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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Childhood memories of her grandfather's ranch came alive as
Beth wrote her first Amish story. Her parents grew up in the country, so she
appreciates pastoral life and respects those who make a living off the land.
She visits a nearby Amish community just south of Fort-Worth for an occasional
church service or brunch with the bishop and his wife. And on the way home she
stops at the community store to get some plum jam!
Beth received a degree in social work and psychology from
the University of Nebraska. She worked as a caseworker for Boulder County
Department of Social Services before starting a family. Beth and her husband,
two children, along with two cats and a beagle live in Texas after moving from
their first home in Colorado. She freelances for the local papers in her area
and writes columns, devotionals for magazines, and novels in a variety of
genres in both fiction and nonfiction. Beth is represented by Tamela Hancock
Murray of the Steve Laube Literary Agency.
ABOUT THE BOOK
“Never doubt in the darkness what God has shown you
in the light.” —Amish Proverb
Elsie Kline can’t forgive her sister for leaving the
community. Gideon Lapp helps Elsie through her bitterness by studying the
Martyr’s Mirror book that is centuries old, describing their ancestors’
sacrifice for their faith. But he feels there is something more. When the
community moved to Texas, they were not welcomed by some of the locals. They
have told Katie and Elsie that harm will come to their community if don’t go
back up north where they came from. Gideon stays by Elsie’s side as she learns
to give grace and to humble herself to accept grace as well.
“Beth has a heart for helping others, whether through her
nonfiction and fiction writing or in other capacities. It has been my pleasure
to read and respond to her work during the past few years of knowing her.”
—Leanna Ellis, Author of Facelift and Forsaken and winner of the National
Readers Choice Award.
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