Susannah Miller is getting her school children ready for their traditional Christmas program before the holidays. As she is leaving for the day, an unexpected visitor arrives in her classroom. Tobias Unger jilted Susannah ten years ago when he left just a month before they were to be married. Now here he stands with his two children, wanting to enroll them in her school. Tobey's wife died a year ago, and he has moved back to help his dad in the buggy shop, and so his parents can help with raising his children.

It's an awkward situation, but Susannah is determined to be strong. Tobey's not her only problem right now. James Keim, a school board member, thinks Susannah's Christmas program is too worldly for this Amish community. Can Susannah resist this tug toward Tobey and present a Christmas program that will please Mr. Keim?

Sally Yoder longs for the Amish farms in Hope Springs, Ohio where her family is. It just doesn't seem like Christmas here in Cincinnati where she is a nanny to two young children. She's on her rumspringa, trying to find her way in life. Sally struggles with her faith, wanting to be a strong, independent woman. That demeanor pushed Ben Lapp away before she left the Amish community. Can a snow storm and a lost child bring them back together?

AN AMISH FAMILY CHRISTMAS brings us two heart-warming, inspiring Amish Christmas novellas. In HEART OF CHRISTMAS, Marta Perry gives us a story about forgiveness and love and about showing the true Light of the World at Christmas time. Patricia Davids pens a delightful story in A PLAIN CHRISTMAS that is a study in contrasts in the way Christmas is celebrated. It brings to light the true meaning of Christmas, and more importantly, the true meaning of family and love. Both stories have strong main characters that have lots of questions about their faith and living the life God has planned for them. However, they all realize it's best to let Him work out all the details.

Book Summary

Amish teacher Susannah Miller suddenly has two new students: the children of her former love. Widowed father Toby Unger broke Susannah's heart ten years ago, but now the handsome Amish man desperately needs help with his troubled little ones. Can the joy of the season reunite two lonely hearts in time for Christmas?

Outspoken nanny Sally Yoder left her Amish community for her rumspringa. Though her heart is back home, the Amish man she loves, Ben Lapp, will never love a bold woman like her. But when a snowstorm strands her, her young charges and Ben on a remote farm at Christmastime, they both might discover that love is the true holiday spirit.

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