Strong families. Caring communities. The nearly nine in ten youth who join the church. How do the Amish do it? In Amish Voices, Amish writers share news and advice from their communities and reflect on their daily lives, work, and faith. Brad Igou, publisher of Amish Country News, gives readers a behind-the-scenes tour of Amish life by compiling writing from Family Life, a popular monthly magazine that thousands of Amish people read. Learn about how the Amish began and what they value. Hear what they think about technology, happiness, community, obedience, success, and change. Listen in as they discuss shunning and rumspringa and forgiveness. Find out what sustains them in difficult seasons, and how they try to trust God in all things. Why learn about the Amish from outsiders when you can learn from the Amish themselves? And why just learn about them when you can learn from them?
The story of the Amish--told by the Amish. Brad Igou offers a second volume of writings by Amish people across North America, compiled from the last three decades of Family Life (1993-2020), a monthly Amish magazine. He includes letters, articles, history lessons, parables, questions, challenges--a wide spectrum of human experience from an Amish point of view. Fourteen chapters cover fascinating topics such as shunning, nonresistance, clothing, youth activities, old age, conflicts with the modern world, work, church, humor, and lessons from life.
The story of the Amish--told by the Amish. Brad Igou offers a second volume of writings by Amish people across North America, compiled from the last three decades of Family Life (1993-2020), a monthly Amish magazine. He includes letters, articles, history lessons, parables, questions, challenges--a wide spectrum of human experience from an Amish point of view. Fourteen chapters cover fascinating topics such as shunning, nonresistance, clothing, youth activities, old age, conflicts with the modern world, work, church, humor, and lessons from life.
The true story of Amish romance. Enter into Amish courtship, weddings, and marriage in this richly researched and illustrated book about wedding traditions in a Plain community. Through stories, history, and evocative photographs, Amish Weddings offers an insider's look into the making of an Amish wedding. Author Beth Oberholtzer introduces real Amish couples in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, inviting readers into the broader courtship process as well as the inner workings of a daylong event like no other. Personal stories from brides and grooms and a host of friends and family who contribute to the celebration provide a window into a one-of-a-kind gathering that honors the couple while enveloping them in their community of faith. In addition to photos from actual Amish weddings, menus and recipes enjoyed by generations of celebrants offer a front-row seat to a fascinating and unique ritual that is supported by a vast community.
THREE Amish Romance Stories in One STORY ONE: Amish Days 1: Missing AbramAbram disappears in the heat of the summer. Some suspect that he's returned to the Englisch. Rumors hint that he has a girl there.Hope refuses to believe it. He must have a good reason for leaving. Surely, he doesn't want to reject their Amish community and their way of living.For years, Hope has prayed for a life together with Abram. A home together. Children together. Is it all a fantasy? Is it never to be? And will Abram's cousin Josiah step in?STORY TWO: Amish Days 2: Abram's PlanHope's heart soars when Abram finally declares his intentions. The future stretches before her as a beautiful promise--until disaster strikes. Mysterious family members force Hope to leave her cherished community and her true love.When an ill-fated accident befalls Abram, Hope's dreams for the future collapse.Can things possibly work out? Will God hear her prayers? Will Abram be all right?STORY THREE: Amish Days 3: Abram's BrideHope is thrilled to finally be returning home. Now, she and Abram can be published and married during their community's traditional wedding season.But Abram has changed his mind about the wedding, and his firm rejection of their plans sends Hope into a tail spin. On top of Abram's refusal, Hope struggles to help her hurting cousins adjust to their new life with the Amish.Will Abram change his mind? Will Hope's dream of being Abram's bride dissolve into nothing? READ ALL THREE NOW in this SPECIAL BUNDLE at a SPECIAL PRICE Buy today
A storm leaves her homeless.She's a recluse without a shelter.All Esther wanted was to be treated as a normal twenty-five-year-old woman.She attended very few Amish gatherings due to her hearing loss. It was difficult to be around others.When a storm damaged her home, she was forced to spend time with Devon, the Amish man who came to rebuild it.The two formed a friendship, and he encouraged her to seek medical help over her hearing.Her overprotective brother stepped in and sent him on his way.Was her brother right? Did Devon only want their relationship to progress if she could be healed?Does she need to be perfect to be loved?
When a simple journey spirals towards tragedy, will Lancaster Amish teens Martha Zook, Jebediah Yoder, and Fannie Stoltzfus make it through their trip alive?Once Elkhart, now Lancaster Amish teen, Martha Zook is ecstatic when her best friend Annie writes to invite her to her sister's wedding. As much as she loves Lancaster, she still longs to see her old friends. But when Jebediah Yoder, the Lancaster teen she is courting with, decides to hire a driver and join her for the trip (with his best friend Fannie along as a chaperone, ) a simple journey spirals towards tragedy. With God's help, will these three teens survive?
