On a recent crisp day in Lancaster County, tour bus driver Debi Fultz spent more than two hours driving a filled bus from house to house, all in the name
Books by Amy Lillard and Complete Book Reviews
Kelly Long, Amy Lillard, and Molly Jebber. Kensington, $15 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-4967-0013-1
Three blended Amish families celebrate Christmas in this warmhearted romance anthology. In Longâs âA Sleigh Ride on Ice Mountain,â orphaned Kate is struggling to raise her disabled young brother. Gentle toy maker Sebastian offers Kate a jobâand a.
Jennifer Beckstrand, Molly Jebber, and Amy Lillard. Kensington, $15 trade paper (329p) ISBN 978-1-4967-1163-2
Three worthy women embrace their communitiesâ values and find true love in these sweet novellas. Beckstrand (the Honeybee Sisters series) spices up âThe Reluctant Groomâ with humor as Suvie hangs her hopes on widower Aaron and convinces his.
AROUND ANASTASIA ISLAND: An Amish surprise Christmas visit
Lorraine Thompson
Anastasia Island residents are used to seeing and meeting visitors from nearby and distant places, but not many if any can recall seeing an Amish family walking local streets and beaches. Nor, according to Noah Byler, an Amish man from Dayton, Pennsylvania, has he or members of his family ever walked on a beach.
“I’ve never seen the ocean before,” Byler admitted, as he sat in a rented condominium overlooking St. Augustine Beach. “Never seen a palm tree.”
The Amish enclave included Noah’s wife Barbara, the grandfather John, Katie and four children who range in age from 9 months to 7 years. The group accompanied a family member here who is attending a conference. Since the Amish do not own or drive automobiles, they were transported here in a hired van from the Amish community of Dayton and will return home later this month via train.