After reading Book Five of the Kaufmann bakery series, I decided to go back and read all of the books in the series in order. So happy I did.Grace, who left her Amish family, dies in a car accident with her English husband. She leaves Rebecca, her sister in PA, her two daughters Jessica 16 and ...
I love the recipes in these books...and they come up like little surprises, for the particular dish isn't always mentioned first, if at all. This story picks up with the youngest of the Kauffman clan, Sarah and I've to say, even without seeing a picture, I can tell Luke is such a dreamboat. Altho...
This book was ok... The story is about Anna Mae who was shunned for leaving the Amish to marry an Englisher. Five years later she is expecting her first baby and wants to see her Amish family in Lancaster. She is hoping they can reconcile so her baby can know her family and her roots. Because ...
This book is a nice, short story of an Amish Christmas. The title pretty much says it all: plain & simple. This is a story about Anna Mae, who left her Amish family to marry an English man and live in the city. Pregnant with her first child, she wants nothing more than to reconnect with her fa...
I'm not very religious and this book has a lot about Christianity, but this book gives you faith. Good book overall. I've never experienced loss that close, so I don't really know what she's going through. I won't even try to imagine it because I love my mom and I don't know why I would do withou...
Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you'll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman's story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams ... and secrets. You'll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with ...
I have really enjoyed this series so far. Out of the four books that I have read A Life of Joy has to be my least favorite. Although I enjoyed the book I found the plot to be a little boring. Lindsey left Bird-in-hand, PA to go to Virginia Beach to take care of her hurt Aunt. While there she was ...
This story keep my interest but it did not take my heart to want to a point where I was wanting to know to What going to happen next. I will say this it is good read and a Christmas story to itself. I hope it was meant to stand alone. Just my thought because I liked does not meant it will be for ...
This was the last book in the 'Kauffman Amish Bakery' series, and so it needed to wrap up a few ongoing/paused storylines. I thought it did well with that, though I would have liked to see more of the previous characters involved. That said, it was nice to follow Katie's journey to her 'Season of...
Hannah stood at the sink and began washing dishes. Her beautiful face had held a frown that deepened the lines around her mouth during supper. A quiet demeanor replaced her usual talkative personality. She listened as her children discussed their day, but she had very little to say about hers. So...
His house had once been a beautiful home surrounded by vegetables and flowers that Hannah and his nieces had cultivated with love and hard work. He longed to transform his house back to the beautiful property it once was. His thoughts turned to the day Carolyn had begun to clean out the weeds, an...
She breathed in the sweet aroma of the marker as she worked. Today is the day! The small trailer that housed the school was on the same property as a larger, traditional, one-room school building. She turned to glance around the small classroom and butterflies fluttered in her stomach. The traile...
Lydia said Friday evening. “I appreciate all you did for us today and yesterday too.” Her aunt touched Lydia’s cheek and smiled. “It’s the least I could do, mei liewe. I wish I could do more.” She pointed toward the stove. “I think you may have enough chicken and dumplings for leftovers tomorrow....
Naomi commented, climbing from Lilly’s buggy. She helped her siblings out of the back and then grabbed her bag of gifts. “Lizzie Anne and Levina, grab those platters of cookies and carry them in please. Sylvia, please take the bag with the gifts for the kinner.” “I can’t believe the snow.” Lilly ...