All FOUR Amish Romance stories, The Torn Series by bestselling authors, Saraah Sowell & Nicole Wright PLUS an extra bonus book Amish Devotion - Book 1 Aubrey Forrest's Rumspringa is quickly approaching. She knows all too well what the ramifications can be for choosing to leave the community. Although she's not to discuss it, the pain is still very real for her. After witnessing the excommunication of someone she loved dearly, Aubrey is not too keen on going through this rite of passage herself. Jamie Miller's Rumspringa is approaching, and his feelings on this, is mixed. A sweet friendship develops between Aubrey and Jamie, but there are rules to be followed. As Aubrey's heart grows to like Jamie, some rules prove to be difficult to obey. Neither of them wants to keep secrets, but some secrets are necessary in order for their love to bloom. Can Aubrey and Jamie reconcile their personal struggles and find a happy medium that will allow them to love freely? Amish Bride - Book 2 An union is emerging... Can they stay together? Jaime and Aubrey are ready to start their lives together, but they are plagued by events that neither they, nor their small Amish community can forget about. Jaime's father is disapproving and Aubrey's shunned sister is prepared to wreak havoc on their pending union. Winning over Jaime's father's approval will not be easy, but learning to rely on each other will bring this couple together. They have a long battle ahead of them. Can Jaime and Aubrey move past the obstacles that stand in their way and stay together? Amish Loss - Book 3 Are they going to live a normal life? Their new life together should be simple, but when chaos finds them again, what they'd worked so hard to achieve, stands in the balance. Aubrey and Jamie have endured the hardest battles yet. They made tough choices to overcome this and remnants from the past should be long gone, but when Aubrey's sister, Emma, returns to their Amish community and a past love interest soon follows, the next phase in Aubrey's life is threatened. The young couple will have to hold on tightly to what they'd fought so hard to obtain or risk losing everything, including their growing family. Are Aubrey and Jamie strong enough to weather the storm that has crept back into their lives? Amish Mystery - Book 4 Will a past mistake ruin their future? Life has been filled with constant turmoil for Aubrey and Jamie Miller since the events of last Spring and their future together hangs in the balance. After an emotional goodbye to Aubrey's sister Emma, the young couple is haunted by rumors that threaten their life and their love. Now, expecting their first child, they should be relishing in all that joy that parenthood brings, but instead their lives are marred by the vicious cycle of fact vs. fiction. The young couple will have to muster up the strength, look past the rumors and hold on to the love they share or be forever haunted by a secret that neither yet ready to explore. Will Aubrey and Jamie be able to withstand the storm that has plagued their lives or will a peaceful existence be too far out of their reach? Bonus Book; Amish Freedom to Love - Book 1 Will she find love the way she wanted? Emma, a young woman of marrying age, lives amongst family and friends she's known her whole life. She's an only child, born of stoic parents, who love and adore, but expect her to marry. Alan is somewhat reserved, but with a silent, inner strength that draws Emma's attention. His mysterious ways may be hiding more than a quiet attitude, as the young man seeks to prove himself. Still, there is another who has eyes for Emma, the preacher's son, Brett. Who will she choose? Will Emma's new found love draw her away from everything she holds dear?
A woman who used to be Amish is murdered, and her brother Jacob is arrested for the crime. The new detective in town is not used to the local Amish community, and he does not get much help from those he questions. He turns to elderly Amish widow, Ettie Smith, for help.To prove Jacob's innocence, Ettie must investigate the life of the deceased. Meanwhile, the detective finds more evidence against Jacob to support a conviction. Can Ettie uncover the real murderer in time to save Jacob from a lifetime in jail?
When the two young women from completely different worlds forge a friendship, they don't realize what tragic events will alter their bond.Instead of going backpacking in Europe for the summer, pregnant eighteen-year-old Chloe Parrish ends up in Fields Corner. Her parents send her there to work in her aunt's restaurant. Chloe's parents and her boyfriend Logan want her to consider adoption. Amish and happily married, Beth Byler is pregnant with her first baby. When she sees how sad Chloe seems at the doctor's office, Beth asks if everything is okay. Although they come from different backgrounds, their pregnancies give them something to share and they become friends.During their prenatal visits, Chloe and Beth meet a new obstetrician, Dr. Tony Cunningham. He becomes interested in the lovely Chloe. Tony and Chloe find themselves at crossroads in their lives-she's torn about what to do about her baby, and Tony isn't sure he wants to do Amish home births. After a baby is kidnapped, anger explodes between Beth and Chloe.Can both women recover from a heartbreaking situation, and trust God still knows what is best for them?
Emily is a hopeless romantic who loves playing matchmaker. Her latest project is finding a new husband for her recently widowed sister, Deborah. But Deborah is still grieving her late husband and is pregnant with his child, so she's not interested. Emily goes ahead with her plan anyway, but things get complicated when a stranger comes to town.
