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 w...

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 ...

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 - ...

An Amish Year written by Beth Weisman is a collection of stories about love, faith and hope. With the beautiful stories in this book, it would be difficult to effectively depict them all in a review. So instead, I’ve decided to give you a glimpse into what story I absolutely adored. Patchwork Perfect is the fourth story of the book; it was something I felt I could relate to, being a fellow quilter.  When I think of a patchwork quilts, I think of various types of fabric pieces that aren't necessarily perfect, but when brought together, they form a beautiful quilt. Eli Byler has been grieving the loss of his beloved wife for the past two years, in hopes that a change of scenery will give him a fresh start, Eli and his two children move to Lancaster County. At one of the first church services Eli attends, he finds himself drawn to an unusual woman Miriam, who has a reputation of being a unique woman, who focuses more on the youth of the community...

Add caption             In a beautifully written story by Kelly Irvine about faith, patience and God’s timing, she’s able to yet again capture our hearts.  Following the death of her father, Leila, moves with her mother who has recently remarried and is headed to Bee County Texas to start a new journey. Though she’s happy for her mother, Leila begins to worry if she,  herself will ever find love  .          When Leila goes to a store in town, she meets Jesse Glick, the son of the Bishop, and the owner of the store. Their first meeting has Leila mesmerized. Though Jesse warned her not too, and his cousin advised Leila to be cautious, she can’t help it, she’s already fallen for him.              Unbeknownst  to Leila, Jesse is attempting to deal with his own internal struggles, and doesn’t want to hurt her. He’s decided against being baptized in the Amis...

What a delightful read The Lopsided Cake is.  After their grandparents pass, twin sisters Elma and Thelma move to take over the store they’ve inherited. Anxious to start this new challenge, the sisters are also hopeful they may meet their future husbands here. However, once they began work at the store, they were overwhelmed with the responsibility they had inherited. When they weren’t at the store the sisters were trying to keep up with all of the housework, which left them little time to relax. They soon began to fear they would never have time to get out and meet the other members of their new community               Elma and Thelma decided they needed to make time to become a part of their community, so the sisters entered a local cooking show to help raise money for the community. In honor of their grandparents, they made their beloved grandma’s cake that she would always bake for them. The sisters hope...