Becoming Amish : a family's search for faith, community and purpose

Summary: "Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America's wealthiest communities when they stepped away and began a journey that eventually led to full immersion in a horse-and-buggy Amish life."--Page 4 of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780997373301
ISBN: 099737330X
Physical Description: print
8 unnumbered pages, 247 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Cedar, Michigan : Dance Hall Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America's wealthiest communities when they stepped away and began a journey that eventually led to full immersion in a horse-and-buggy Amish life."--Page 4 of cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

Meeting Bill and Tricia -- Just married -- Early years together -- A new path -- Breaking away -- The thumb years -- Inspired by Joni Mast -- The barn-raising -- A chat with Joni Mast -- Reflecting on the Amish church service -- Evolution to Amish -- The first days of Amish life -- Bill and a horse named Rex -- Tricia and the new skill set -- Doing business th Amish way -- Sunday morning at the Amish church in Marion -- Connectedness -- Martyrs Mirror -- An 8th grade education -- Grandma Moser weighs in -- The boundaries of technology -- Horse, buggy, solar array -- Caneyville and the low-tech purpose -- Technological consistency -- Pennsylvania German and the unraveling -- The wedding -- Admonishment -- The auction -- The good times -- Three Moser children reflect -- Advice from Alfred and Martha Gingerich -- Settling into a broader America.