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Book Synopsis Chasing the Amish Dream by : Loren Beachy
Download or read book Chasing the Amish Dream written by Loren Beachy and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in author Loren Beachy’s Amish community brims with old-fashioned box socials, smart-alecky students, and pranks involving pink duct tape and black pepper. Meet the young women who manage to be late for church twice in one day and the man who plans to fight drowsiness by jogging beside his horse and buggy. Cheer for Beachy and his cousins in cut-throat baseball games, and join community members as they surround and support a family in their loss. With the witty warmth of small-town storytellers like Garrison Keillor and Jan Karon, Beachy invites readers into his life as a creative, wise, and wisecracking Old Order Amish schoolteacher and auctioneer. Hear straight from Amish people themselves as they write about their daily lives and deeply rooted faith in the Plainspoken series from Herald Press. Each Plainspoken book includes “A Day in the Life of the Author” and the author’s answers to FAQs about the Amish.
Book Synopsis Gathering of Sisters by : Darla Weaver
Download or read book Gathering of Sisters written by Darla Weaver and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a week Darla Weaver bundles her children into the buggy, hitches up her spirited mare, and drives six miles to the farm where she grew up. There she gathers with her four sisters and their children for a day with their mother. In Gathering of Sisters, Weaver writes about her horse-and-buggy Mennonite family and the weekly women’s gatherings that keep them connected. On warm days, the children play and fish and build houses of hay in the barn. In the winter, everyone stays close to the woodstove, with puzzles and games and crocheting. No matter the weather, the Tuesday get-togethers of this Old Order Mennonite family keep them grounded and centered in their love for God and for each other. The rest of the week is full of laundry, and errands, and work that never ends. But Tuesdays are about being sisters, daughters, and mothers. Hear straight from Amish and Mennonite people themselves as they write about their daily lives and deeply rooted faith in the Plainspoken series from Herald Press. Each book includes “A Day in the Life of the Author” and the author’s answers to FAQs about the Amish and Mennonites.
Book Synopsis All About the Amish by : Karen Johnson-Weiner
Download or read book All About the Amish written by Karen Johnson-Weiner and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you want to know about the Amish but are afraid to ask. Do the Amish pay taxes? Are they Christians? Why do they use horses and buggies but agree to ride in other people’s cars? And how can they even survive in the contemporary world? In All about the Amish, Amish expert Karen Johnson-Weiner answers the most commonly asked questions people have about the Old Order Amish. After more than thirty years of being friends with the Amish and studying their faith and culture, Johnson-Weiner offers authoritative answers to the most common questions about the unique Amish faith and lifestyle. Got questions about Amish beliefs? Families? Churches? Schools? What they think about the rest of us? Find answers here.
Book Synopsis Building Her Amish Dream by : Jo Ann Brown
Download or read book Building Her Amish Dream written by Jo Ann Brown and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They can’t change the past… but they can choose their future Opening a new farm shop on Prince Edward Island with her little sister is Mattie Albrecht’s chance at a fresh start. But avoiding her past becomes impossible when Benjamin Kuhns—her old secret crush—offers to help with repairs. As they work together to renovate the shop, the new beginning they’re searching for could be right in front of them… From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. Amish of Prince Edward Island Book 1: Building Her Amish Dream
Book Synopsis Amish Dreams of Grace by : Ruth Price
Download or read book Amish Dreams of Grace written by Ruth Price and published by Global Grafx Press. This book was released on with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leah Yoder dreams of love—and hidden danger. As a young Amish woman blessed by Gott with prophetic dreams, Leah sees visions of joy and peril in her tight-knit Lancaster community. But when whispers of her foreknowledge spread, Leah faces accusations of wrongdoing and fears her gift could tear her peaceful world -- and budding romance -- apart. Isaac vows to protect Leah, even as his faith is tested. The bishop’s son, Isaac Kauffman, has admired Leah’s gentle spirit from afar. Though pursuing a degree in modern farming could sever his ties to the traditional home he's always known, Isaac pledges to shield the woman he loves from gathering storms, both natural and man-made. Destiny brings them together through trials of fire and faith. Leah's visions unveil disaster after disaster, putting her at the center of a series of crimes. With Isaac by her side, they confront skeptics and danger to protect their people's simple way of life. Soon, Leah finds herself falling for his compassionate strength. But when Isaac is cast out of his home, will the clash between dreams and tradition cost Leah her blossoming love? This stirring Amish romance explores faith, purpose, and how one woman's vision can safeguard an entire community. Though storms may gather, love's shelter is eternal - let Amish Dreams of Grace carry you away to a haven of the heart.
