Ruth's Ginger Snap Surprise

5 stars, Giving Love a Chance RUTH'S GINGERSNAP SURPRISE (HEART OF THE AMISH) by Anne Blackburne This book makes you think about life events in a different way, compared to most of the other Amish fiction books on the market. I had not thought of these issues coming up in the Amish communities. Ruth is a childless widow who lives on a large farm with large outbuildings and acreage. She does use the land and some of the outbuildings for her goats and small enterprises, but the bishop of her community decides that Ruth needs to sell out and let another family have the use of such a large, well maintained farm. Ruth's grandparents started the farm, she has no desire to move, so she has to figure out what to tell the bishop and what to do with her bountiful farm. Jonas is a widower with a small daughter. He too has been almost a victim of the well-meaning bishop and elders. When his wife passed away, the bishop tried to influence Jonas to give his newborn daughter to another family to raise. Jonas felt like most parents and said that he would be raising his daughter. It seems as though the elders of their church, along with their bishop are thinking on what's best for everyone else, except for Ruth and Jonas as individuals, they too would count as members of their community. I enjoyed reading about Jonas and Ruth's lives. The author pulls you right into their daily activities. Highly recommended. I received a complimentary copy of #RuthsGingerSnapSurprise from #BarbourFiction I was not obligated to post a review. #AmishFiction #Goats #BasketWeaver #Family #Loss #Widow #Widower #BonusRecipes #HeartOfTheAmishSeries #strongfemaleprotagonist #inspirational #inspyfic #ChristianFiction