This book was very well written and kept my attention throughout. The author dealt with the issues of the extremely conservative values of the Mennonite community with sensitivity and grace. As a Christian book, however, I was disappointed that she didn't make the way of salvation a little more c...
Simple Secrets is the story is the first book in the Harmony Series by Nancy Mehl, and soon I will be delving into the second book. But more about her second book when I've read it!Simple Secrets is about Gracie Temple, a city-girl from Wichita who has just received notice that her uncle whom sh...
Monthly themed reading means that I scour the holiday mystery nook book selection each week. In The Dead of Winter is one such find. Ivy Towers is forced to travel to Winter Break, the small town where she spent part of her childhood, to bury her beloved great-aunt. Aunt Bitty fell from her ro...
I stood in the street, trying to calm Daisy. Beau, who obviously sensed something was wrong, stood next to me and whined. I told him to get into the buggy, and we rode to the church. A big crowd was gathered there, mostly made up of women and children. I tied Daisy to a nearby hitching post and r...
Then Sarah stood up. “Papa…,” she whispered. She swayed suddenly, and I jumped up to catch her before she fell. I lowered her gently to the floor and put her head on my lap. Gabe seemed rooted to his spot by the door. As I called Sarah’s name and stroked her cheek, Sam came into the room. He had ...
“You’ve got to promise me you’ll tell me the results as soon as they’re in and before you tell anyone else,” I said. “It’s really important. After that, I don’t care what you do.” “I already told you I would. This isn’t some kind of personal vendetta, is it? I mean, this g...
Reuben said. I’d called him first thing after I got up. He came over and had breakfast with Esther and me. Now we sat out on the front porch in Esther’s white rocking chairs, drinking coffee. “Someone put that fudge in my room,” I said in a low voic...
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I said, taking another bite. “And this stuffing. I’ve never had anything like it.” “It’s called bubbat,” she said with a smile. “The raisins add a nice flavor, I think.” “It’s wonderful. And these rolls.” I picked up a round roll with another round knob on top of it. It looked like a little snowm...
That must have been tough,” Paul said when I told him of Hannah’s last Facebook posting. “It hurt, but yet it helped too. She spent her last night on earth counting her blessings.” I sighed. “It upset Cicely though.” “Probably made Hannah’s death se...
Then I remembered the events of the night before. I flung off the quilt and got to my feet. My body ached all over. It felt as if every joint was on fire. I tried to brush the wrinkles out of my skirt, but it didn’t help much. I was surprised to see Levi standing by the door, peeling off his coat...