Book Synopsis The Amish Christmas Matchmaker and Amish Christmas Secrets by : Vannetta Chapman
Download or read book The Amish Christmas Matchmaker and Amish Christmas Secrets written by Vannetta Chapman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A holiday haven in Amish country The Amish Christmas Matchmaker by Vannetta Chapman With her wedding business thriving, Annie Kauffmann could never leave her beloved Amish community. So when handsome Amish cowboy Levi Lapp tries to convince her father to move the family to Texas, she must put a stop to it. If Annie finds Levi a wife, he might forget his dream of moving…but can she keep from falling for him herself? Amish Christmas Secrets by Debby Giusti While leaving the nursing home where she works, Rosie Glick is accosted by a man demanding incriminating evidence her murdered boyfriend stole—until Ezra Stoltz scares him off. Now, with a killer dead set on silencing the Amish single mother, Ezra must hide Rosie and her baby to keep them safe. But can he expose a sinister conspiracy in time to save the woman he secretly loves?
Book Synopsis Why I Left the Amish by : Saloma Miller Furlong
Download or read book Why I Left the Amish written by Saloma Miller Furlong and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are two ways to leave the Amish—one is through life and the other through death. When Saloma Miller Furlong’s father dies during her first semester at Smith College, she returns to the Amish community she had left twenty four years earlier to attend his funeral. Her journey home prompts a flood of memories. Now a mother with grown children of her own, Furlong recalls her painful childhood in a family defined by her father’s mental illness, her brother’s brutality, her mother’s frustration, and the austere traditions of the Amish—traditions Furlong struggled to accept for years before making the difficult decision to leave the community. In this personal and moving memoir, Furlong traces the genesis of her desire for freedom and education and chronicles her conflicted quest for independence. Eloquently told, Why I Left the Amish is a revealing portrait of life within—and without—this frequently misunderstood community.
Book Synopsis Simple Pleasures by : Marianne Jantzi
Download or read book Simple Pleasures written by Marianne Jantzi and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Amish homemaker Marianne Jantzi welcomes readers with wit and warmth in Simple Pleasures: Stories from my Life as an Amish Mother. Amid mothering four young children family and attending to the family’s sewing, cleaning, cooking, gardening, and Jantzi also works in the family’s shoe store—helping fellow Amish customers find everything from hardy Muck boots to Sketchers running shoes. Through her busy days, Jantzi finds strength in the simple pleasures of family, fellowship with her Amish community, and quiet time with God. The heart of a teacher shines through her memoir celebrating the innumerable ordinary and simple gifts of children, faith, and deep love. Hear straight from Amish people themselves as they write about their daily lives and deeply rooted faith in the Plainspoken series from Herald Press. Each book includes “A Day in the Life of the Author” and the author’s answers to FAQs about the Amish. Plainspoken series—real-life stories of Amish and Mennonites includes: Book 1 – Chasing the Amish Dream: My Life as a Young Amish Bachelor by Loren Beachy Book 2 – Called to Be Amish: My Journey from Head Majorette to the Old Order by Marlene Miller Book 3 – Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community by Linda Maendel Book 4 – Simple Pleasures: Stories from My Life as an Amish Mother by Marianne Jantzi
Book Synopsis Chasing Paradise by : Cindy Patterson
Download or read book Chasing Paradise written by Cindy Patterson and published by Springbrook Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FORBIDDEN LOVE Paul Fischer's a plain man with big dreams and an even bigger problem—gaining his uncle's approval. He's just settled on how to accomplish that while maintaining loyalty to his family and heritage, when a beautiful Englischer shows up threatening to defeat all his efforts. A romantic relationship with Rachel is forbidden and he soon discovers it will take more than simply guarding his heart. The more time he spends with her, the more he wants to overcome every obstacle that's keeping them apart. Rachel Adam's home was once filled with happiness. It now occupies only painful memories. Even still, she never dreamed she'd have to leave Florida. She's determined to return, until an unlikely attraction brightens her outlook. Drawn to Paul like a butterfly to a flower, she begins to imagine a future in Paradise. A future very different from her life-long plans. A future only Paul has the power to rewrite ... unless a devious plot destroys it first. Chasing Paradise is a story rich in emotion that beautifully portrays love and loss and confronts the difficult question—How far would you go to protect the one you love?
