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Life on the farm is peaceful and rewarding in spite of problems that crop up. Suddenly illness and death strike the family. Blaming herself, Miriam finds it nearly impossible to cope with grief.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bender, Carrie A joyous heart / Carrie Bender. p. cm. (Miriam's journal; 3) Sequel to: A winding path. ISBN 0-8361-3668-3 1. Farm lifePennsylvaniaFiction. 2. FamilyPennsylvania Fiction. 3. AmishPennsylvaniaFiction. 4. WomenPennsylva niaFiction. I. Title. II. Bender, Carrie, Miriam's journal; 3. PS3552.E53845J6 1994 813'.54dc20 94-5836 CIP
The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Scripture quotations and allusions imbedded in the text are based on the King James version of the Holy Bible, with some adaptation to current English usage. For a list of references, see the back of the book.
A JOYOUS HEART Copyright 1994 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Number: 94-5836 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-3668-3 Printed in the United States of America Book design by Paula M. Johnson Cover art and illustrations by Joy Dunn Keenan Series logo by Merrill R. Miller
To all who have gone through the valley of the shadow of a child's death and emerged with a joyous heart
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Note
This story is fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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Contents
The Author
8
Year Eight Counting Blessings
9
Year Nine The Shadow
47
Year Ten Amish or Not
101
Year Eleven Joy Overflowing
129
Scripture References
168
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The Author
The author's pen name is Carrie Bender. She is a member of an old order group. With her husband and children, she lives among the Amish in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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Year Eight Counting Blessings
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February 13
Finally, I found the time for journal-writing again. We were late in getting the fall work done. Then there was a flurry of weddings and all-day quiltings, the butchering, not to mention the daily chores, carrying in coal, and carrying out ashes for the kitchen range and the parlor stove.
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