"An Empty Cup"

by Sarah Price

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5 stars!

Description

Amish woman Rosanna Zook lost her self-confidence within the confines of a loveless and abusive marriage. In the years spent quietly dealing with her burdens and dutifully caring for others, she forgot her sense of self and ability to feel. But after her first husband’s untimely death, she gets a second chance with Reuben Troyer, a godly man who welcomes Rosanna and her two children into his life.

Despite the love and respect she finds in her new marriage, Rosanna soon learns that juggling the demands of her family and church community is more than she can handle. When Rosanna becomes ill, she is forced to confront a hard truth: one empty cup cannot fill another. For a woman who has spent her life giving, will Rosanna finally be able to let go and receive?

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Biography

The author of more than two dozen novels, Sarah Price brings twenty-five years of experience of living among the Amish to her books, many of which have been Amazon Top 100 Bestsellers. Her recent title First Impressions: An Amish Adaptation of Pride and Prejudice debuted in the ECPA Christian Fiction Top 25 Bestseller List a month after publication.

Price has family roots in the same region of rural Pennsylvania where many of her stories are set; the Preiss family emigrated from Europe in 1705 and settled in the state along with the area’s first wave of Mennonites. Born into a Mennonite family, Price has firsthand experience with the culture and religion of both the Mennonites and the Amish. Her grandparents first introduced her to the world of the Amish in 1978, and since then Price has visited and even lived among different Amish communities in Lancaster County.

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My Thoughts ~

"An empty cup cannot give!"

This story of Rosanna Troyer, an Amish wife and mother, could be the story of any woman who has struggled with the oftentimes debilitating effects of anxiety and depression. Rosanna's unloving and abusive first husband has left her with little self esteem, and her responsibilities weigh heavily on her. Recently remarried, she's a typical Amish wife and mother with endless tasks to complete. Being a godly woman she takes on outside activities to contribute to her community. Life has become an endless battle to keep up with what Rosanna feels is her duty.

One who struggles with anxiety and depression, I could easily relate to Rosanna and her overwhelming feelings of despair when she began to lose herself to all of the commitments in her life. She was taking care of everyone's needs but her own. Feeling it her duty to help others as a way of pleasing God, Rosanna found herself unable say "no" when asked to participate in activities and help in any way she could. The demands of even her loving family began to overwhelm her as she struggled to keep up a faster pace than she was able to bear. The more she gave the less she had left of herself, finally suffering physical symptoms that she could no longer deny.

Sarah Price has lived with the Amish and has a strong bond with the Lancaster County Amish community. Her knowledge of the life of an Amish woman is substantial. She portrays her characters with honesty, integrity and sensitivity. Rosanna is a broken woman. Her cup is empty, and this author has represented the resulting realities of anxiety and depression. I found this to be a very tastefully written story of the human condition that exists in all societies, regardless of religious beliefs or other differences.

Descriptive, sensitive, believable and honest, this representation of a very broken woman is familiar to many of us. Ms. Price has penned a very powerful testimony to the debilitating and destructive symptoms of anxiety and depression. I highly recommend this book, and feel that every woman should take the time to read it. For those who suffer the ravages of this affliction, "An Empty Cup" is an education in the realities that accompany the inability to say "no."

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.

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