{"product_id":"2940149183623","title":"Faith and Trust in Lancaster","description":"Part Two of the Amish of Lancaster County Serial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlain Amish Hannah Stoltzfus of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has her hands full! Her youngest daughter is about to go on rumspringa in New York City, her middle daughter has to choose between the two men vying for her hand in marriage, and her son brings home an English girl. What's a mother and wife to do? Turn to God's guidance and her own belief in hope, trust, and love to get her family through, of course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will it be enough?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiriam is alone in New York City for the first time, and the temptations of short skirts, and cell phones, and handsome young men are everywhere. One young man in particular catches her fancy, but he is steeped in modern technology and luxury. How can they possibly make a courtship work without her giving up her Amish upbringing?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead an excerpt below and find out what happens when the simple life gets complicated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hello?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearing her mamm's voice yanked Miri right out of the memory and\u003cbr\u003esent a flush of embarrassment racing over her. Suddenly the last thing she\u003cbr\u003ewanted to do was talk to her mamm.\u003cbr\u003eShe couldn't tell her about Mikey or the girls she'd met through him or the\u003cbr\u003eexpensive clothes Pamela had bought her or how she'd exchanged her kapp and\u003cbr\u003esturdy black shoes for high heels and a skin-baring dress? How was she supposed\u003cbr\u003eto make her mamm understand what it was like, existing in this\u003cbr\u003eworld of glitter and leisure?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr worse, that once Miri had gotten over the shame of showing so much skin and\u003cbr\u003ehaving people stare and snap her picture, she actually quite liked it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm here,\" she said. \"How are you, Mamm?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Much better now that I can hear your voice, my girl,\" her mamm replied\u003cbr\u003ewarmly. Her accent, the familiar accent of Miri's community, suddenly sounded\u003cbr\u003estrange to her. Was that what Mikey heard when she spoke? \"We've been\u003cbr\u003emissing you in these parts. Tell me, have you been remembering to pray?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Of course, Mamm,\"\u003cbr\u003eMiri said. Her throat grew tight with tears. She didn't want to describe this\u003cbr\u003estrange, frosted, alien life. Instead, she wanted to hear about her mamm's steady,\u003cbr\u003ereliable days. \"But I want you to tell me everything. How are the horses?\u003cbr\u003eHow's Daed?\u003cbr\u003eCan Annie talk about anything except her wedding day? Has she made sure the\u003cbr\u003ewhole community knows she's engaged to Stephen yet?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer mamm laughed. \"Slow down, my girl! You're always\u003cbr\u003eso hasty. The horses are well. I think they miss you, though, because they\u003cbr\u003enicker a bit more, swish their tails a bit less.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiri was surprised to find that she missed the horses, too. Her heart swelled\u003cbr\u003ewith the homesickness she hadn't thought she had. \"And Daed? How's he doing?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"He misses you, too. You know Daed;\u003cbr\u003ehe doesn't say much, but I can tell the day just isn't the same for him without\u003cbr\u003eyou there.\" Miri's mamm sounded melancholy saying that, but she pushed\u003cbr\u003esome cheer into her voice. \"But we're all so proud of you for being such a\u003cbr\u003ebrave girl. Is your host family treating you well?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh, ya,\u003cbr\u003etruly,\" Miri gushed. \"They've introduced me to so many things. I had\u003cbr\u003eno idea New York City was such a complex place, and without them, I have no\u003cbr\u003eidea how I'd know anything. They've had me try Indian food and Chinese food and\u003cbr\u003eRussian food and Japanese sushi. Who knew raw fish could be so good?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe knew she was babbling, but she couldn't help it. 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