Amish Turns of Time Books

In a struggling Amish settlement on the harsh Colorado plain, Abbie Weaver refuses to concede defeat even as families give up and return east. The biggest challenge is the lack of a spiritual shepherd. When Abbie discovers the root of a spiritual divide in the settlement, she faces decisions about what she believes. She must choose between a quiet love in her cherished church and passion with a man determined to leave it, or imagine her life with neither.

Clara Kuhn considers the marriage proposal of Andrew Raber while coming to terms with both of their progressive practices that could get them shunned by their Old Order community, even as the community goes through changes of its own.

Amish Turns of Time (Book 3) The collapse of a schoolhouse puts pressure on Amish families and their long-held educational values. Ella Hilty anticipates marrying Gideon Wittner and becoming a mother to his children. In a whirling clash of values, she seeks the solid ground that seems to have slipped away. As the local authorities draw lines in the sand, all eyes turn to Ella to make a sacrifice and accept a challenge that can bring unity to the Amish and understanding to the English.

Amish Turns of Time (Book 4) While the Great Depression shadows the country in gloom, Henry Edison turns up in Lancaster County to survey farm women about their domestic contributions. But the last thing Amish housewife Gloria Grabill has time for is the government agent’s unending questions.

"When you have experienced the Holy Ghost as I have, you would see that it is difficult to turn back." When the lively fervor of nineteenth century revivalism endangers the staid customs of the Amish community in the lush but rugged Kishacoquillas Valley of central Pennsylvania in 1847, the Amish church must deal with a divisive question: What is a genuine spiritual experience? The question turns personal when Susanna's beloved cousin Noah begins preaching while under trances and even though he is not a minister he gives long sermons that attract increasing attention. Curious, she helps to keep Noah safe during his trances. At the same time Adam, Susanna's intended, feels pressure from the bishop to speak out against the ways of revivalism. Susanna and Adam are pushed to opposite sides of a controversy that threatens their traditional Amish faith.. Now they must grapple with whether love is possible...even if they come to different conclusions. When Noah goes missing at a time of day when he often preaches while asleep, circumstances thrust community members with divergent opinions into a crisis that demands they recognize the humanity they share regardless of beliefs. But can strong-held opinions be softened by the truths that shape their lives? More in the Amish Turns of Time Series: Wonderful Lonesome Meek and Mild Brightest and Best Hope in the Land