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My Amish Story: Breaking Generations of Silence

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My Amish Story: Breaking Generations of Silence

By: Rebecca Borntrager Graber
Narrated by: Rebecca Borntrager Graber
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My Amish Story is the story of the last few years of Amish life for the Graber family in the 1990s. It’s about the hurdles of breaking the barriers of centuries, of family circles being broken with no good-byes, of heartbreak and estrangement, and of the transitions and adjustments to a new way of living.

But it is also, and more so, a story of leaving the old and embracing the new, of walking in the blessing of freedom from bondage, and of leaving behind the fear of tomorrow. It is the story of a family living, loving, and laughing their way along the journey of life.

©2016 Rebecca Borntrager Graber (P)2018 Rebecca Borntrager Graber Christianity Amish Amish Nonfiction
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3.5 stars. An interesting look into a family’s decision to leave the Amish life, though I was expecting more- more about the family, more about their lifestyle before & how their lifestyle changed after. The book kind of ends with them leaving. I would’ve been interested in experiencing the transition to Englisch life with them- how they reacted to each new concept & how they’d decide as a family if they would take it on board or not, & why. That kind of thing.

I do applaud them for their courage to stick to their convictions despite the consequences. They kept their eyes on Jesus & suffered criticism from friends, colleagues & family as a result, but they did what they felt was right.

I think I would’ve enjoyed it more with a different narrator. While I found the writing ok to good, she needed more expression in her narration.

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