- Charlotte
- Hubbard
- celebrates
- the
- joys
- and
- challenges
- of
- motherhood
- in
- this
- inspirational
- novel
- set
- in
- the
- warmth
- and
- tradition
- of
- an
- Amish
- Missouri
- farm
- community.As
- a
- young
- girl,
- Leah
- Otto
- was
- captivated
- by
- Jude
- Shetler’s
- good
- looks
- and
- talent
- as
- an
- auctioneer.
- So
- when
- Jude,
- now
- a
- widower
- with
- three
- children,
- begins
- to
- court
- her,
- Leah
- doesn’t
- hesitate.
- Other
- men
- may
- not
- appreciate
- her
- tomboy
- ways,
- but
- Jude
- values
- Leah’s
- practical
- nature
- and
- her
- skill
- with
- the
- animals
- she
- tends,
- and
- both
- enter
- the
- marriage
- with
- optimism.
- Yet
- three
- months
- later,
- Leah
- feels
- as
- if
- her
- world
- is
- coming
- down
- around
- her.Her
- twin
- teenage
- step-daughters
- are
- pushing
- far
- too
- many
- boundaries,
- while
- the
- five-year-old
- deeply
- misses
- his
- mother.
- Leah,
- more
- at
- ease
- in
- a
- barn
- than
- a
- kitchen,
- struggles
- with
- her
- housekeeping
- duties.
- .
- .
- .
- Then
- a
- baby
- is
- abandoned
- on
- their
- doorstep.
- Caring
- for
- the
- infant
- renews
- Leah’s
- strength
- to
- pull
- her
- family
- together.
- With
- Jude’s
- steadfast
- support,
- Leah
- finds
- that
- what
- she
- once
- thought
- of
- as
- a
- happy
- ending
- may
- be
- something
- even
- better—the
- beginning
- of
- a
- life
- rich
- in
- love,
- faith,
- and
- unexpected
- blessings.“A
- satisfying
- story
- of
- belonging,
- love
- of
- family,
- and
- love
- for
- God.”
—Booklist“Hubbard
- writes
- heartfelt
- books
- with
- a
- message.”
—RT
- Book
- Reviews,
- 4
- stars“Thought-provoking
- and
- fresh.”
—Publishers Weekly
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