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This was a beautiful Christmas story! I think it was different than several of the books I've read in this Quilts of Love series. Perhaps I really liked it because it was the Amish fiction that I love to read.Vannetta Chapman tells a beautiful story of a quilt that resembles growth and discovery. It represents hard times, good times, and trying times. It represents both family and friendships. When this quilt is looked upon, you know that it has a story. The book didn't have a lot of drama, except it did as far as a much anticipated birth. I liked the close friendship between Leah and Annie and how they walked this road together.
Both Annie and Leah are expecting babies. Leah is expecting twins after Christmas and Annie is expecting one later in the year. Things were going well, minus the poor relationship that had developed between Leah and Adam. A trying time involving Adam and Leah and their babies brings the two closer together and helps them to grow closer. Each have things that they need to work on in their relationship and God uses this time to develop some fruits of the Spirit in them. It's not easy, but they have a relationship to be desired by the end of the book. The quilt represents this time in their life as it was a product of all that they had went through. Meant as a gift from Annie, it becomes something that Leah and Annie look forward to working on and brings many discussions and lots of growth from the two.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I hold a BA and MA degree in English, and I am proud to be represented by Mary Sue Seymour, AAR. I have published over one hundred articles in Christian family magazines, and have received over two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. I am honored to be a member of Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Faith Hope and Love.
I live and teach in the Texas hill country with my husband, cats, and a rather large herd of deer. Our four children have flown the nest; however, we are fortunate that they all live close enough to visit.
I have always felt that my faith was at the very center of who and what I am, and I am thrilled beyond words to be able to now write about something that is so near to my heart. At various times I have served as a pianist, teacher, church secretary, and worship team member. While living in the Dallas area, I served as an adjunct professor of English Literature at Dallas Baptist University. When we moved to a small town in Central Texas, I continued teaching for a few years, but I now write full-time and I play the keyboard in our church’s praise band.
My grandfather was born in Albion, Pennsylvania, and I am currently researching whether I might have Amish roots.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Annie's life is deliciously full as the Christmas season approaches. She helps her husband, Samuel, attend to the community's minor medical needs. She occasionally assists Belinda, the local midwife, and most days, she finds herself delivering the buggy to her brother Adam. Annie’s sister-in-law Leah is due to deliver their first child before Christmas morning, and Annie is determined to finish a crib quilt before the boppli arrives. With six weeks to go, she should have no problem . . . but God may have a different plan. Leah is rushed to the English hospital when the infant arrives early, and Annie discovers the Christmas quilt may hold a far greater significance than she ever imagined.
If you would like to read the first chapter of The Christmas Quilt, go HERE.
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I received this book free from Abingdon Press and CFBA in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.
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