Book Description: At age seventy-three, Laura Kauffman knows she is closer to the end of life than the beginning. If God willed it, she would join her beloved late husband soon. Even so, Laura wonders what purpose God might have for her in this winter of her life—and why this season seems so lonely.
Widower Zechariah Stutzman is facing his own barren season, despite the great-grandchildren swirling around him. With his Parkinson’s worsening, he had no choice but to move in with his grandson’s family, though now he feels adrift and useless.
When Laura offers to help with Zechariah’s five great-grandchildren after their mother has a difficult childbirth, Zechariah is unsure how he will adjust to the warm but tart demeanor of this woman he has known since grade school. But soon Laura and Zechariah learn they are asking God the same questions about loss and hope. And they begin to wonder if He is providing answers after all.
My Thoughts: This is the fourth book in the Every Amish Season series. And I've been able to read each one. Each book is a story in itself and oh.so.good!
What struck me most about this story was the winter month of life. Laura Kauffman and Zechariah Stutzman are both in their seventies and both have lost their mates.
Laura wonders what her purpose in life is now that is old and alone, and at the same time Zechariah is struggling with the same questions only Zechariah is struggling with Parkinson's too.
The ironic thing is that Zechariah and Laura have known each other since primary school but, yet, they don't know each other. So, when Zechariah's granddaughter has almost difficult child birth, Laura steps in to help care for the children.
This is a wonderful story of those "winter" years and how God is not finished with us yet. Learning and adjusting even romance can come at any age.
*This book was provided for review The Fiction Guild*
- Series: An Every Amish Season Novel (Book 4)
- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Zondervan (February 5, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031034817X
- ISBN-13: 978-0310348177
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