Called to be Amish : my journey from head majorette to the Old Order

Miller, Marlene C -- 1944- (Author).

Summary: "Fewer than one hundred people have joined the Amish since 1950--and stayed. Marlene C. Miller is one of them. In this rare memoir, Marlene recounts her unhappy and abusive childhood, how she throws herself into cheerleading and marching band, and how she falls in love with Johnny, the gentle young Amish man who helps her lace her ice skates. Against the wishes of both sets of parents, Marlene and Johnny get married and begin a family"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780836199116 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: Harrisonburg, Virginia : Herald Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Released simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Kitchener, Ontario"--Title page verso.

"An earlier version of this book was self-published by the author and entitled Grace Leads Me Home : From Head Majorette to Old Order Amish"--Title page verso.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to Plainspoken -- Author's Note -- Part I. Prayers for a Blue-Eyed Girl -- Longing for a Happy Family -- The Amish Ice-Skater -- Twirling, Singing, Cheerleading -- Graduation, Engagement...and Anguish -- Wonders of the World -- Kitchen-Sink Conversion -- Part II. Getting Dressed in Amish Ways -- An Amish Funeral, An Amish Birth -- Turning toward a New Way of Life -- Baptismal Victory in Jesus -- Mini-Farm Adventures -- On the Verge of Leaving -- Part III. Our Hundred-Acre Farm -- Choosing to Farm, Hosting Church -- The Bountiful Years -- Wagon-Wheel Miracle -- Feeding a Family of Twelve -- An Amish Wedding -- A Tragic Accident -- From Generation to Generation.