What the Heart Sees

What the Heart Sees by Kathleen Fuller is a compilation of three separate short stories. These include A Miracle for Miriam, A Place of His Own, and What the Heart Sees. I enjoyed reading about these different Amish people and looking at the difficulties they face.

A Miracle for Miriam from An Amish Christmas focuses on Miriam and the difficulties she faced when she was younger which causes her to have little self confidence. Seth, on the other hand, moved away from his Amish upbringing and lived among the “Englisch” people. He returns home and a romance ensues between him and Miriam.

A Place of His Own from An Amish Gathering follows Josiah and his leaving the Amish community of Paradise because of the death of his mother earlier in life. When Josiah was wisked away by his father, he didn’t even have the opportunity to say goodbye to his best friend Mandy. When Josiah returns Mandy and Josiah begin to rekindle their friendship.  

What the Heart Sees from An Amish Love looks at the life of Ellie Chupp and the difficulties she faces in her life after becoming blind. Christopher Miller, who left the Amish community, returns and begins to find forgiveness for his past.

I really enjoyed this book, and liked the format of having three different short stories with different characters who were all facing difficulties in their lives. I will definitely read more books by Kathleen Fuller in the future!

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Curiosities of the Civil War

I really enjoy History, and for that reason, I was excited to read Curiosities of the Civil War; Strange Stories, Infamous Characters, and Bizarre Events by Webb Garrison. The book tells of different events that happened during the Civil War and unknown stories about some of the most famous people of the time.

Although this is not a book you can read straight through…it is more of a “coffee table” book…I really enjoyed it. The book was broken down into sections detailing Memorable Players in the Nations’ Greatest Drama, Supporting Members of the Cast, No Two Military Events were Identiacal, Eye of the Beholder, The Unusual and Bizarre, Things Change, Notorious and Nonesuch, and The Money Trail.

My favorite Chapter within the book told about the acts women during the time of the Civil War and was entitled Many Wives Did More Than Knit Socks. I liked learning of the bravery of the women during this time, as they were even found following their husbands into battle and crossing enemy lines when they were unable to determine the fate of their husbands after battle.

Overall, as a fan of historical events, I really enjoyed this book. The facts were a nice length, as they did not take chapters to read about just one individual, rather each chapter contained numerous examples of facts that were unknown to me before reading this book.

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