An Amish Cradle: In His Father's Arms, a Son for Always, a Heart Full of Love, an Unexpected Blessing

FOUR NOVELLAS."In the Father's Arms"by Beth WisemanRuth Anne Zookis excited thatshe and her best friend are due with theirchildren the same week. But when Ruth Anne s baby is born with Down Syndrome, she and her husband struggle to understand God s plan."A Son for Always"by Amy ClipstonCarolyn and her husband Joshua are thrilled to be pregnant withtheir first child. A teenager when she had her son Benjamin, Carolyn still feels obligated to work to secure Ben s future, even though Josh adopted Ben. She struggles to realize that Josh will love and protect both of their children equally."A HeartFull of Love"by Kathleen FullerEllie s mother loves to meddle in her personal life especially now that Ellie s pregnant. Since Ellie is blind, her mother worries that she won t be able to handle the baby. When Ellie gives birth to twins, her mother insists on moving in. Just aseveryone reaches the breaking point, a miracle draws them closer to each other and to God."An Unexpected Blessing"by Vannetta ChapmanAt 42, Etta thought her time of having children was over, but she's pregnant again. She goes into labor during a blizzard, and complications with the deliveryraise fear. Etta struggles to accept"Gotte s wille"for the baby and her son, David, who moved away two years earlier in search of what he would do with his life."