Almost Amish by Nancy Sleeth

Author:Nancy Sleeth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues, SELF-HELP / Spiritual
ISBN: 9781414369372
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2012-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

1. Tipsy pregnant women are not looked upon kindly in the OB ward.

2. Once you are sober, OB nurses will cover you with warm blankets and tender care.

3. In heaven, I’m pretty sure angels will greet us with warm blankets.

4. Even the best laid plans can change in an instant.

5. When life takes a bad turn, friends can help—but only if you let them.

6. It is often harder to receive than to give.

7. Dependency is humbling, but good for the soul.

8. Coming to a complete stop can change everything, including career ambitions.

9. Sometimes it takes a village to bear a baby.

10. Every child’s first cry is a miracle from God, the Great Deliverer.

Such an upswelling of care for a woman on bed rest is a reminder that we don’t have to be Amish—just Almost Amish—to serve and be served. In the Amish world, this response would be the norm; in my world, I had never before witnessed anything like it. In particular, the care I received from my colleagues, mostly secretaries and clerks twice my age, was nothing short of miraculous. Many lived as far as sixty miles away from me, and yet they still acted as my neighbors.

Clark is the evidence of their grace. It saved his life, and changed mine. I am forever grateful.

Serving God

After the naming ceremony at the Mennonite service, the pastor preached on the false idols that we continue to worship in the twenty-first century. Anything we withhold from God, he said, can become an idol. The pastor then read from 1 Samuel 1:9-11, where the childless Hannah has been despairing for a long period about her infertility:

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