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Eight-year-old Gideon Mercer loves to help people, but she has leukemia. When her illness goes into remission at Christmas, she is sure this miracle is a gift from God. So to celebrate, she and her father volunteer to serve meals at a mission for the homeless. She meets dirty, sullen Earl Badgett there, and although he refuses her friendship, she gives him a small gift. This one act will lead to a series of miracles that will change the rest of Gideon's and Earl's lives, and affect countless others.

When the Rapture occurred, many young people were left behind. Four of these, orphaned teenagers Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan, have turned to Christ and are learning about the coming events from their spiritual teacher, Bruce Barnes. But they have many questions and want to know what signs they should look for.

A successful consultant, 47-year-old Josie Brooks follows the money, calls her own shots, and never needs to compromise. But her buttoned-down world begins to unravel when the compassion and loyalty she observes at one faltering company pierces her protective armor and touches her heart. As hot flashes and loneliness sweep over her, Josie wonders if her solitary existence has been as fulfilling as as she'd like to believe. And then her encounter with a mysterious snowglobe takes her on a life-changing journey she'll never forget.

When Sarah Perry loses her husband, she resolves that the best thing she can do for her young daughter Rebecca is send her off to a "proper" boarding school. And, years later, when Rebecca returns home, the distance between the two women can no longer be measured just in miles.

In 1640s Puritan Massachusetts, Susannah awaits an overdue marriage proposal, while a powerful villager takes a fancy to her. But after a dashing military captain comes to town, she's unprepared for the sinister turn her life soon takes.

This novel begins Lewis's Rose Trilogy, the stirring saga of two Amish sisters on the fringes of the church--and the unforeseen discoveries that change their lives. Rose Kauffman finds herself growing closer to the bishop's foster son despite the warnings of her older sister, who knows more than she should about falling for the wrong man.

In a terrible accident, Rachel Yoder loses her husband, her son, and her unborn child. Now Rachel leads a reclusive life with her young daughter. Her soul is troubled, and her eyesight has mysteriously dimmed. But the discovery of an old postcard, hidden for years, is about to change Rachel's world.

As an Amish young lady leaves Bird-in-Hand in a fancy car to search for her mother in Ohio, she wonders if her mom really wants to be found. She also hopes her Englisher friend--determined to forgo traditional medicine--can find the healing she seeks. But she has no idea her mom is following clues of her own.

In this portrait of an Amish family's struggle to overcome the effects of a baffling secret, sSoon-to- be-engaged Grace Byler is perplexed by her mom's nocturnal weeping and wandering--and her dad's refusal to discuss what's wrong. But when her mom runs off, Grace puts her own life on hold to pick up the pieces her mother left behind.

Journalist Philip Bradley can't forget Rachel Yoder, the blind Amish woman he met while on assignment in Pennsylvania. He is determined to find a cure for her and to get to know her better. But before Rachel can move on in her life, she must first confront traumatic memories. Can their growing love survive the vast gulf between their different worlds and Rachel's agonizing road to recovery?