tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post6415357951579296297..comments2024-01-24T11:57:22.116-06:00Comments on Jeanette Levellie: Hope Splashes : Amish Christmas Dinner, part 2Jeanette Levelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-35099574135131278172009-12-14T15:07:15.280-06:002009-12-14T15:07:15.280-06:00I am so glad you had a pleasant experience.I am so glad you had a pleasant experience.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-90099640078380600792009-12-11T19:15:51.400-06:002009-12-11T19:15:51.400-06:00Hi Jen -
I was surprised to see an Amish couple s...Hi Jen -<br /><br />I was surprised to see an Amish couple shopping at...Walmart. Seeing Amish kids walking home from school carrying igloo coolers instead of a tin pail made me do a double take.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-72219977148078292292009-12-11T18:10:16.202-06:002009-12-11T18:10:16.202-06:00Preconceived ideas, all the time. Like when our Bi...Preconceived ideas, all the time. Like when our Bible class served food at a homeless center, and I talked with one family--medical bills wiped them out of house and home. Humbling....Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-5610174534557042982009-12-11T16:21:12.788-06:002009-12-11T16:21:12.788-06:00Jeanette:
We all pre-judge. We know we shoul...Jeanette:<br /> We all pre-judge. We know we shouldn't but we do. I know people who really can't say they know who I am on the inside. We sometimes tend to us a set of ideas to form opinions about who others are.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-85709902668826770392009-12-11T12:45:18.259-06:002009-12-11T12:45:18.259-06:00After I divorced from an abusive marriage I prayed...After I divorced from an abusive marriage I prayed that God would send me the man of my dreams. I told God that my list included a tall, dark and handsome man. <br /><br />Guess who He sent?...A slightly bald, curly red headed man! I told God that couldn't be the man I dreamed of. <br /><br />Long story...short...I ended up married to that curly, red headed man for almost 17 years and our marriage was more than I ever dreamed possible! <br /><br />So I was shocked to find out the preconceived idea of my dream man was not at all who he ended up to be!Donna M. Kohlstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268172745025677265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-81685247629381439252009-12-11T12:37:30.567-06:002009-12-11T12:37:30.567-06:00Yes, absolutely. I do prejudge--especially without...Yes, absolutely. I do prejudge--especially without even knowing it. God has a wonderful way of humbling me, though. :)Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-9369428604157860082009-12-11T11:59:33.797-06:002009-12-11T11:59:33.797-06:00My husband and I went to "Amish Acres" i...My husband and I went to "Amish Acres" in Indiana a few years ago. It was one of my favorite trips. I, too, love the sweet way they have of living and the beauty of simplicity. I guess I did have preconceived ideas, because we were told otherwise at the place we stayed.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163662759281341381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-3830607528652185092009-12-11T09:45:00.890-06:002009-12-11T09:45:00.890-06:00I've definitely pre-judged. I always assumed m...I've definitely pre-judged. I always assumed my dad was a liberal because he's a bar owner, biker and pro-abortion.<br />Imagine my pleasant delight to discover he was a republican! LOL It was embarrassing though.<br /><br />I would've been surprised the cards and the flashlight too. LOL!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-2749948334946415182009-12-11T08:36:35.486-06:002009-12-11T08:36:35.486-06:00Makes me wonder how many pre-concieved notions we ...Makes me wonder how many pre-concieved notions we have even with our loved ones if we can have these ideas with complete strangers! :O)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604687906788800639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-86120474891527041142009-12-11T08:14:22.770-06:002009-12-11T08:14:22.770-06:00Just as you all said, the Lord used this four hour...Just as you all said, the Lord used this four hours of my selfish, narrow life to open my eyes a little wider, allowing me to glimpse His glory in the hearts of those I judged out of step with Him. I was wrong.Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-66662561471870774472009-12-11T07:46:20.579-06:002009-12-11T07:46:20.579-06:00Yes, I've done that. God always finds a way to...Yes, I've done that. God always finds a way to pry open my eyes to the Truth and bends me to my knees in humility.<br /><br />I loved reading about the respect factor. I miss that in our culture.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-85473958140272906102009-12-11T07:44:23.080-06:002009-12-11T07:44:23.080-06:00We all make judgment calls without full knowledge ...We all make judgment calls without full knowledge of different culture. I'm glad to have my eyes opened a little. <br /><br />We have an Amish community not far from here. Really nice people.Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409440410210436267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-19244175545421582232009-12-11T07:24:16.061-06:002009-12-11T07:24:16.061-06:00Oh, I am so good at prejudging. After all, a famil...Oh, I am so good at prejudging. After all, a family saying, "You only get one chance to make a first impression," kinda colors our view.<br /><br />Like the reminder, Jeanette.<br /><br />Oh, this is SUCH a great blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Patti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-40058370600129814652009-12-11T06:18:17.763-06:002009-12-11T06:18:17.763-06:00Honestly this is a culture I know little to nothin...Honestly this is a culture I know little to nothing about. But with all cultures people preceive things that often times are not so. <br /><br />I'm so glad that God judges the heart, and allows us glimpses into the hearts of those we think we know so we can "know" them the way God does.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081925465275931199.post-28127578189131530702009-12-11T05:27:27.445-06:002009-12-11T05:27:27.445-06:00"Their hearts are bowed down in reverence for..."Their hearts are bowed down in reverence for God and His ways. They live to serve the Master, not their own desires or vanities." Oh that we could all live this way, right? I really do think there is something about living in the depths of culture and our modern things that often steals the reverance and focus of hearts on the Lord.Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.com