A dusty carved box containing two locks of hair and a century-old letter regarding property in Switzerland, and a burning desire to learn about her biological family lead nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger from her home in Oregon to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There she meets Marta Bayer, a mysterious lay-midwife who desperately needs help after an Amish client and her baby die.
Lexie steps … steps in to assume Marta’s patient load even as she continues the search for her birth family, and from her patients she learns the true meaning of the Pennsylvania Dutch word “demut,” which means “to let be” as she changes from a woman who wants to control everything to a woman who depends on God.
A compelling story about a search for identity and the ability to trust that God securely holds our whole life—past, present, and future.
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Another good book by Mindy Starns Clark. This book really held my interest.
Both of Alexandra’s adoptive parents had passed away leaving her alone at 26. She found a beautiful wood carved box in her late father’s closet when going through his things. Inside was an old letter written in German, and two locks of hair. Wanting to find out more about her biological parents and why they gave her up so many years ago Alexandra …
I enjoyed reading about Alexandra’s search for the truth about her biological family and how she still loved the parents who raised her.
Loved this whole series!
Just when I thought I knew what the answers were the author threw in a whole new direction. The search for the main character ‘s roots led the reader to the stories of many of her patients. I enjoyed the search for the widwife’s identity .I think others will too.
Enjoyable read
Slow at first then, the mysteries start popping up.
I keep books on my kindle to read in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep. However, I kept opening this during the day. I will probably read another one of her books.
Not your typical Amish story. Kept your attention!
I loved this book! I always am amazed to learn about the Amish and their lives. This was a story of an adopted child who wants to find out where she fits in as she is now an adult. She takes a job as a midwife and starts digging into this family’s history and it amazes me what she finds everytime she gets a clue and how when the story does …