Miss Tina's Amish Book Reviews

Wanda Brunstetter and Jean Brunstetter are back at it again with, The English Son, which is book one of a six part series.   Wanda and Jean invite us to go with them to Holmes County, Ohio. Here they introduce us to  Joel Byler, an young business man raised in the Amish community and has now been living in the English world for seven years. It is during this period he meets and falls in love with an English girl, Kristi, whom he plans to marry.   When Joel gets in over his head financially, Kristi worries for their relationship and wonders why Joel is unwilling to share his concerns with her.  Joel, however, does his best to reassure Kristi that everything is fine and she has no need to worry.  Joel decides to go home, back to his old Amish community, to ask his father for help. Though he knew that is would be a difficult thing to do, he thought his father might be able to offer some advice.The last thing he expected, was to have a conversation with his father, that wou

Lydia's Bonnet, by Lillian Stoltzfus, is a short story about her mother growing up as a young Amish girl.  The book is beautiful in its simplicity. Though it is a short story, Stoltzfus is able to illustrate the life her mother had, and depicts the inner workings of the Amish community. Lillian is an incredibly talented writer, who is able to tell a beautiful story in just a few pages. I hope to one day see Lillian write a novel that involves the Amish community. With her talent, I'm sure whatever she writes next will be a page turner. 

The Amish Market is a book comprised of four beautifully written stories. Each story is unique and overflows with inspiration from God. Sit back grab your favorite cup of tea, your favorite sweets, and get lost in these heart-warming stories. The first book, Love Birds, written by Amy Clipston introduces us to Lloyd and Ellie. Llloyd, who has known Ellie for quite some time, beings to view her in a different light after he witnesses’ her fall into mud while chasing a cow. Can this new romance, be a lasting one? Or will Lloyd and Ellie issues with trust be too difficult for these lovebirds to overcome? In the second story, A Bid for Love, by Kathleen Fuller tells a story of what lengths people will go through to show the love they have for one another.  In this story, we meet Ezra and Hannah. Ezra, who is struggling to tell Hannah the way he feels, continues to visit her at the local market to buy butter, unable express the true reason for his frequent visits. Instead of tell

2016 Lancaster County Mud Sale Schedule: February 27 -  Strasburg Spring Consignment & Mud Sale See our blog post, photos, and video from a previous  Strasburg Spring Auction Mud Sale . Strasburg Fire Co., 203 Franklin Street,  Strasburg , PA 17579, 717-687-7232 March 4 - 5 -  Bart Township Auction & Mud Sale Bart Township Fire Co., 11 Furnace Rd,  Quarryville , PA 17566, 717-786-3348 March 11 -  12 -  Gordonville Spring Mud Sale & Auction See our blog post and images from the  Gordonville Auction & Mud Sale . Gordonville Fire Co., Old Leacock Road,  Gordonville , PA 17566, 717-768-3869 March 17 -  Farmersville Volunteer Fire Co. Sale Farmersville Volunteer Fire Company, 74 East Farmersville Road,  Ephrata , PA 17522 March 18 - 19 -   Penryn Volunteer Fire Co. Sale Penryn Volunteer Fire Company, 1441 North Penryn Road,  Manheim , PA 17545 March 19 -   Bart Township Building Materials and Craft Sale Bart Township Fire Company, 11 Furnac