Download or read book Amish Star written by Rachel Stoltzfus and published by GG Press. This book was released on with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She has the voice of an angel. Will she plummet or soar? Sixteen-year-old Gracie Troyer's beautiful voice is a gift from Gott. When a pair of Englisch talent scouts hear her singing at a local market, they are delighted with the possibility of introducing her to the wider world. Gracie doesn't want to defy her Ordnung, but she begins to wonder if it's truly right to "hide her light under a bushel." Gott has given her a gift. Maybe she can share His light and love with the world...and she is on her rumspringe, so it can't be all bad. But as Gracie struggles to find her place in the competitive world of Englisch music, her relationship with her community, and a young, fragile love, will both be threatened. Can Gracie let her light shine without losing everything else she loves? Find out in Amish Star, Book 1, the first book of the This Little Amish Light series. Amish Star is an uplifting, Christian romance about the power of faith and the gifts we all share. If you love your sweet Amish books, start reading Amish Star today! Great for lovers of Amish romance novels, Amish romance authors, Amish romances, Amish romance writers, Amish romance book, Amish romance fiction, Amish romance novel excerpt, best Amish romance authors, Amish Christian romance authors, list of Amish romance authors, Amish romance books, Amish romance books online, free Amish romance books, Amish Christian romance books, Amish contemporary romance, Amish romance collection, Amish English romance, Amish romance fisher, Amish romance movies, what is Amish romance, good Amish romance, list of Amish romance, Amish romance novel authors, top Amish romance novels, Amish romance novels read online, Amish romance series, Amish romance stories, Lancaster PA, Amish country, Lancaster county saga, Amish books series, Amish New Books, Amish books fiction, Amish books, Amish books authors, Amish Christmas books, Amish life books, Amish books, Amish girl book, Amish living books, living Amish, Amish book series authors, Amish bookends, Amish reading books, Amish next book, Amish bookstore, Amish and Mennonite books, Amish grace, Amish fiction series, Amish fiction 2019, Amish fiction book club, inspirational Amish fiction, inspirational Amish, Amish ebook, Amish girl book, Amish culture, Amish books to read, Amish 2019, Amish upcoming books about the Amish lifestyle.

Download or read book Amish Star 3 Book Collection written by Rachel Stoltzfus and published by GG Press. This book was released on with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She has the voice of an angel. Will she plummet or soar? SAVE BIG & Get ALL THREE BOOKS in one beautiful collection! Book 1 - Will she plummet or soar? Sixteen-year-old Gracie Troyer's beautiful voice is a gift from Gott. When a pair of Englisch talent scouts hear her singing at a local market, they are delighted with the possibility of introducing her to the wider world. Gracie doesn't want to defy her Ordnung, but she begins to wonder if it's truly right to "hide her light under a bushel." Gott has given her a gift. Maybe she can share His light and love with the world...and she is on her rumspringe, so it can't be all bad. But as Gracie struggles to find her place in the competitive world of Englisch music, her relationship with her community, and a young, fragile love, will both be threatened. Can Gracie let her light shine without losing everything else she loves? Book 2 - She's ready to leave the nest...but can she put her family, and love, behind her? As Gracie advances in a television talent contest, a whole new world is opened to her. Especially when it looks like she might win the thing. But when several members of her Amish community visit her in Philadelphia, she feels torn. She is called to sing, but does that means she has to leave everything behind? Can she hold onto her love while still following her dream? Book 3 - With Gott's help, can she have it all? As Gracie advances in a television talent contest, a whole new world is opened to her. Especially when it looks like she might win the thing. But when several members of her Amish community visit her in Philadelphia, she feels torn. She is called to sing, but does that means she has to leave everything behind? Can she hold onto her love while still following her dream? Or will she have to make a painful choice? Find out in Amish Star Books 1-3, an uplifting, Christian romance series about the power of faith and the gifts we all share. If you love your sweet Amish books, start reading Amish Star Books 1-3 today! Great for lovers of Amish romance novels, Amish romance authors, Amish romances, Amish romance writers, Amish romance book, Amish romance fiction, Amish romance novel excerpt, best Amish romance authors, Amish Christian romance authors, list of Amish romance authors, Amish romance books, Amish romance books online, free Amish romance books, Amish Christian romance books, Amish contemporary romance, Amish romance collection, Amish English romance, Amish romance fisher, Amish romance movies, what is Amish romance, good Amish romance, list of Amish romance, Amish romance novel authors, top Amish romance novels, Amish romance novels read online, Amish romance series, Amish romance stories, Lancaster PA, Amish country, Lancaster county saga, Amish books series, Amish New Books, Amish books fiction, Amish books, Amish books authors, Amish Christmas books, Amish life books, Amish books, Amish girl book, Amish living books, living Amish, Amish book series authors, Amish bookends, Amish reading books, Amish next book, Amish bookstore, Amish and Mennonite books, Amish grace, Amish fiction series, Amish fiction 2019, Amish fiction book club, inspirational Amish fiction, inspirational Amish, Amish ebook, Amish girl book, Amish culture, Amish books to read, Amish 2019, Amish upcoming books about the Amish lifestyle.

