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Ties That Bind (Ribbons West, #3) by Judith Pella
It is also a good read for young ladies to get into. I highly recommend this book! Jun 12, Stacey Head rated it it was amazing. I truly did enjoy this book, as I have the others. My biggest complaint is that it ended too soon. I would have loved an epilogue showing their wedding or even a couple years later with adventures and kids. But, overall, I loved this book. Feb 04, Carolyn rated it liked it Shelves: I enjoyed this series, as well as the first one. I would have liked to find out what happened to the rest of the family, even though it didn't exactly tie in with the railroad.
Sep 18, Mariah H rated it really liked it Shelves: I really enjoyed the entire series and I was so happy in this one that she found love. Aug 01, Jackie rated it liked it. I liked this book. The character is so strong. She loves to defy convention and in the 's that is a lot! Women were certainly different back then! Sep 26, Saralyn rated it liked it Shelves: Enjoyed all the loose ends being tied up and, again, it was very interesting, but I think I liked the second book best.
I can't get enough of Ribbons West series I felt as if I were right there with Johana I felt her fear, her anger, her joy, all her emotions. Loved every book from this series: Shows all the best qualities of love and faith. That God has a plan bigger than our knowledge or understanding. Nov 10, Mom rated it it was amazing. This book was the last of a series of 3 books, Ribbons West Series with the railroads from the east meeting the railroads being built from the west and meeting at Promontory Summit in Utah.
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Judith Pella is a bestselling, award-winning author whose writing career spans two decades. Her in-depth historical and geographical research combines with her skillful storytelling to provide readers with dramatic, thought-provoking novels. She and her husband make their home in Scapoose, Oregon. Other books in the series. The yellow ribbon is being displayed quite prominently in America these days. We see them tied around trees, on bumper stickers and before our eyes in all sorts of places.
The yellow ribbons began appearing in large numbers after the Gulf War when we began sending large numbers of troops overseas to the Middle East. What is the history behind the display of ribbons? For a long time ribbons have been kept as a symbol of remembrance of men and women who served in places far from home. They have been kept especially by wives, mothers and sisters in times of war in memory of their soldier boys abroad. They are powerful symbols of the ties that bind. Many military medals have ribbons attached to them.
Ribbons hold a very important place in the hearts and in the culture of the people of Western Christendom. Young women in former times would tie ribbons in their hair, the hair being a symbol of spiritual covering. They would wear a ribbon in a pledge of faithfulness to the one they love.
In this they would be telling the world that they are remembering someone.
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The young lady was set apart and not available for courtship. They are remembering or waiting for someone special. Right now that special person had gone abroad and was not with them. But nevertheless, he was with them in spirit. He will be coming home to them some day. Until that day of his return they will wait for him. He occupies a special place in their hearts. They will remember him with their display of the ribbon. And when people ask about the ribbon they will tell others about the one who is being remembered.
We see the ribbons in other traditions as well. We present gifts to the ones we love. And around those gifts we wrap them up and tie ribbons around them. We do this to seal and to consecrate them until the one to whom the gift is given can untie the ribbon and receive what has been preserved for them. The ribbons are powerful symbols of devotion. They are emblems of the ties that bind. Back during the times heyday of British Empire the parting of loved ones aboard ship was a very special time.
Family members and friends would often be departing for places abroad. Often they would be away for long periods of time. As the ship pulled out to begin its voyage the ribbons would break. This often marked a long and wrenching experience of separation. Some of the ribbon would often be kept in memory of the parting loved one in the hope that they would see each other again.
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Ribbons are kept in remembrance of those with whom we have a special bond. There is the sense that unless we remember these special ones and lift them up in a communal way they could become lost. This would bring us into a world of desolation. The ribbons are reminders of those whom we love, lest we forget them. We see yellow ribbons on display all around us today. As a nation and as a community the yellow ribbons are out for all to see. We think of our soldiers, sailors, and airmen abroad. They have gone out from amongst us to places far away. Now they are in harms way. Many of them are facing our foes.
And we pray for their safe return. Many are asking questions about the origin and the meaning of the yellow ribbons. It has been suggested that this is just a recent phenomenon. Some say that it dates back to with the return of the American hostages from Iran. But have we seen the yellow ribbon before then? Is there an earlier history of the yellow ribbons? This song has been around in various forms for years. It starred John Wayne.
In this film it is also interesting to note the yellow bandannas worn by officers of the U. Cavalry in the 19th century. Is there a military connection to the yellow ribbons? We shall look into that matter later on in this article. There are several interesting elements to this song of legend.
It may help us in our search for the meaning of the yellow ribbon.
