Showing posts with label Daughters of the Promise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daughters of the Promise. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman
Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman - 271 pages
Miriam secretly vows to follow Saul no matter what the future holds. She never thought that future might take them away from their Amish community like the rumors are indicating. Saul has experienced an inordinate amount of loss in his short life. Raising his two brother and caring for a grieving father who privately seeks solace in the comfort of his homemade wine, Saul has kept his father's drinking from the community. But if he leaves Lancaster, the burden of secrecy will be left to his young brothers. How does he balance this with the dream that burns bright within him? As Miriam and Saul consider leaving their lives behind, God starts revealing things to Miriam that make her think twice about what it means to be a Daughter of the Promise, and what it means to make a home.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
"Plain Paradies" by Beth Wiseman
"Plain Paradise" by Beth Wiseman - 304 pages
Linda's Amish life seemed like paradise until she found out her family has been hiding a secret since the day of her berth. Josie was just a frightened teenager when she left her baby in the card of a Amish couple in Lancaster County. Since then, seventeen years have passed and while much has changed, one thing hasn't, Josie still longs to reconnect with her daughter Linda. But Linda is unaware of Josie and living an idyllic life within the Amish community. The bishop's grandson, Stephen, is courting her and she hopes that he will propose soon. When her birth mother comes to Paradise, Linda finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Josie's world. Meanwhile, her adoptive parents, and her Amish beau, are trying to understand how this interruption in Linda's life could possibly be God's will. As new relationships begin and old ones are tested, no one's life will remain the same. In the process of losing and letting go, Linda realizes whose daughter she really is and as only God can do, something more powerful and far more beautiful is forged within the Daughters of the Promise community - hope.
Linda's Amish life seemed like paradise until she found out her family has been hiding a secret since the day of her berth. Josie was just a frightened teenager when she left her baby in the card of a Amish couple in Lancaster County. Since then, seventeen years have passed and while much has changed, one thing hasn't, Josie still longs to reconnect with her daughter Linda. But Linda is unaware of Josie and living an idyllic life within the Amish community. The bishop's grandson, Stephen, is courting her and she hopes that he will propose soon. When her birth mother comes to Paradise, Linda finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Josie's world. Meanwhile, her adoptive parents, and her Amish beau, are trying to understand how this interruption in Linda's life could possibly be God's will. As new relationships begin and old ones are tested, no one's life will remain the same. In the process of losing and letting go, Linda realizes whose daughter she really is and as only God can do, something more powerful and far more beautiful is forged within the Daughters of the Promise community - hope.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
"Plain Promise" by Beth Wiseman
"Plain Promise" by Beth Wiseman - 328 pages
Sadie always believed in God's promises, but can she really trust His heart? Sadie is an Amish widow that leads a simple life in the quiet countryside, selling Amish goods to a steady stream of tourists. Though it is a good life, lately she's wondered if it is God's will for her to remain without a husband and a family. Winters can be brutally cold and lonely in Pennsylvania, so Sadie rejoices when a renter signs up for a three month stay in her guest cottage. But when wealthy, impulsive Englischer Kade Saunders arrives, she isn't sure she wants him around that long. Sadie feels the stress of the bishop's watchful eye, expecting her to act in accordance with the Ordnung, the understood behavior by which the Amish live. To complicate things, Kade is soon surprised with sole custody of a child he barely knows, his five year old autistic son, Tyler. Sadie and young Tyler form an immediate connection. As she grows to love and understand this exceptional child, her feelings for Kade grow into something that both terrifies and exhilarates her. And while Kade seems to feel the attraction to her as well, their worlds couldn't be farther apart. Sadie must stay true to her Amish roots, but denying the love she feels is impossible. Could it be that God has the improbable in store for Sadie? And will she have the faith to step into a love bigger than she had ever dreamed possible?
Sadie always believed in God's promises, but can she really trust His heart? Sadie is an Amish widow that leads a simple life in the quiet countryside, selling Amish goods to a steady stream of tourists. Though it is a good life, lately she's wondered if it is God's will for her to remain without a husband and a family. Winters can be brutally cold and lonely in Pennsylvania, so Sadie rejoices when a renter signs up for a three month stay in her guest cottage. But when wealthy, impulsive Englischer Kade Saunders arrives, she isn't sure she wants him around that long. Sadie feels the stress of the bishop's watchful eye, expecting her to act in accordance with the Ordnung, the understood behavior by which the Amish live. To complicate things, Kade is soon surprised with sole custody of a child he barely knows, his five year old autistic son, Tyler. Sadie and young Tyler form an immediate connection. As she grows to love and understand this exceptional child, her feelings for Kade grow into something that both terrifies and exhilarates her. And while Kade seems to feel the attraction to her as well, their worlds couldn't be farther apart. Sadie must stay true to her Amish roots, but denying the love she feels is impossible. Could it be that God has the improbable in store for Sadie? And will she have the faith to step into a love bigger than she had ever dreamed possible?
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