Download or read book Amish Star Book 3 written by Rachel Stoltzfus and published by GG Press. This book was released on with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Gott's help, can she have it all? As Gracie advances in a television talent contest, a whole new world is opened to her. Especially when it looks like she might win the thing. But when several members of her Amish community visit her in Philadelphia, she feels torn. She is called to sing, but does that means she has to leave everything behind? Can she hold onto her love while still following her dream? Or will she have to make a painful choice? Find out in Amish Star - Book 3, the third book of the This Little Amish Light series. Amish Star - Book 3 is an uplifting, Christian romance about the power of faith and the gifts we all share. If you love your sweet Amish books, start reading Amish Star today! Great for lovers of Amish romance novels, Amish romance authors, Amish romances, Amish romance writers, Amish romance book, Amish romance fiction, Amish romance novel excerpt, best Amish romance authors, Amish Christian romance authors, list of Amish romance authors, Amish romance books, Amish romance books online, free Amish romance books, Amish Christian romance books, Amish contemporary romance, Amish romance collection, Amish English romance, Amish romance fisher, Amish romance movies, what is Amish romance, good Amish romance, list of Amish romance, Amish romance novel authors, top Amish romance novels, Amish romance novels read online, Amish romance series, Amish romance stories, Lancaster PA, Amish country, Lancaster county saga, Amish books series, Amish New Books, Amish books fiction, Amish books, Amish books authors, Amish Christmas books, Amish life books, Amish books, Amish girl book, Amish living books, living Amish, Amish book series authors, Amish bookends, Amish reading books, Amish next book, Amish bookstore, Amish and Mennonite books, Amish grace, Amish fiction series, Amish fiction 2019, Amish fiction book club, inspirational Amish fiction, inspirational Amish, Amish ebook, Amish girl book, Amish culture, Amish books to read, Amish 2019, Amish upcoming books about the Amish lifestyle.

Download or read book Amish Star Book 2 written by Rachel Stoltzfus and published by GG Press. This book was released on with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's ready to leave the nest...but can she put her family, and love, behind her? Gracie's voice is a gift from Gott, and she loves to sing. But as she steps into the spotlight, the strictures of her community's Ordnung become too much, and Gracie decides to leave. The two Englischers who discovered her talent agree to sponsor and mentor her in her new career, and Gracie wants to be happy, but is a life of fame and fortune really what she wants? And can she truly leave her love, Daniel Byler, behind? Find out in Amish Star - Book 2, the second book of the This Little Amish Light series. Amish Star - Book 2 is an uplifting, Christian romance about the power of faith and the gifts we all share. If you love your sweet Amish books, start reading Amish Star today! Great for lovers of Amish romance novels, Amish romance authors, Amish romances, Amish romance writers, Amish romance book, Amish romance fiction, Amish romance novel excerpt, best Amish romance authors, Amish Christian romance authors, list of Amish romance authors, Amish romance books, Amish romance books online, free Amish romance books, Amish Christian romance books, Amish contemporary romance, Amish romance collection, Amish English romance, Amish romance fisher, Amish romance movies, what is Amish romance, good Amish romance, list of Amish romance, Amish romance novel authors, top Amish romance novels, Amish romance novels read online, Amish romance series, Amish romance stories, Lancaster PA, Amish country, Lancaster county saga, Amish books series, Amish New Books, Amish books fiction, Amish books, Amish books authors, Amish Christmas books, Amish life books, Amish books, Amish girl book, Amish living books, living Amish, Amish book series authors, Amish bookends, Amish reading books, Amish next book, Amish bookstore, Amish and Mennonite books, Amish grace, Amish fiction series, Amish fiction 2019, Amish fiction book club, inspirational Amish fiction, inspirational Amish, Amish ebook, Amish girl book, Amish culture, Amish books to read, Amish 2019, Amish upcoming books about the Amish lifestyle.

