought. I should ve run for the barn to help Wayne. I should ve held the little ones. I should ve visited with the older ones. That is one big reason I do not go away a lot-because I cannot handle being torn apart like that. Where is my presence needed the most? In what direction should I fly? It is so much more peaceful if I just stay at home.

I have three eager, smiling little faces right around the typewriter