Living Inspired ~ Thursday 3CT (5/29/14)
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This week on Living Inspired, please welcome Ora Jay and Irene Eash, authors of Plain Faith, (with Tricia Goyer).
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For your chance to win a copy of Plain Faith or The Kissing Bridge sign up below. Winners will be announced here on Wednesday.
**Due to shipping cost, giveaway open to US residents only**
Ora-Jay and Irene Eash live in Northwest Montana where they have a small horse farm, offering sleigh and wagon rides. Five of their nine children are married, and they have four grandchildren.
Connect with Ora Jay and Irene: Website, Facebook
About Plain Faith
This is the true story of Ora-Jay and Irene Eash, Amish farmers from northwest Montana whose lives changed in an instant when a semi-truck struck the family buggy, killing their two young daughters. After the accident, the couple turned to their Amish community for comfort, but they remained haunted by the thought that they might not see their girls again in heaven. Would their deeds be good enough? Eventually Ora-Jay and Irene learned that grace—not works—was enough to ensure their place in eternity. But with that knowledge came the realization that they could no longer live in an Amish community that didn’t share this precious belief. Could they sever their connection to the Amish family they loved? This is the story of their journey to the hope that is heaven, a hope stronger than the loss of children, family, and a way of life. Fans of Amish fiction will appreciate such a real-life look into the Amish community, co-written by bestselling author Tricia Goyer, and readers of all kinds will resonate with this tale of courage, resilience, and the redemption found in the grace of Jesus.
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About The Kissing Bridge
Caught between a stifling Amish community and an unnerving outside world, a devout young woman on the run is about to become the newest arrival to West Kootenai, Montana. On the day of her sister’s death, Rebecca Troyer took her first step away from the Amish. Rebecca had always strayed a little outside the fold—a job at an Englisch bakery, long weekends with non-Amish friends—but nothing could have prepared her family for what she is about to do: Rebecca is abandoning the community to attend nursing school. She is headed to college, into “the world.” But she has to make it across the country first. When she stops in West Kootenai, at the home of a lapsed Amish friend from her youth, Rebecca finds a lot more in Montana than she had bargained for—namely a handsome working man named Caleb Hooley. Caleb is at a crossroads of his own. A daredevil bachelor with high standards, he has decided he’ll never find an Amish woman who can quench his thirst for adventure. Needless to say, the pretty Amish girl who has fled her community in secret catches his attention immediately. As hearts are opened and secrets are revealed, Rebecca and Caleb find they have much more in common than just their Amish background. But can this runaway find love with a risk-taker who has lost his faith in God? All it will take is one week in the wilderness to find out . . .
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The ladies cooking three meals a day is truly amazing to me how they don’t mind staying in the kitchen and cooking so much…….also the way they still use the old wringer washers and hang all their clothes out on the line! They are far from being lazy!! I’m afraid if most of us had to do that today, nothing else would get accomplished, but the Amish ladies still do all this plus they usually have a large family to care for. They are amazing people and I admire them for their faith and love of God and family. I love the review of this book and being a parent that lost an only child only 4 months ago, I am anxious to read this book to see how they coped with grief.
i like how they have no electricity we would not live one day without
I have close family that converted to Mennonite later in life, and I’ve always been fascinated by the Amish/Mennonite community. This book is definitely going on my “to read” list.