Download or read book Amish Christmas at North Star written by Cindy Woodsmall and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night four lives entered the world by the hands of an Amish midwife, just outside North Star, Pennsylvania. Rebekah’s Babies, as they are called, are now grown adults and in four heartwarming novellas each young person experiences a journey of discovery, a possibility of love, and the wonder of Christmas. Guiding Star by Katie Ganshert Curiosity gets the best of Englischer Chase Wellington when he investigates the twenty-five-year-old disappearance of an Amish baby. When he finds adventurous Elle McAllister in Iowa will his discoveries upend her world? Mourning Star by Amanda Flower Eden Hochstetler slips from her parents’ fudge shop to investigate the death of her friend Isaac. Who is guilty? Isaac’s handsome great nephew Jesse, an angry Englischer, or someone else? In the Stars by Cindy Woodsmall Heartbroken Kore Detweiler avoids North Star after Savilla Beiler rejects his love. But when he is unexpectedly called to return home, he and Savilla must join forces to keep a family together. Star of Grace by Mindy Starns Clark and Emily Clark Andy Danner left North Star to join a new Amish settlement in Mississippi. His little brother devises a scheme to bring Andy home for Christmas and unwittingly unleashes the power of forgiveness in a reclusive widower’s life.

Download or read book Amish Quilts written by Janneken Smucker and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.--Roderick Kiracofe, author of The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950 "Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies"

Download or read book An Amish Christmas Star written by Shelley Shepard Gray and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with faith, family, and a whole lot of heart, New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray joins Charlotte Hubbard and Rosalind Lauer for three all-new holiday stories celebrating the spirit of the season, the warmth of simple Amish traditions, and the joys of coming home for Christmas. The crisp fragrance of pine trees and the warm spice of fresh cookies aren’t the only blessings that Christmas brings, and no one knows more about happy homecomings than three couples who are celebrating the greatest gift of all . . . BUGGIES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES * Shelley Shepard Gray Called home by family, John Miller and Ellie Coblentz are each looking for a way north from Pinecraft, Florida. With few options, they decide sharing the burden of travel must be the Lord’s plan for them. But can this bumpy, bad-weather journey home help them find their way into each other’s hearts, too? STAR OF WONDER * Charlotte Hubbard When Raymond Overholt comes to Promise Lodge, hoping to sell the barnboard signs he’s painted with stars and Christmas messages, spirited young Mennonite Lizzie Zehr is intrigued. But any courtship between them will face fierce opposition from the bishop of Raymond’s Old Order community—unless someone can convince him that at the heart of faith lies love . . . STARLIGHT EVERLASTING * Rosalind Lauer Newlyweds Rachel and Luke Coblentz can’t wait to celebrate their first Christmas together after years of courtship. But when Luke’s factory job threatens to keep them apart—from each other and their dream of a family—it will take faith to believe in the gift of a truly joyful ending . . .

Download or read book The Riddle of Amish Culture written by Donald B. Kraybill and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of this classic work brings the story of the Amish into the 21st century. Since its publication in 1989, The Riddle of Amish Culture has become recognized as a classic work on one of America's most distinctive religious communities. But many changes have occurred within Amish society over the past decade, from westward migrations and a greater familiarity with technology to the dramatic shift away from farming into small business which is transforming Amish culture. For this revised edition, Donald B. Kraybill has taken these recent changes into account, incorporating new demographic research and new interviews he has conducted among the Amish. In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capital" to his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community.

