Her father died years ago, and she could never manage the fifty acres on her own. Calvin decides it’s time to court Lucy in earnest…Įveryone needs a safe place to call home When her mother pas*ses away, Ella’s forced to auction off her family’s farm. But neither can completely forget the bond that was forged on that train. Lucy’s busy with caring for Mattie, and Calvin is busy helping run the town. Their fragile truce falls apart when they get to Middlefield. But Calvin is taken aback by Lucy’s independent ways and lack of interest in him. When their train breaks down outside Cleveland, Calvin and Lucy realize they are the only two Amish people onboard, so they band together to find a place to stay for the night. He’s used to feeling somewhat respected, given that his family owns quite a bit of land in Middlefield and his great grandfather founded the town. Calvin Weaver is on his way home from attending a horse auction. The man she courted for two years just became engaged to her best friend.
Lucy has always been fond of Mattie, plus she’s nursing a broken heart. Lucy Troyer is traveling by train from Berlin, Ohio, to Middlefield to help care for her cousin Mattie, who was just diagnosed with breast cancer. It's going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four.Enjoy the start of a new, heartwarming series from the beloved author of Amish romance, Shelley Shepard Gray. As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever finding a real home, she knows it's time to intervene. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but he's afraid to tell Miriam, knowing she's devastated they can't have children of their own.
But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anne's bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but it's not another woman.
Unable to confide in anyone who might tell Calvin-out of fear she'll disappoint him with another miscarriage-Miriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller-and any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth. But just as she finds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise.
Though Calvin claims he's content with their childless state, Miriam knows he's not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries he's found someone else. In the second installment of the "enjoyable and charming" (USA TODAY) Shelley Shepard Gray's delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family they've always prayed for.Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn't seen fit to bless them.
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