tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post8679518296929622227..comments2024-02-13T22:25:45.728-05:00Comments on New York State of Mind: MARTHA-HOW TO BECOME OLD ORDER MENNONITENew York State Of Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-27638751463113969902015-02-09T15:45:08.026-05:002015-02-09T15:45:08.026-05:00Hello Anonymous,
Marilyn just found your comment a...Hello Anonymous,<br />Marilyn just found your comment and called me. Again, I think you should pray. Ask the Lord for the wisdom and way to tell your parents. If you are in contact with any Old Order Mennonite Bishop or deacon or minister, I would contact them and ask them for advice. Even if you know someone who is Old Order Mennonite maybe they could lead you to the right person who would help you tell your parents. I know it was hard to tell my parents. They thought that my wanting to be Old Order Mennonite would pass and I would come back to the Englisher world. I think they still hope I will although with my being member of the church for so long and Joseph being Bishop, I think they realize I am not changing back. Telling your parents is one of the hardest things you have to do.<br /><br />MarthaNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-11757848285075232112014-08-20T19:54:12.031-04:002014-08-20T19:54:12.031-04:00I would love to become old order mennonite. The pr...I would love to become old order mennonite. The problem is, I don't know how to tell my parents. Any advice? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-65788356246021095772013-02-06T16:50:29.312-05:002013-02-06T16:50:29.312-05:00Okay Fionalina. I just thought maybe you thought s...Okay Fionalina. I just thought maybe you thought she was. She just got a chance to answer that fellow.<br /><br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-21258011230475173972013-02-06T16:40:47.245-05:002013-02-06T16:40:47.245-05:00Marilyn I know Martha is not trying to get anyone ...Marilyn I know Martha is not trying to get anyone to join -sorry if what I wrote gave the impression that I thought she was-I do remember someone asking a while back<br /><br />FionalinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-17609033536999599162013-02-06T16:21:17.386-05:002013-02-06T16:21:17.386-05:00Hi Fionalina,
I will pass your message along to Ma...Hi Fionalina,<br />I will pass your message along to Martha. Someone sent her a comment once asking here that is why she told like she did. She is not tryin g to get anyone to join. <br /><br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-17279734825781206042013-02-06T11:11:44.474-05:002013-02-06T11:11:44.474-05:00Thank you for this detailed post Martha-However mu...Thank you for this detailed post Martha-However much we may dream and crave the simplicity of this way of life - the reality would be too hard for most of us-<br /><br />Look forward to hearing more from you when you come back<br /><br />Fionalina<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-75357875714599973772013-02-05T07:37:02.672-05:002013-02-05T07:37:02.672-05:00Glad you enjoyed, Annie.
MarilynGlad you enjoyed, Annie.<br /><br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-38719906712964303722013-02-05T00:35:00.815-05:002013-02-05T00:35:00.815-05:00this was very interesting to read!this was very interesting to read!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269208573774815462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-87460006767954993812013-02-04T18:43:27.623-05:002013-02-04T18:43:27.623-05:00Thank you Kymber and I will pass your comments on....Thank you Kymber and I will pass your comments on. I appreciate and reflect on what they have to say, also. It would be nice to have one a day, but it would be hard to keep it up every day doing a post. Jean, Olive, and I am sure Martha would go along with it-is a short reflection each day in addition to our regulars. We are talking about it. Maybe a bible quote or something just a line or two long. It's all in the talk stage right now. We all thank you for compliments.<br />God Bless You and Yours,<br />Marilyn New York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-56814686016107481612013-02-04T18:10:13.043-05:002013-02-04T18:10:13.043-05:00Marilyn - please tell Martha how much we enjoy her...Marilyn - please tell Martha how much we enjoy her posts and please, if she has time for regular posts, along with Jean, and Olive - well, that would just make my day. i want you to tell all 3 of them that reading about their way of life, their memories and experiences, anything that they have to share - brings me closer to the Lord and if i start my day reading a post here, i always have a good day, a day where i reflect on the Lord and all of the things that i am grateful for because of Him. these ladies are doing a wonderful and important job here...as are you Marilyn. and i am very thankful for that.<br /><br />(teehee. i wish that they would post every day...but now i am just being greedy!) a friend to all of you,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-36461619028594256652013-02-04T14:40:29.785-05:002013-02-04T14:40:29.785-05:00Hello Michigan Mary,
