I
have “minimalists” friends. They live and decorate their home sparingly. Don’t
subscribe to the newspaper – read it at our public library.
I
respect those who try to live simply or resist over-scheduling,
over-technology, and over-abundance. Those who live off the land are my
favorite. My grandpa retired from a factory to try his hand at farming. I've
been a preschool teacher, hospital chaplain, parent educator, magazine
columnist, and now an author, blogger, and speaker. We have the freedom to live
by our convictions, right?
Not
so the Amish - especially those of the Swartzentruber Order.