Simple Amish Love 3-Book Collection by Rachel Stoltzfus

Author:Rachel Stoltzfus
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Global Grafx Press
Published: 2017-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

On Christmas Eve, Annie and her mother had finally finished baking and preparing the foods for their own Christmas meal as well as the community meal. Annie looked at the boxes of cakes, pies and cookies she and her mother had just finished.

“Annie, it looks like the vegetables and meat for the stuffing are done. We’ll start cooking that tonight before going to bed. We’ll cook the turkey and ham tonight and warm them up before we go to the church meeting. Mashed potatoes can wait until tomorrow morning, but we will need to peel, cut and boil ten pounds of potatoes, just to make sure we have enough,” said Mrs. Fisher.

“Okay. If you have any gifts you need to finish making, let me know and I’ll be happy to finish up in here for you,” Annie offered.

“Everything’s finished. Besides, two sets of hands will finish all this work much more quickly. Do you know if Mark is planning to join us tonight or tomorrow?”

“Ya, he is. He’ll visit after dinner tonight and join us after the church service tomorrow morning. I invited him to join us for our dinner, if that’s okay,” Annie said.

“It’s fine. Do you have his gift ready?”

Annie grinned. “Ya. I think he’ll like it – I made him several neckerchiefs so he could protect his skin from the sun and keep the sweat from rolling down the back of his shirt.”

“Good! Show him how he can make them cooking scarves and I think he’ll be even happier with his gift,” Mrs. Fisher suggested.

“I’m planning on doing that,” Annie confirmed.

As dark fell, she and her mother looked at each other with exhaustion on their faces.

“Done, mamm! We can mash the potatoes tomorrow morning early and reheat the meats. Fortunately, meeting is taking place close by, so we can keep the meat hot while we’re in church. Should we decide how many baked goods we want to take with us?”

“Ya, that’s a good idea. I’ll get boxes from the storage room. We made enough that we can take at least two boxes and still have enough for our own family gathering.”

As Mrs. Fisher finished speaking, Mr. Fisher came in with a solemn look on his face.

“Abraham! What is it? Is something wrong?” asked Mrs. Fisher with concern.

“I just heard from the bishop – he and Deacon Bontrager just excommunicated Hannah Lapp today. Bishop told me that he gave Hannah an opportunity to express remorse to him and deacon, but she refused. My prayer is that the pain of excommunication and Shunning will lead her to think through her response to him and let him know she’s willing to repent in a meeting soon. I can only imagine the pain Mr. and Mrs. Lapp are experiencing now.”

“Not to mention Jacob Lapp. He has begun courting Jenny King, and I’ve gotten to know him better. He hasn’t been happy with Hannah’s actions and all he wanted was for her to see how they affect others. I’ll spend some time with Jenny tomorrow and see how Jacob is doing with this,” Annie said.

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