I am so glad you found us. I...Hello Michigan Mary,<br />I am so glad you found us. I really appreciate your comments. They are very interesting and true. I, at one time, thought of being a nun. At the time, you had to learn Latin, which I am not sure if it is today because I was Catholic and they have gone mostly to English today. I did prefer the Latin to the English Mass. I agree with yoour friend, too.<br />Blessings to you and yours,<br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-41936639115784798372013-02-04T12:38:08.090-05:002013-02-04T12:38:08.090-05:00Marilyn, I am so thankful (and blessed) to have be...Marilyn, I am so thankful (and blessed) to have been able to find you and make the shift from Richard's blog to yours. I continue to review Richard's photo-blog, but would surely have been dissappointed had you and Jean and Martha not continued. As for Martha's post, it is most interesting! And, dare I say, right on the money. My DH and I are conservative Lutherans and have several Old Order couples that we are friends with in Ohio. When we first made friends with them, we had the usual Englisher "glow" about maybe becoming Amish. Over the years however we have come to the realization that they 'uns are like we'uns... human beings with needs, wants and desires and that being Amish isn't just a way of life, it's a way of living with God to level most of us aren't willing to go to. Mary T, my closest OOA friend said to me one day, "Mary, why don't you become a nun"? I thought she was nuts to ask me that, but then we talked about it; the changes, the learnings, the sacrifices... it would all be part and parcel of becoming Amish just as much as becoming a nun - even to the language because a nun needs to know Latin. I think she made her point! Just thought I would throw that out there.... :0 God's Blessings and have a great week!<br />Michigan Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-43628642113665684912013-02-04T09:55:15.215-05:002013-02-04T09:55:15.215-05:00Good Morning Melissa,
I will pass your messages on...Good Morning Melissa,<br />I will pass your messages on to Martha. Thank you for the compliments even from Pierre.<br /><br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-84397254900424297942013-02-04T09:48:06.771-05:002013-02-04T09:48:06.771-05:00I love Martha's cautionary encouragement. Than...I love Martha's cautionary encouragement. Thank you, Martha, for this writing and thank you, Marilyn, for continuing to bring us news from Jean, Martha and friends (and Pierre).Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-45377023546867802692013-02-04T09:06:37.366-05:002013-02-04T09:06:37.366-05:00Good Morning Vickie,
I thought it was interesting...Good Morning Vickie,<br /><br />I thought it was interesting, too.<br />Have a nice day,<br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-38648709564376342582013-02-04T09:04:41.041-05:002013-02-04T09:04:41.041-05:00So very interesting, isn't it?So very interesting, isn't it?Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601483236926246196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-82691636870579075382013-02-04T09:00:59.957-05:002013-02-04T09:00:59.957-05:00Good Morning Jodie,
I will pass your message on to...Good Morning Jodie,<br />I will pass your message on to Martha. I told her she has to come back-she still has questions from comments that she has to answer. LOL<br /><br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-84979148399069990922013-02-04T08:58:40.077-05:002013-02-04T08:58:40.077-05:00Thank you Martha. Yes, please come back, do enjoy...Thank you Martha. Yes, please come back, do enjoy your posts.<br />jodie from MOjodienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005870656044436056.post-46369693895570156072013-02-04T07:40:52.872-05:002013-02-04T07:40:52.872-05:00Next Monday Jean will be coming back so this is Ma...Next Monday Jean will be coming back so this is Martha's last for a while. I thank Martha for filling in for Jean while she was gone and I really appreciate it. Martha is welcome back with a post anytime.<br /><br />MarilynNew York State Of Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079961105585950354noreply@blogger.com