Book Synopsis Amish Christmas Abduction by : Dana R. Lynn
Download or read book Amish Christmas Abduction written by Dana R. Lynn and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KIDNAPPED IN AMISH COUNTRY After catching a glimpse of something she wasn’t supposed to see days before Christmas, Irene Martello is run off the road and barely survives. More shocking is the backseat whimper of an Amish toddler stowaway and the familiar sight of their rescuer—the man who’d let her down years earlier. Police chief Paul Kennedy fears Irene stumbled onto a kidnapping ring with two dangerous agendas: retrieving the girl and silencing the witness for good. Only Paul can keep them safe for the holidays. Guarding Irene means risking his heart—and his secret—but to save the child and the woman he never stopped loving, it’s a risk he has to take.
Book Synopsis A Boy's Amish Christmas by : Patricia Johns
Download or read book A Boy's Amish Christmas written by Patricia Johns and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old-fashioned Christmas… A newfound love! Brett Rockwell is looking forward to a peaceful Christmas retreat with his young nephew—until they’re snowed in at an Amish bed-and-breakfast with tenacious journalist Emaline Piper. Though Brett is determined to avoid publicity, Emaline’s charm melts his reservations. And Brett lets slip a shocking truth—a story that could make Emaline’s career. Will professional ambition divide them, or can Brett and Emaline give their love story a happy ending? From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. The Butternut Amish B&B Book 1: Her Amish Country Valentine Book 2: A Single Dad in Amish Country Book 3: A Boy's Amish Christmas
Book Synopsis The Amish Christmas Matchmaker by : Vannetta Chapman
Download or read book The Amish Christmas Matchmaker written by Vannetta Chapman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’ll find him a wife for Christmas…Which of these Indiana Amish Brides is next? With her wedding business thriving, Annie Kauffmann could never leave her beloved Amish community. So when handsome Amish cowboy Levi Lapp tries to convince her father to move the family to Texas, she must put a stop to it. If Annie finds Levi a wife, he might forget his dream of moving…but can she keep from falling for him herself?
Book Synopsis Paradise Valley (The Daughters of Caleb Bender Book #1) by : Dale Cramer
Download or read book Paradise Valley (The Daughters of Caleb Bender Book #1) written by Dale Cramer and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Amish settlement in Ohio has run afoul of a law requiring their children to attend public school. Caleb Bender and his neighbors are arrested for neglect, with the state ordering the children be placed in an institution. Among them are Caleb's teenage daughter, Rachel, and the boy she has her eye on, Jake Weaver. Romance blooms between the two when Rachel helps Jake escape the children's home. Searching for a place to relocate his family where no such laws apply, Caleb learns there's inexpensive land for sale in Mexico, a place called Paradise Valley. Despite rumors of instability in the wake of the Mexican revolution, the Amish community decides this is their answer. And since it was Caleb's idea, he and his family will be the pioneers. They will send for the others once he's established a foothold and assessed the situation. Caleb's daughters are thrown into turmoil. Rachel doesn't want to leave Jake. Her sister, Emma, who has been courting Levi Mullet, fears her dreams of marriage will be dashed. Miriam has never had a beau and is acutely aware there will be no prospects in Mexico. Once there, they meet Domingo, a young man and guide who takes a liking to Miriam, something her father would never approve. While Paradise Valley is everything they'd hoped it would be, it isn't long before the bandits start giving them trouble, threatening to upset the fledgling Amish settlement, even putting their lives in danger. Thankfully no one has been harmed so far, anyway.
