Chasing the Amish Dream: My Life as a Young Amish Bachelor (Plainspoken: Real-Life Stories of Amish and Mennonites)

Enter into rollicking tales of life in an Indiana Amish community from young Amish schoolteacher and auctioneer Loren Beachy. Chasing the Amish Dream brims with stories of old-fashioned box socials, smart-alecky students, pranks involving pink duct tape and black pepper, Amish girls who manage to be late for church twice in one day, and one mans ill-fated plan to fight drowsiness by jogging beside his horse and buggy. With the witty warmth of small-town storytellers like Garrison Keillor and Jan Karon, Beachy invites readers into his life as a creative, wise, and wisecracking Old Order Amish schoolteacher. Based on real experiences, Beachy is a happy member of the Old Order Amish church and enjoys fast horses, strong coffee, and hot peppers. Book 1 of the Plainspoken series. Amish books by Amish authors. Life in author Loren Beachy's Amish community brims with old-fashioned box socials, smart-alecky students, and pranks involving pink duct tape and black pepper. Meet the young women who manage to be late for church twice in one day and the man who plans to fight drowsiness by jogging beside his horse and buggy. Cheer for Beachy and his cousins in cut-throat baseball games, and join community members as they surround and support a family in their loss. With the witty warmth of small-town storytellers like Garrison Keillor and Jan Karon, Beachy invites readers into his life as a creative, wise, and wisecracking Old Order Amish schoolteacher and auctioneer. Hear straight from Amish people themselves as they write about their daily lives and deeply rooted faith in the Plainspoken series from Herald Press. Each Plainspoken book includes "A Day in the Life of the Author" and the author's answers to FAQs about the Amish.