Amish Celebrations

Three young couples and one exhausted young mother head this quartet of celebration-themed novellas. In "The Gift of Sisters," twins Hannah and Elizabeth excitedly await their 16th birthday and rumschpringe. When they both fall for newcomer Abraham Stoltzfus, heartbreak may be the only solution to the ensuing acrimony and nasty behavior. In "A New Beginning," Noah and Rebecca are about to be baptized and then engaged. But Noah decides he needs time to enjoy his rumschpringe, causing Rebecca to reconsider his proposal. Priscilla King and Chester Lapp, the protagonists of "A Perfect Plan," find their wedding plans continually thwarted, causing them to question whether they are doing God's will. "A Christmas Miracle" follows 27-year-old Mary and her five children. Overwhelmed with holiday responsibilities, she is more grinch than Santa until a run-in with a holiday elf changes her thoughts about Christmas.