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March, 2012 Volume 3 Issue 2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
My Christmas Blessing
1
Abe & Malinda Engaged!
1
New Baby
1
Emotional Healing: Geneva Yoder
2
Pancake Breakfast for Youth Mission Trip to
3
“Adoptive” Parents Dinner
3
Counting Our Blessings of 2011!
4
Mini Manners Manual: Marriage Manners
5
Holidays are for Fun, Family, & Friends!
6
Contact Dee
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What’s New ...March/Winter Issue
Dee’s News
A baby boy was born to
Aaron and Sarah Garber
on December 13th, 2011.
Little Dylan Andrew
weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and
was 19 1/4 inches long.
What a wonderful Christ-
mas gift and blessing!
Congratulations, Aaron
and Sarah!
Abraham Schrock and Ma-
linda Hershberger an-
nounced their engagement
on November 27th. Malin-
da is from Wooster, Ohio
and works at Riceland Cab-
inets. Abe works with Wil-
liam Keim and lives in Ash-
land.
Welcome, Baby Garber!
They’re Engaged!
By the time you read this,
Christmas will be past by
many months. But I wanted
to share a special blessing I
received on December 23.
Some of you know about my
writing journey. Some know I
have written an Amish novel,
The Miting
, and
based the story, though fiction, on my former
Amish friends’ experiences. I have had a Liter-
ary Agent since February of last year (2011)
and he has been shopping my manuscript to
various publishers. Many passed on it—maybe
because it didn’t fit the typical Amish fiction
standard, but whatever the reason, it was not
sold. I wanted very much to see it published,
but I felt strongly that it was important for me
to wait on God’s timing. The good news is, I
was offered a contract by a Christian publisher!
I got the news on December 23rd. Not only
has Kregel Publishing offered to publish my
first book, but also have contracted with me to
publish two more books to make this a series. I
am amazed, and a little scared, but more than
anything, I’m happy an honest and more bal-
anced view of living the Amish life will be
available for reading in the near future.
In the months ahead, I’ll be quite busy editing
the first book and also working on the second
at the same time. But what a blessing! I am so
very thankful God has helped me with my
writing projects and know He will continue to
help me in the days ahead. Oh, and I’d love to
have your prayers. Your prayers will be an add-
ed bonus to the blessings I already receive
from being associated with you and with MAP.
Thanks to all who have supported me already
in prayer and encouragement!
My Christmas Blessing
by Dee Yoder
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Wait on the
LORD: be of
good courage, and
he shall strength-
en
thine heart:
wait, I say, on
the LORD.
KJV
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