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I received a copy from netgalley to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
Not all Amish or Mennonite people grew up as a plain person. There are people like Sherry Gore who were looking for meaning to life and stumbled upon the lifestyle. Sherry grew up in California and Florida. When her parents split she chose to live with her father in California. She grew up in an affluent area, yet she was lonely inside. She had been exposed to the love of Jesus through several family members. Because of several bad choices in her life, Sherry was sent from her father's house to her mother's in Florida. Here she lived as a homeless person for six months before eventually getting married, having two children, and moving back to California. Sherry was still looking for something but didn't know what when she and her first husband divorced. After being a single parent raising her daughter's the best she could, she met and married her second husband. Toby loved her and her girls. He gave Sherry the only son she had. This marriage did not last once Sherry found what she was looking for, life lived the way the Bible speaks. A Plain Life. However, her divorce did not mean the end of her relationship to her husband. Sherry leans on her faith as she learns about her oldest daughter's life threatening diseases. I will interject here and say that I live about a mile and a half from Sherry's house. Because I shop in the Pinecraft area I became familiar with her and her cookbooks. I followed along and prayed for her daughter Jacinda until her passing this last spring. Although it is not in the book she remained friends with her ex-husband Toby whom she lost last month. If nothing else this book shows that God can take someone who is so messed up and use them for good. Through her book she shows that God doesn't judge who you are or were as a condition of his acceptance of you. There are many who will say she is not truly Amish or Mennonite. To this I say, unless you live in the area and see and understand that there are many different types of Amish/Mennonite, just like there are many different types of Baptists, you should not judge. Besides, God won't separate us when we get to heaven so why should we worry about it here on earth? this story is her journey to become a "plain" woman, not about what the Amish are all about.


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The Plain Choice A True Story of Choosing to Live an Amish Life Sherry Gore Jeff Hoagland 0884311717297 Books Reviews

Very informative book as it takes us through a troubled past into a journey of self forgiveness and acceptance by others. I agree with other readers that the author didn't need to divorce to become Amish. Forgiveness and acceptance is found in the One who paid it all, not an Amish community. Though I see the allure of the community and her feeling of finally belonging, I feel the author was looking for boundaries and rules, which may be what she needed to live a better life. There is nothing wrong with her self and community imposed rules, but I don't think God expects us all to wear plain clothes and grow our hair long. He is way bigger than that!!its not about rules; it's what HE did for us! I loved this book and read it in one sitting. Very good read.
Yes this book is a memoir. A tale of a woman searching for her place in the world, "her people" as she shared. But I find myself disagreeing with her choices after her conversion. Finding Christ is so monumental to one's life but it is even greater when you find Him in the midst of circumstances prior to knowing Him. Leaving her husband, Toby, is not something that Our Lord would ever condone. And if she feels it was from Our Lord, then the Bible is wrong since it clearly states we are to stay in our marriage even if our spouse never comes to know Him. I believe Ms Gore wanted acceptance and to be loved. But once again it is not through community that we find that love....no, it is through His Love for us. When she accepted Christ, she became His child. Accepted into the Beloved.

Her daughter's illness was a turning point for this family. I understood her decision to move as a way to bring calmness to an otherwise chaotic time in the lives.
I first heard of Sherry Gore on Facebook, as a wonderful cook and author, and as the mom of Jacinda, whose story was offered in Sherry's posts. There was a powerful testimony of God's love, and Sherry's family's love for the Lord, through all I read. So I ordered this book before it was published and looked forward to its' arrival on my doorstep.
The least I can possibly say is that Sherry's story and her honesty in telling it blew me out of the water. It is such a contrast to what I expected to read, which I have to say to myself, shame on me. You can rarely read a person's story in their face. You might get hints of the life lived, but you rarely know what the true story is.
The most I will say is that THIS BOOK MUST BE READ by anyone who needs to feel an ounce of hope for themselves in their life. Sherry tells the truth, and she tells the TRUTH, and life-giving and life-changing hope is presented here.
Part memoir, definitely not what I expected. Perhaps growing up around more traditional Amish, it's difficult for me to imagine some of the ones in this book....however she did live in my neck of the woods for a while. I DID enjoy the book, I'm just not sure what I was expecting. Perhaps leaving her husband to become Amish (in a roundabout way) totally confused me. She was looking for "her people" and a "way of life" as opposed, in my opinion, of looking for Jesus. I can't imagine Him telling her to end her marriage either.
I received a copy from netgalley to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
Not all Amish or Mennonite people grew up as a plain person. There are people like Sherry Gore who were looking for meaning to life and stumbled upon the lifestyle. Sherry grew up in California and Florida. When her parents split she chose to live with her father in California. She grew up in an affluent area, yet she was lonely inside. She had been exposed to the love of Jesus through several family members. Because of several bad choices in her life, Sherry was sent from her father's house to her mother's in Florida. Here she lived as a homeless person for six months before eventually getting married, having two children, and moving back to California. Sherry was still looking for something but didn't know what when she and her first husband divorced. After being a single parent raising her daughter's the best she could, she met and married her second husband. Toby loved her and her girls. He gave Sherry the only son she had. This marriage did not last once Sherry found what she was looking for, life lived the way the Bible speaks. A Plain Life. However, her divorce did not mean the end of her relationship to her husband. Sherry leans on her faith as she learns about her oldest daughter's life threatening diseases. I will interject here and say that I live about a mile and a half from Sherry's house. Because I shop in the Pinecraft area I became familiar with her and her cookbooks. I followed along and prayed for her daughter Jacinda until her passing this last spring. Although it is not in the book she remained friends with her ex-husband Toby whom she lost last month. If nothing else this book shows that God can take someone who is so messed up and use them for good. Through her book she shows that God doesn't judge who you are or were as a condition of his acceptance of you. There are many who will say she is not truly Amish or Mennonite. To this I say, unless you live in the area and see and understand that there are many different types of Amish/Mennonite, just like there are many different types of Baptists, you should not judge. Besides, God won't separate us when we get to heaven so why should we worry about it here on earth? this story is her journey to become a "plain" woman, not about what the Amish are all about.