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An Amish cradle : four novellas / Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller, and Vannetta Chapman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction seriesPublisher: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015Edition: Large Print editionDescription: 545 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1410479390 (large print : hardcover)
  • 9781410479396 (large print : hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
In his father's arms / Beth Wiseman -- A son for always / Amy Clipston -- A heart full of love / Kathleen Fuller -- An unexpected blessing / Vanetta Chapman.
Summary: In His Father's Arms finds a couple struggling to understand God's plan when their baby is born with Down syndrome. Carolyn and Joshua anticipate the arrival of their first child together in A Son for Always, yet Carolyn is concerned for the son she had as a teenager. In A Heart Full of Love, a mother's meddling becomes unbearable when her sightless daughter has twins. And after giving birth at 43, Etta worries about her estranged grown son in An Unexpected Blessing.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction Wiseman Beth In transit from Dr. James Carlson Library to Main Library since 05/31/2024 33111008024040
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tiny fingers,

Tiny toes,

And lives that will never be the same.

Journey with four families as their lives are about to change forever.

"In His Father's Arms" by Beth Wiseman

Ruth Anne has been dreaming about motherhood her entire life. Now she is doubly excited that she and her best friend are due with their children the same week. But when Ruth Anne's baby is born with Down's syndrome, she and her husband struggle to understand God's plan.

"A Son for Always" by Amy Clipston

Carolyn and Joshua are thrilled to be pregnant with their first child together. Carolyn was just a teenager when she had her son, Benjamin, and she still feels solely responsible to secure his future. As Joshua watches Carolyn struggle to accept his support, he knows he has to find some way to convince her that she--and Ben--will always be taken care of.

"A Heart Full of Love" by Kathleen Fuller

Ellie's mother hasn't stopped meddling in her personal life since Ellie lost her sight--and she's taken it up a notch now that Ellie's pregnant. When Ellie gives birth to twins, her mother insists on moving in to care for them. But when her mother's behavior becomes unbearable, Ellie is forced to take a stand . . . and finally find out why "Mamm" can't let go.

"An Unexpected Blessing" by Vannetta Chapman

At 42, Etta thought she was finished having children, but she's pregnant again. After a frightening labor, Etta finally gives birth, but her constant worry over her estranged grown son, David, haunts her still. As a new mother again, Etta must hold tightly to the promise that God will watch over her children--and that one day David will return.

In his father's arms / Beth Wiseman -- A son for always / Amy Clipston -- A heart full of love / Kathleen Fuller -- An unexpected blessing / Vanetta Chapman.

In His Father's Arms finds a couple struggling to understand God's plan when their baby is born with Down syndrome. Carolyn and Joshua anticipate the arrival of their first child together in A Son for Always, yet Carolyn is concerned for the son she had as a teenager. In A Heart Full of Love, a mother's meddling becomes unbearable when her sightless daughter has twins. And after giving birth at 43, Etta worries about her estranged grown son in An Unexpected Blessing.

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