Emma was Adam's first love but circumstances made them both choose different paths in life. Emma's heart breaks all over again when Adam returns to the Amish community of Middlefield, Ohio, years later.
For the past ten years, Emma has been a care-giver. First for her mother who unsuccessfully battled breast cancer, and now for her grandmother who gets more frail with each passing year. Emma has always put the needs of others above her own. With more time on her hands, she determines to focus on herself and her dream of opening a rescue shelter for stray animals in the community.
With Adam's return come feelings Emma's long buried. They're older and life hasn't turned out the way they thought it would. Adam's feelings for Emma are stronger than ever, but will he be able to convince her to put the past aside and give their love a chance?
Treasuring Emma is a tale about a woman's struggle through grievances and long buried feelings for a man named Adam. I was a bit skeptic when I saw it, but I decided to read it anyway, it was a good book with a strong plot and Emma was interesting to read about. I liked the romance story between Adam and Emma, but it wasn't one of the greatest love stories I've read. I enjoyed reading it, and it was most definitely a satisfying ending; but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone.
I did not very much enjoy the strict rules of the Amish people, I respect their way of life, but an Amish tale didn't exactly connect with me. I learned some interesting things about them, but I don't agree with what I've learned about their church ways. Without giving anything away, it just bugged me a little about some of the rules of rejoining the church and having to confess your sins in front of the whole church. I completely respect their lifestyle, but I would definitely not choose that lifestyle.
Though I would like to point a few things out that I did quite admire about this particular book...
I love the idea of courting and everything, though my dating values are a little different than the traditional courting I would say, I did enjoy reading about that when it did mention it. And I really liked the whole story revolving very well around God, and when I finally finished the book I had a sense of happiness to know that I could lean on God for everything. Which is what the whole book talked about a lot: leaning on God for everything and praying for guidance through everything you do.
It showed me that if you don't consult God for important things, God will continue to diverge your plans until you realize that God doesn't have that plan for you. He will say it softly at first, and then as long as you continue to not listen and ignore his cues he will make the signs stronger.
I think it really taught me to look to God for everything, even if its just small things. (I don't mean what I should eat but you get the point)
And to also lean on him throughout it all. So, overall I think I did enjoy this book and it taught me some good lessons about faith in Jesus.
I rate this book three out of five stars...
*I am not obligated to write a positive review, only an honest one*
Thank you booksneeze.com and Thomas Nelson publishers for providing me with a free copy of the book for purely reviewing purposes.**
[Publisher] Thomas Nelson, Inc.
[Pages] 300 pgs.
[Author] Kathleen Fuller
Thanks for reading!
Love,
~Jazz
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