Amy Lillard's Blog Relay and Amish Giveaway

Welcome to LEG #1 of the Courting Emily Blog Relay. This is the first stop with an excerpt from the book. I have to admit, as a complete passage, this is one of my favorite parts of the story.
Just a little set up: Emily has been coming over to the Riehl’s to help them. Elam’s dad was kicked in the head by a cantankerous milk cow the year before and he has been reduced to near childlike behavior. Even worse, he has problems, sleeping, walking, and with everyday activities, leaving Elam to serve as head of the family. Emily feels it’s her duty to help this family in need. After all, she’s the bishop’s daughter. But for Elam to admit that his family even needs support is beyond his tolerance, regardless of how desperately they do.
Hope you enjoy this peek into Courting Emily!

Elam took a deep breath as he came across the hill in the pasture and saw the buggy in the side yard. A deep calming breath. What was she doing here again?
Jah, his mamm had told him that Emily Ebersol would be stopping by today, but somewhere in the back on his mind, he’d hoped she wouldn’t show.
His heart pounded a little harder in his chest the closer he got to the house. He would have to apologize, have to come up with some reason why he had acted so surly toward her. He’d have to come up with something other than the truth.
How could he tell her that he had loved her for as long as he could remember, though he knew even longer than that she had been in love with Luke Lambright?
He couldn’t remember the first time he had ever seen Emily Ebersol, but he could certainly remember the first time he’d noticed her. She was ten and he was fourteen, in his last year of school. He’d tried so hard that year to gain her attention, but even then, Luke Lambright was the one she loved.  

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Amy Bakery Bunch

this is what we got in our package except the picture of the book with me  at walmart. come join the team you will enjoy it

My whoopie pie family

When I got on facebook I didn't know I would find so many people that loved the same things I did. I told myself after two special people I got close too passed away that I wasn't going to get close to anybody esle but I did am glad I did cause without these people I don't know where I would had ended up .I don't remember how I got in the group but I know who accepted me in the group it was a very special and sweet woman we all know her by whoopie pie Pamela. I am so glad that I got in the group I love y'all as much as I love my sisters and brother. Y'all are stuck with me and I am stuck with y'all. 
Sarah Price and the rest of the authors that took time out for me by sending me the books and stuff. There is one other special woman that is gone on to be with the Lord that Igot real close too that includes her mama. Now to the one that surprised me with the wall hanging picture and the whoopie pie cup. When you came in the group we started being friends right away I don't have to say who this person is.  I love everything about the group 

Christ is born.

In Luke 2:3-18 it said. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.And Joseph also went up from Galilee,out of the city of Nazareth,into Judea,unto the city of David,which is called Bethlehem;(because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,being great with child. And so it was,that,while they was there, the days was accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son,and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,and laid him in a manger;because there was no room for them in the inn. and there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,keeping watch over their flock by night. And,lo,the angel of the Lord came upon them,and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them,Fear not: for,behold,I bring you good tidings of great joy,which shall be to all people.For unto you is born this day in the city of David,which is Christ the Lord.And this shall be a sign unto you;Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,lying in a manger.And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven,the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem,and see this thing which is come to pass,which the Lord hath made known unto us.And they  came with haste,and found Mary,and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it,they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

my last Christmas with my mom in 1994.

we went to my moms house for Christmas in 1994. that was the last Christmas with my mom. when we went there she was on the couch and she went to open my gift and i took a pic of her opening it and she look at me and told me i will kill you Ida. and my mom gave me a gift i will treasure forever it was my grandmas ring. the reason she gave me that ring was because i cry when she went to get it clean. i got another ring  that same Christmas from my hubby he put it in a brick and then wrap it in alot of paper that was the best Christmas ever. my mom passed away that following February of 1995.  when is my recipe for peanut butter cookies. 


PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES.
2 1/2 CUPS OF FLOUR (SELF RISING )
1 CUP OF BUTTER 
1 CUP OF PEANUT BUTTER
1 CUP OF WHITE SUGAR
1 CUP OF BROWN SUGAR 
2 EGGS

MIX  BUTTER AND PEANUT BUTTER . ADD BOTH KINDS OF SUGAR MIX WELL.
ADD EGGS AND BEAT WELL
STIR THE FLOUR IN THE PEANUT BUTTER MIXTURE
DROP DOUGH FROM A TEASPOON ON BAKING PAN
FLATTEN WITH A FORK
BAKE AT 375 10 TO 15 MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWN 
MAKES 4 TO 5 DOZENS COOKIES.

The Little Amish Matchmaker

 


This is the best true-to-life Amish Christmas story and it brought a big smile into my heart. I've read it three times already and I' m still smiling. Thank you Linda Byler for the beat all around, year round Christmas story! I would recommend it. i give it 5 stars

A Gift Of Grace By Amy Clipston

A Gift of Grace: A Novel (Kauffman Amish Bakery Series)

my review

Rebecca's dream was to be a mother and a good Amish wife. But, her dreams had to be put on hold when she was unable to have a baby. The Old Order Amish community she lives in, believes that everything that happens is God's will and for a purpose. There faith is sorely tested when Rebecca's sister is killed in a car accident and her two teenage daughters are left in her custody. Not only are they teenagers who have lost their parents, but they are English, raised outside the Amish community and totally unprepared for the Amish way of life. Lindsay adjusts well to the Amish life and is a joy to both Rebecca and Daniel, but Jessica is another story. There's no TV, no internet, nothing familiar in her life and she begins to rebel at the quiet, simple Amish life. When Daniel is held accountable for her actions it begins to cause problems in Rebecca's marriage. Rebecca struggles to help the girls adjust while trying to be a good Amish wife. Will she be able to blend the two cultures or will it change her life forever?

A Gift of Grace is a very poignant novel. The characters are faced with a situation that would challenge anyone. Two teenage girls who have lost their parents. They not only have their whole lives changed in the blink of an eye but they must leave their home, their school and their friends behind, go to a place they have never been and start a completely different life. Talk about culture shock! They go from an English lifestyle which includes: TV, internet, i-pods, cell phones and college plans to a totally different existence. I can't imagine what both Rebecca and her nieces must have felt. Amy  does wonderful job of voicing the teenage anger that Jessica feels as well as Rebecca's fears and worries. She is able to get inside the heart and mind of teen who is devastated by loss and a woman who finally has what she always wanted a family, though it isn't what she expected.I couldn't put the book down til I read it all. If I could give it 100 stars or more I would.I would recommend this book to everybody