In the song, the lady in question testifies to others on behalf of her lover. He may be a soldier or a sailor going abroad. She wears the yellow ribbon to remember him. He was the one who tied the yellow ribbon in her hair. He did this because he would be leaving her for a period of time. According to the song he tied the yellow ribbon in her hair for a reason. It was because of the bold look in her eyes. And it was because of her golden hair. In the symbolism there is a question about the girl that seems to be associated with the meaning of the yellow ribbon.
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Her lover is not entirely sure of her. There is also a reference to her golden hair. If the girl in question proves true this would seem to be a promise of a future crowning glory. If, perchance, you spy a lovely maiden And by her side, there walks with pride A Johnny strong and gay And round her neck there is a yellow ribbon No matter how you love her Please stay far far away,. Far away, far away, far away, far away No matter how you love her Please stay far far away Far away, far away, far away, far away Her love is for another So stay far far away Far far away. Far far away For her lover who is far far away.
Here in this song we perceive that this girl who wears the yellow ribbon has an opportunity to enter into a glorious destiny. And yet we also get the sense that for a time at least, she is being tested. She has a bold look in her eyes. Her lover is not sure of her heart. Now her lover has departed on a journey. He is far from her. But he will return. She has the opportunity to remain true while he is gone. She might choose someone else.
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The song sends out an enigmatic message of warning concerning this girl with the yellow ribbon in her hair. And that message, full of mystery and of wonder is this. She is promised to another! We pick up the same theme in another popular song that came out in the latter part of the 20th Century. This song was written by Irwin Levine and L.
Here below is a YouTube video of this song. The song appeared in This was just as the Vietnam War was winding down and many of the Vietnam vets were coming home, sadly, in many cases, to mixed receptions. In a very short period of time the song became extremely popular. In the lyrics we pick up on some other elements woven into the mosaic. We begin to see a larger story.
The person in question is returning home after a long absence. Here we see types and shadows with some rather profound prophetic meaning.
In the song we see a prodigal is returning home after a long absence. He is coming back to his family and friends. The wanderer with a checkered past is returning. We sense he is not the same man who left many years before. He is convicted in his heart about his past. The one who is returning is now a penitent and much wiser man. But as he gets closer to home he wonders how he will be received. As the bus approaches the town of his family and friends his heart is filled with apprehension. His family knows he is returning. But how will he be received?
There are so many things in his past. Things which he regrets. He has suffered through many trials and tribulations. And he has learned so many lessons. And so often he has learned them the hard way. But now that is all that is behind him. He is settled in his heart about the new direction in his life. He is coming home. Oh yes, they will be expecting him. But will they remember him with fondness? Will they even want to see him?
So he asks the bus driver to look for him. If his family and friends want to see his face again there will be a sign. Excitedly, the driver tells him to lift up his head and to look. There he sees a magnificent sight. The tree is full of yellow ribbons welcoming him home! He has been remembered after all. And the time of rejoicing has come. In our search for the history of the yellow ribbon some have concluded that the hostage crisis in Iran was the first time the yellow ribbons were seen across the country on a national scale.
He traces the first significant displaying of yellow ribbons back to This was the year which saw the end of the Iran hostage crisis. This was truly a joyous time of reunion and home-coming. Was there an earlier history? Have we seen yellow ribbons worn or displayed by a body of people during a national crisis perhaps during a war? There were a few sporadic accounts of of yellow ribbons being tied to trees for returning servicemen during the Vietnam War.
Be that as it may, there is no question that we are seeing a very significant national show of yellow ribbons today. We are seeing them all across the country. Why is this so? Are we entering into some sort of climactic history? And if this is the case, then who are the people of the yellow ribbon? Has there been a national display of yellow ribbons in the earlier history of this company of people? There does not seem to be any connection of the yellow ribbon with non-European people groups. So our search takes us back to the European settlers who came to the New World.
The yellow ribbon tradition must have been carried in with the white settlers. Could the Pilgrims or the Puritans have brought it to America with them? Let us pause here and check out the Puritans. The Puritans were certainly the political and military movers and shakers of their time. But they found that the social, political, and ecclesiastical powers had closed their doors to them. The royal powers, the aristocracy, and the English Church were immovable.
These English Reformers found themselves stuck in the status quo. The Puritans found themselves between a Rock and a hard place.
They were finding it difficult to bring in the changes they so desperately wanted to see. The Reformation was proceeding at far too slow a pace for them. The Puritans now rising up in the English middle class were not ones to sit around waiting on ceremony. Their grievances were severe. And they wanted immediate action on their demands.