An Unexpected Amish Romance (The Amish Bachelors Book 5) by Patricia Davids

Author:Patricia Davids [Davids, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Denominations & Sects, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, Traditional, Clean Romance, Farming, Animals, Simple Living, Plain Clothes, Mennonite, Buggy Travel, Amish Country, Courting, Old Fashion Ways, German Language, Hearts Desire, Faith, Bible Teaching, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, The Amish Bachelors
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: 2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Only a few minutes into the trip home, Mark noticed that his talkative companion had grown strangely silent. “Is something the matter, Helen?”

Her bright smile looked forced. “Why should anything be the matter?”

“I don’t know. You look worried.”

“I was just thinking about everything I’ve learned today.” She stared off into the distance.

“It might seem overwhelming now but if you break it down into small sections, you can implement the changes you need little by little.”

She turned to look at him. “When did you become interested in how a business works? The Amish men I know want to farm as their fathers and grandfathers farmed and if they own a business, they want to run it as their father and grandfather did.”

“You aren’t giving us enough credit. We may look like we are farming as our grandfathers did with horses or mules, but we aren’t. A lot has changed. Fertilizers and pesticides that our ancestors never dreamed about are now commonplace. Organic produce has become popular, so some farmers adapt and use the old ways to manage pests. Soil health is something that can be studied and improved. It’s the same with any business. There are men who want to do a better job and improve their product even if it is the same product their grandfather sold. Unlike many Englisch businessmen, the Amish aren’t in it to earn a lot of money. If we make enough to get by, that’s our measure of success.”

“Okay, but what inspired you?”

He glanced at her and saw she truly was interested. He wasn’t used to talking about himself. “My father didn’t own a farm. He was the oldest son. Isaac was the youngest, and he inherited grandfather’s farm. Daed could have stayed and worked the farm with Isaac but he wanted his own business. He tried a number of different enterprises, and none of them worked out. After a while, he worked odd jobs for other people, but he was never content to stay in one place. Because of that, we moved around a lot.”

“Rebecca told me that your mother died when you were young and that you came to stay with Isaac and Anna.” Her sympathetic tone gave him the courage to share his story.

“I was eight. During the time I stayed with them, Isaac realized that farmland was becoming too expensive for all of his sons to eventually own their own land. He knew that to keep his family together he would have to have work that would provide a living for them. That’s when he started his furniture-making business. Unlike my father, Isaac was able to grow and expand the business he started. Anna, too, had good business sense and opened her gift shop. By the time I was ten, I had realized that it wasn’t chance or fate that made them successful. It was understanding how a business should be run.”

“Perhaps it was because the Lord favored them.”

One side of his mouth lifted in a half smile. “The

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