My Life as an Amish Wife, Lena Yoder

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

This is not a book I ever would have thought to read.  It's not historical and it's not even fiction!  However, a friend of mine raved about it and I thought I'd get a sample on my kindle to try.  Later I realized that I had accidentally bought it and decided I must be meant to read it.  I am very thankful I did. 

My Life as an Amish Wife is almost like reading the day to day diary or journal of an Amish farmer's wife.  She writes about her work, children and friends and the events of their life over seven years.  It's marvelous and inspiring.  Reading about her waking up at 4 and the list of things she would do each day really encouraged me to work harder and be more domestic in general.  Never did I feel at all like she was bragging about her life or what she accomplished day to day.  She was always very humble and also honest about her struggles.   I have to admit I was a little jealous of the sense of community she shared with her church neighbors.  What a blessing.