Livingston, California Dec 12, 2018 (Issuewire.com) - Retired English teacher and author Leona Koehn Nichols’s memoir, Other Loves All Flee: One Family's Journey from Legalism to Grace, tackles the struggle of forging a path in defiance of established tradition. Nichols tells all how she found the courage and strength to speak out against a society whose customs no longer felt right to her or her family. Her story highlights how conformity can lead to the severing of ties to one’s own past and heritage.
Born into a Holdeman Mennonite family and baptized into the Church of God at age 10, Nichols already expected that her entire life will be committed in service to the community. Her father was a revered Church leader while her mother was a devotee in every respect of the word. She later married a minister’s son and gave birth to six children. As the children grew older, Nichols and her husband were faced with questions on how their religion and customs would dictate how they live as a family.
In Other Loves All Flee, Nichols candidly shares the struggles she had faced in reconciling her conflicting views with the Church that resulted in her family’s excommunication. She feels no regret for her choices. She is positive that they would survive the religious transition because of their fervent faith. Nichols also hopes that her story will inspire people to accept the person that they have become, regardless of the pushback.
Other Loves All Flee: One Family's Journey from Legalism to Grace
Leona Koehn Nichols
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About the Author
Leona Koehn Nichols was born and raised on a farm in Livingston, California. Already in her late 40s, Nichols has enjoyed a career in teaching poetry and literature to high school kids for more than two decades. She is currently retired and lives with her husband in their almond ranch in Central California. Apart from writing, Nichols also enjoys gardening and spending time with her large family.
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