tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561721588428682098.post6649764643411964405..comments2023-06-18T04:08:54.750-05:00Comments on Seeds of Thought: Amish ThoughtsJanis Rodgershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01364466907421905216noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561721588428682098.post-71548991561974862622007-06-06T20:00:00.000-05:002007-06-06T20:00:00.000-05:00I read one of Wanda's books recently and thought t...I read one of Wanda's books recently and thought the same thing. I'd love to be simpler and live off the land. Maybe someday we can live on a farm!! But, yes, God's peace will come no matter where we are if we seek it.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508025632249734480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561721588428682098.post-72661935613111834822007-06-05T20:43:00.000-05:002007-06-05T20:43:00.000-05:00While I haven't read those books, I know exactly w...While I haven't read those books, I know exactly what you mean. I'm forever wishing I had a simpler life. I posted some recent journaling I found. While my take is from a different perspective, I think your post is a lovely addition to my own thoughts (for me anyway!).<BR/><BR/>Thanks and God bless!<BR/>Dianne :-)<BR/>http://bunny-trails.blogspot.com/2007/06/is-living-simply-answer.htmlDianne - Bunny Trailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04604043807160470553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561721588428682098.post-65423924407557387982007-06-05T17:25:00.000-05:002007-06-05T17:25:00.000-05:00I have an Amish friend in PA and have been to her ...I have an Amish friend in PA and have been to her house for dinner. I would say that they are a friendly bunch and they want to know about us as much as we do them. Just talk to them and they will talk with you, if they know English.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I commented on their mirror and they said they had to get their hair straight!! Women, we're all the same!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561721588428682098.post-91115003928418600452007-06-05T12:26:00.000-05:002007-06-05T12:26:00.000-05:00As I read my way through the Restoration series by...As I read my way through the Restoration series by Terri Blackstock...I find myself thinking that being Amish in situations like those might not be half bad:-)Deena Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267100019443842145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561721588428682098.post-63545681976499450732007-06-04T19:28:00.000-05:002007-06-04T19:28:00.000-05:00I love those Amish fiction books by Beverly Lewis ...I love those Amish fiction books by Beverly Lewis & Wanda Brunstetter. <BR/><BR/>But, the trade offs? Milking cows at 4 am? Marrying at 17? Never going shopping or looking at a new skirtini to wear? <BR/><BR/>Nah. I like my life.<BR/><BR/>Remember God fitted YOU for your LIFE and put you there for a reason. :)TheNormalMiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331429075393644206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561721588428682098.post-89548539817368969552007-06-04T18:12:00.000-05:002007-06-04T18:12:00.000-05:00Yes, those books always make me long for their way...Yes, those books always make me long for their ways, that seem so much simpler and slower and more family driven.<BR/><BR/>Grass is always greener. :)amyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307782244305800432noreply@blogger.com