Download or read book A Peculiar People written by Elmer Schwieder and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now back in print with a new essay, this classic of Iowa history focuses on the Old Order Amish Mennonites, the state’s most distinctive religious minority. Sociologist Elmer Schwieder and historian Dorothy Schwieder began their research with the largest group of Old Order Amish in the state, the community near Kalona in Johnson and Washington counties, in April 1970; they extended their studies and friendships in later years to other Old Order settlements as well as the slightly less conservative Beachy Amish. A Peculiar People explores the origin and growth of the Old Order Amish in Iowa, their religious practices, economic organization, family life, the formation of new communities, and the vital issue of education. Included also are appendixes giving the 1967 “Act Relating to Compulsory School Attendance and Educational Standards”; a sample “Church Organization Financial Agreement,” demonstrating the group’s unusual but advantageous mutual financial system; and the 1632 Dortrecht Confession of Faith, whose eighteen articles cover all the basic religious tenets of the Old Order Amish. Thomas Morain’s new essay describes external and internal issues for the Iowa Amish from the 1970s to today. The growth of utopian Amish communities across the nation, changes in occupation (although The Amish Directory still lists buggy shop operators, wheelwrights, and one lone horse dentist), the current state of education and health care, and the conscious balance between modern and traditional ways are reflected in an essay that describes how the Old Order dedication to Gelassenheit—the yielding of self to the interests of the larger community—has served its members well into the twenty-first century.

Download or read book An Amish Christmas Star written by Shelley Shepard Gray and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crisp fragrance of pine trees and the warm spice of fresh cookies aren’t the only blessings that Christmas brings, and no one knows more about happy homecomings than three couples who are celebrating the greatest gift of all . . . BUGGIES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES * Shelley Shepard Gray Called home by family, John Miller and Ellie Coblentz are each looking for a way north from Pinecraft, Florida. With few options, they decide sharing the burden of travel must be the Lord’s plan for them. But can this bumpy, bad-weather journey home help them find their way into each other’s hearts, too? STAR OF WONDER * Charlotte Hubbard When Raymond Overholt comes to Promise Lodge, hoping to sell the barnboard signs he’s painted with stars and Christmas messages, spirited young Mennonite Lizzie Zehr is intrigued. But any courtship between them will face fierce opposition from the bishop of Raymond’s Old Order community—unless someone can convince him that at the heart of faith lies love . . . STARLIGHT EVERLASTING * Rosalind Lauer Newlyweds Rachel and Luke Coblentz can’t wait to celebrate their first Christmas together after years of courtship. But when Luke’s factory job threatens to keep them apart—from each other and their dream of a family—it will take faith to believe in the gift of a truly joyful ending . . .

Download or read book The Hidden Life An Amish novel of faith love and second chances written by Adina Senft and published by Moonshell Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Amish best friends. Three hurting hearts. One quilt that binds them together. Emma Stolzfus has never been courted or kissed, and now that she’s thirty, it has become her place as the family’s last unmarried daughter to look after her elderly mother. But in the dark hours while Mamm is asleep, Emma writes letters and essays for Amish periodicals, short stories for her nieces and nephews, and, secretly, a novel just for herself. After she enters the book in a writing contest, a New York literary agent takes an interest not only in her work, but in her as an Amish woman. Emma takes the train all the way to the city to meet him. When she returns, something about her is different—and the men of her Amish community suddenly notice the shy spinster in a way they never did before. But how can she settle for second best when her heart made its first choice long ago? She’s been in love for years with a man she can never have. Only her friends, Amelia and Carrie, know the truth Emma shares while they work together on their quilt. Only they will understand when an old tragedy comes to light that will either hurt or heal ... and reveal Emma’s hidden life. “Any book that can both entertain and leave me thinking is a book worth reading! Adina Senft is quickly becoming one of my favourite writers of Amish fiction.” —Christian Fiction Addiction on The Hidden Life The Hidden Life is the second novel in the Whinburg Township Amish series. Books 1-3 can be read as standalones, and have threads of family and friendship tying them together. No strong language, just a loving kiss and a guaranteed happily ever after. If you like books by Jennifer Spredemann, Jennifer Beckstrand, or Serena B. Miller, you’re in the right place. Enjoy! This is the second edition. First published by Hachette FaithWords in 2012.

