Kim Vogel Sawyer’s books always give us hope, and with the title When Hope Blossoms, I knew this one would be no exception.
After the death of her husband, Amy Knackstedt is forced by a shadow over her husband’s death to move from the Old Mennonite community she has lived in most of her life to a new town in the same state (Kansas) where another Mennonite group is forming a community. She is accompanied by her three very unique children. They move into a house next door to a former Mennonite who helps the family, but wants nothing to do with their religion.
Unlike many of Kim’s books this story is contemporary which gives Amy a chance to live out her plain Mennonite lifestyle while using a machine to stitch parts of her quilt and to market her quilts with the help of a computer!
There are several very touching scenes with the children, and with Tim Roper, the neighbor who befriends them. The mystery of her husband’s death hangs over Amy until almost the end of the book. Even that mystery ends with hope for a new life in their new home.
Another great inspiring read by Kim Vogel Sawyer. And if you have never read any of her books, I suggest you check them all out!
This book was provided by the publisher for review purposes, but this review is totally from my heart.
