Títulos em Amish e Menonita

Sadie Kuhns has a lot happening in her life. She is creating a unique quilt by blending a traditional Amish pattern with a Hawaiian pattern as a tribute to her time spent in the islands, and she is working on a self-published book. But her relationship with Wyman Kauffman has stagnated after six months of courtship. He can't seem to commit to a profession that would secure a future, and he is jealous of the time Sadie gives to her own pursuits.

When elderly Amish widows Ettie Smith and her sister visited Brunhilde Hoffman to see why she was having such a rocky road, they found themselves stirred into a sticky murder mystery. Brunhilde was dead! Even though Ettie's sister didn't want a bar of it, Ettie had to find out why things had turned sour for the prolific candy maker. The one thing that had them glazed over was: Who could've wanted the Amish candy shop owner dead?

Sylvia has been nearly paralyzed with grief and anxiety since the tragic death of her husband, father, and brother in a traffic accident. She tries to help in the family's greenhouse while caring for her two young children, but she prefers not to have to deal with customers. Her mother's own grief causes her to hover over her children and grandchildren, and Sylvia seeks a diversion. She takes up birdwatching and soon meets an Amish man who teaches her about local birds.

Good-hearted and impulsive, 20-year-old Lizzie Fisher has many chores - and secrets. She’s caring for kittens abandoned by their mother and practicing her drawing talent away from disapproving eyes. So the last thing she needs is someone like handsome Stephen Zimmerman constantly “helping” her out of trouble. But when she discovers they both have lovelorn siblings, she has an idea: Why can’t she and Stephen bring his older brother and her older sister together? After all, how hard could matchmaking be?

As a midwife’s daughter, Ruth had seen it all, or at least most of it. When her mother is called to an emergency delivery in the dead of night, Ruth accompanies her. She takes care of the younger children and meets Moses King. After being away for three years, Moses King has returned from Ohio as a wiser farmer and a way more attractive man. Their connection is instant and for the first time, Ruth finds herself thinking of the future. Ruth’s joy is short-lived when she learns that Moses is courting Elizabeth Beiler.

Jenna just wants a simple Amish Christmas with her family. Will she get her wish? Or is her life about to get very complicated?

Emma Weaver was raised by her grandmother. For years, Margaret was known as the best baker in the community, and on her death bed, she shared her baking secrets with her only granddaughter Emma. Abe Raber had always admired Emma from afar. When he managed to land a job in her new bakery as a server, he was elated. It did not matter to him that Emma was now his boss; he only cared that he would finally be able to spend more time with her and that hopefully, in time, she would notice him.

A tragic road accident sends Leah Yoder reeling. Her mother is dead. And so is the mother of Seth Knapp. Now in charge of her household, Leah struggles to do not only her chores, but her mother’s. And when her father deserts the family, her brothers are left tending the crops. Leah reaches out to her beau Timothy for help - something she quickly regrets. Timothy is so busy, and isn’t inclined to spend too many hours helping out on the Yoder farm.

Doris Glick’s Amish beau was convicted of car theft and is in prison. Her parents are distressed about their relationship; indeed, the entire district is upset with Jordan. But Doris is undeterred. She loves Jordan Lehman and is determined to remain loyal to him. She’s sure that when they hear the complete story of what happened, everything will be cleared up. She only prays Jordan will be released by Christmas. After all, isn’t Christmas the time to be together?

Emma Bieler is just a little kid. She is terrified of performing on stage. Can she overcome her fear and perform at the local Christmas pageant?

Dinah’s sister Claudia has been seeing an Englischer, and Dinah has been covering for her. She promises to keep Claudia's secret, but when Claudia disappears, everything comes out, including the lie Claudia told her family when she claimed she was being courted by local Amish boy Aaron Burner. That particular lie burns through Dinah’s heart, for she’s fond of Aaron Burner. More than fond, truth be told.

Marlene Burki came to Baker’s Corner looking for sanctuary. She wasn’t expecting to find freedom. Pregnant and desperate, Marlene would never have left her husband Jeremy if she’d had any choice. Even now, she’s riddled with guilt over the fact that she’s breaking the sacred covenant of marriage, and she knows Jeremy will never forgive her. But her love for the child inside her drives her to do whatever it takes to keep the unborn baby safe - even if it means she has to lie to everyone she loves.

Norma Glick has been longing for something better, ever since her mother died, leaving her in charge of a household with four siblings. She dares to dream of Trevor Schwartz - with his tender smile and easygoing ways - as part of her future. But when her aging Onkel Silas comes to stay in their home, Norma finds herself forced to give up all her dreams. Silas's demands consume her days, and as he gets older and sicker, her resentment grows.

Zeke Breneman's love for Sara Miller has brought him home in more ways than one, but poisonous ghosts from his past return, and threaten to destroy the community and peace he has reclaimed. Foreboding clouds threaten the joy of the newly weds, as his family and friends seek to close the door that Zeke opened in his untamed years of running around. Will all that Sara has fought for be overturned before their life together even begins? Or does God have some other plan in motion that even Zeke and Sara are unaware of?

Orphaned as a child, Esther Detweiler is used to caring for herself and her ailing grandmother. They made the best out of a hard life and poverty without asking for help. They even take in her shunned cousin’s deaf daughter, Daisy, when her mother dies and her father goes off to war. When Esther’s grandmother dies, Daisy is all she has. When war veteran Joe Garrison returns, all he can think about is recovering from the horrors of war and building a relationship with his seven-year-old daughter. Daisy, however, is unwilling to leave Esther, whom she loves.

Eli Weaver has grand ideas and a plan for his life. Already breaking rules in his community, some of which he’s managed to keep secret, when he steps in a mole hole, Eli’s entire life begins to change. His chance meeting with a young Englischer girl, Holiday Drake, sends him into a downward spiral and he doesn’t know how he can get back on the right path. Eli learns that sometimes what we think we want isn’t what we might need. With Gott’s help, he realizes that life’s lessons can be bitter-sweet.

Zeke Breneman’s heart craves the wonders of a wide world, filled with adventure. His best friend Sara Miller longs for nothing more than the simple Amish life she already enjoys and the heart and hand of the man she has long expected to marry. When she refuses to leave her home to follow Zeke’s ambitions, she is brokenhearted and fearful that the world will swallow Zeke and with it, her hopes of a beautiful future with the man she loves.

Sara Miller is reeling after the return to the Amish community of the man she hoped to marry. But Zeke Breneman is a shell of the person she fell in love with, and he harbors a shameful secret that has driven him back to his roots. In an attempt to let go, Sara accepts a buggy ride from the kind-hearted James Bernhard, but she cannot shake Zeke from her heart and her prayers.

With each passing season in their first year of married life, Cheryl and Levi Miller find a fresh set of challenges and adjustments to be made as the Englisher and her Amish farmer husband learn to live together. But by observing their friends and loved ones in the Sugarcreek community, the newlyweds see, firsthand, how God uses each new phase of life to reveal inspiring insights, spiritual truths, and future surprises - all while they harvest a whole new crop of mysteries, as well!

Come and sit awhile as you enjoy 18 fictional short stories of love, joy, and the peace found in Amish country. Amish Country is known for an atmosphere of peace and quiet, perfect for front-porch sitting with a good book. Join New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, as they share 18 heartwarming stories from Amish Country. These fictional short stories include journeys we can all relate to as we seek how to live led by love, joy, peace, patience, and other Fruits of the Spirit.