Carrie Lighte

Amish Triplets For Christmas


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      The Widower’s Christmas Gift

      Widowed father of triplets Sawyer Plank knows he has his hands full. After arriving in the Amish community of Willow Creek to help with the fall harvest, Sawyer asks schoolteacher Hannah Lantz to be his nanny. With a deaf grandfather to care for, the offer is more than just a job for Hannah—it’s a chance to fulfill her all-but-forgotten dream of being a mother. The children soon flourish under Hannah’s watch, and though Sawyer never dreamed he’d find happiness again, he can’t pretend he’s not falling for her, too. But with the holiday season heralding Sawyer’s return to Ohio, can he make his Christmas wish to stay a family come true?

      “Teacher!” Sarah gushed. “How we missed you yesterday!”

      “Guder mariye,” Hannah greeted them. “I am very glad to see you, too. You may put your books at your desks and go play outside before the bell is rung.”

      “Guder mariye, Hannah,” Sawyer said as the children cantered out the door. “How are you?”

      “I am glad to be back at school,” she admitted. Then, with a faraway note in her voice, she said, “I’m glad the kinner are coming home with me today. I truly missed their presence yesterday. Without them, I felt... I don’t know. I guess I might say I was at a loss.”

      Sawyer was flooded with a sense of warmth. “I was concerned your groossdaadi might not have wanted you to care for the kinner any longer,” he ventured. “I didn’t know what I would have done without you.”

      Hannah scrunched her eyebrows together. “Didn’t Doris take gut care of them?”

      “Jah, she did,” Sawyer replied. “It’s just that she’s not...”

      When he didn’t finish his sentence, Hannah inclined her head to meet his eyes. “She’s not what?” she asked.

      He leaned forward, so as not to be overheard. “She’s not you.”

      CARRIE LIGHTE lives in Massachusetts, where her neighbors include several Mennonite farming families. She loves traveling and first learned about Amish culture when she visited Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as a young girl. When she isn’t writing or reading, she enjoys baking bread, playing word games and hiking, but her all-time favorite activity is bodyboarding with her loved ones when the surf’s up at Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod.

      Amish Triplets for Christmas

      Carrie Lighte

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      And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

      —Philippians 4:19

      To my family,

      who always supports my creative endeavors,

      with thanks also to the Love Inspired team, especially Shana Asaro,

      for helping this dream become a reality.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Bible Verse

       Dedication

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Epilogue

       Dear Reader

       Extract

       Copyright

       Chapter One

      Hannah Lantz rose from her desk, smoothed her