Book Synopsis An Amish Match on Ice Mountain by : Kelly Long
Download or read book An Amish Match on Ice Mountain written by Kelly Long and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fireman returns to his Amish home—with an unexpected guest:“Kelly understands the human heart and writes about it with beauty and resonance.”—Beth Wiseman, author of A Picture of Love An Amish homecoming… Disgrace drove Stephen Lambert from Ice Mountain, but honor drives him back to his Amish home. After rescuing a pregnant young woman from a burning house, the rugged firefighter knows the remote Amish mountain community is the only place Ella Nichols will be safe. Abandoned by the father of her child, the brave Englischer beauty needs him like no one before. Determined to protect her, Stephen claims the unborn babe as his own—and prepares to return to the town, and the family, that once falsely accused him… From the moment she is saved from peril by Stephen’s strong arms, Ella feels sheltered, nurtured. How else could she agree to sequester herself on Ice Mountain, among the Plain folk there, but for the promise of Stephen’s loving protection? But as she steps deeper into his world and discovers his haunting secrets, Ella longs to heal the heart of the man who has captured hers forever… “[Long’s writing] delivers a sense of escape from today’s hustle and bustle into a gentler and simpler world.” —Publishers Weekly “Long creates storylines that captivate her readers.” —RT Book Reviews “Long’s writing style is smooth and engaging, her characters true to the period yet timeless in their hopes and flaws and personal battles.” —USA Today
Book Synopsis Anything But Simple by : Lucinda J. Miller
Download or read book Anything But Simple written by Lucinda J. Miller and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like her grandmother, Lucinda J. Miller wears long dresses and a prayer covering. But she uses a cellphone and posts status updates on Facebook, too. Anything but Simple is the riveting memoir of a young woman’s rich church tradition, lively family life, and longings for a meaningful future within her Mennonite faith. With a roving curiosity and a sometimes saucy tongue, Miller ushers us into her busy life as a young schoolteacher. Book 5 in the Plainspoken series. Hear straight from Amish and Mennonite people themselves as they write about their daily lives and deeply rooted faith in the Plainspoken series from Herald Press. Each book includes “A Day in the Life of the Author” and the author’s answers to FAQs about the Amish and Mennonites.
Download or read book The Book of Dreams written by Jack Vance and published by Spatterlight Press. This book was released on with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chasing Failure written by Ryan Leak and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY Bestseller! Chasing Failure will help you remove every excuse for not pursuing the life you want to live, and that failure may just be the quickest way to success. We all have something we’d love to do, but often our fear of failure outweighs the potential of our destiny. But what if we found out that failure could actually help us succeed? In Chasing Failure, Ryan Leak shares the science behind why people are afraid to fail, mixing in real-life stories and adding practical steps to help us intentionally chase failure in order to embrace the opportunities that come with it. Everyone fails in life—but if you’re willing to learn, improve, and grow because of your failures, you are already on the road to success. As a motivational speaker, whether addressing people in corporations, churches, or youth events, Ryan has a message of hope: failure is right around the corner, so be brave enough to chase it! The good life is on the other side, and as he says, “God promises to be with you always, even through the failure.” Packed with wisdom, specific strategies, and a key takeaway included at the end of each chapter, Chasing Failure will help you: Explore whether your dream idea is worth pursuing Count the cost and create an action plan for your idea Learn how to effectively deal with criticism Understand how to embrace failure and learn how it can propel you By blending personal stories, get-up-and-go encouragement, and practical step-by-step advice, Ryan Leak will show you how chasing failure could be the quickest way to success.