Download or read book Fooling with the Amish written by Dirk Eitzen and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Amish Mafia as a window into the interplay between the real and the imagined, this book dissects the peculiar appeals and potential dangers of deception in reality TV and popular entertainment. When Amish Mafia was released in 2012, viewers were fascinated by the stories of this secret group of Amish and Mennonite enforcers who used threats, extortion, and violence to keep members of the Amish community in line—and to line their own pockets. While some of the stories were based loosely on actual events, the group itself was a complete fabrication. Its members were played by ex-Amish and ex-Mennonite young adults acting out scenarios concocted by the show's producers. What is most extraordinary about Amish Mafia is that, even though it was fictional, it was cleverly constructed to appear real. Discovery Channel, which aired it, assiduously maintained that it was real; whole episodes were devoted to proving that it was real; and many viewers (including smart reality TV fans) were fooled into believing it was real. In Fooling with the Amish, Dirk Eitzen examines the fakery in Amish Mafia and how actual viewers of the show responded to it to discover answers to two questions that have long puzzled media scholars: What is it about the so-called reality of reality shows that appeals to and gratifies viewers? How and why are people taken in by falsehoods in the media? Eitzen's ultimate answer to these questions is that, in taking liberties with facts, Amish Mafia works very much like gossip. This helps to explain the workings not just of this and other reality TV shows but also of other forms of media fakery, including fake news. The book winds through numerous fascinating case studies of media fakery, from P. T. Barnum's famous "humbugs" of the nineteenth century to recent TV news scandals. It examines the social and emotional appeals of other forms of entertaining fakery, including professional wrestling and supermarket tabloids. It explains how and why conventions of contrivance evolved in reality TV as well as the ethics of media fakery. And, for readers interested in the Amish, it tells how the ex-Amish "stars" of Amish Mafia got involved in the show and the impact that involvement had on their lives.

Download or read book Hex Signs written by Patrick Donmoyer and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amish Quilts The Adventure Continues written by Lynn Koolish and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features 21 Amish-inspired quilts by some of today's top quilt designers—with simple patterns showing off beautiful solid fabrics. Thirty years after Roberta Horton’s classic, An Amish Adventure, introduced quilters to the joys of Amish quilting, the editors at C&T Publishing are proud to bring you the adventure's next chapter. Along with the 21 featured quilt projects, this volume includes a gallery of 17 more beautiful quilts and an introduction by Roberta herself on what makes a quilt Amish. Some of the quilt projects in this volume use traditional 19th-century patterns. Others offer distinctly modern takes on Amish ideas. They all celebrate the simplicity, the bold geometry, and the rich dark fabrics that give Amish quilts their ageless appeal.

Download or read book Amish Sparkle Star written by Marilyn S. Dohheny and published by Doheny Publications. This book was released on 1996-02-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Amish Family Reunion written by Mary Ellis and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, a young man who charms her—and everyone else—with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her incredible talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people—writing and illustrating a children's book. Eli's kindness and appeal extend beyond his knack for words to reach inside Phoebe's heart. But he is an only son with five sisters, and when his father suffers a heart attack, Eli gives up his writing to assume responsibility on the farm. Though willing to abandon his dream of becoming an author, he won't give up his beloved Phoebe. Can their love for a good story develop into something that lasts forever, or will Phoebe's deep-seated fear of desertion stand in their way?

Download or read book Amish Christmas at North Star written by Cindy Woodsmall and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night four lives entered the world by the hands of an Amish midwife, just outside North Star, Pennsylvania. Rebekah’s Babies, as they are called, are now grown adults and in four heartwarming novellas each young person experiences a journey of discovery, a possibility of love, and the wonder of Christmas. Guiding Star by Katie Ganshert Curiosity gets the best of Englischer Chase Wellington when he investigates the twenty-five-year-old disappearance of an Amish baby. When he finds adventurous Elle McAllister in Iowa will his discoveries upend her world? Mourning Star by Amanda Flower Eden Hochstetler slips from her parents’ fudge shop to investigate the death of her friend Isaac. Who is guilty? Isaac’s handsome great nephew Jesse, an angry Englischer, or someone else? In the Stars by Cindy Woodsmall Heartbroken Kore Detweiler avoids North Star after Savilla Beiler rejects his love. But when he is unexpectedly called to return home, he and Savilla must join forces to keep a family together. Star of Grace by Mindy Starns Clark and Emily Clark Andy Danner left North Star to join a new Amish settlement in Mississippi. His little brother devises a scheme to bring Andy home for Christmas and unwittingly unleashes the power of forgiveness in a reclusive widower’s life.