Beth Hertzler works alongside her beloved Aunt Lizzy in their dry goods store, and serving as contact of sorts between Amish craftsmen and Englischers who want to sell the Plain people’s wares. But remorse and loneliness still echo in her heart everyday as she still wears the dark garb, indicating mourning of her fiancé. When [...]
Archive for the ‘Books to Read’ Category
4 Oct
Simple Life
The subject of this book by Thom & Art Rainier is simply about making life simple…. a lot easier said than done. In fact, I have tried to pick up this book several times in the past month and find myself too busy (whether I actually am or whether I just perceive myself to be [...]
28 Aug
Rose House and The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper
“Rose House” by Tina Anne Forkner was a really great read. I always enjoy a good fiction love story, especially one that’s shrouded in a little mystery! Lillian Diamon is grieving over the tragic loss of her husband and two young children. A private moment at she looks at the Rose House is captured on [...]
26 Aug
The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love
I recently read “The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love” by Beth Pattillo. It was a really good book. It’s the story of six ladies in a small town and their journey on the path of love. They each are in a different spot of their life and make different choices. Camille recently lost her mother [...]
19 Aug
North! or Be Eaten
So I haven’t spent much time on the internet lately because I’ve been reading a lot. When I ordered “North! Or Be Eaten” by Andrew Peterson, I thought it sounded like a good fantasy book. But when I read the first chapter, I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” Not having read the first [...]
7 Aug
The Hope of Refuge
Raised in foster care and now the widowed mother of a little girl, Cara Moore struggles against poverty, fear, and a relentless stalker. When a trail of memories leads Cara and Lori out of New York City toward an Amish community, she follows every lead, eager for answers and a fresh start. She discovers [...]
30 Jul
Blue Like Playdough.
In the everyday stretch and squeeze of motherhood, Tricia Goyer often feels smooshed by the demands of life. In Blue Like Play Dough, she shares her unlikely journey from rebellious, pregnant teen to busy wife and mom with big dreams of her own. As her story unfolds, Tricia realizes that God has more in store [...]
21 Jul
A Perfect Mess
“A Perfect Mess” by Lisa Harper was very different from what I thought it was going to be. It’s a great book. Lisa takes you through selected Psalms and shows how God loves us just the way we are… no matter what we do or say, He is big enough to take it and even [...]
10 Jul
Under the Distant Sky
I love stories set in the early years of America, when people were full of hope and had dreams of taming the rugged land. The stories of the wagon trains floating across rivers and dragging through the prairie land. This is one of my favorite settings for a story. “Under the Distant Sky,” by Al [...]
6 Jul
The Veil
When I first starting reading this book, “The Veil,” by Diane Noble, I was slightly disappointed. I thought I might be reading the wrong book! The main characters Hannah McClary and Lucas Knight are part of a secluded religious group called the Saints. The book really details their lives and how it would have been [...]
