Dear Reader (#u7f8207f7-8e09-5d31-91c1-3b2dd1a882ef),
I did not set out to write an Amish story, but this idea came to me when I’d tried other ideas that didn’t seem to be coming together. My husband took me for a walk on the beach and I saw it in my head. I saw Jeremiah in my head, walking toward home.
When I told the idea to my husband, he asked, “Is that a thing?”
And I said, “It could be a thing. It could be a story.”
And so that is how a retired Navy SEAL returned to the community he’d left behind and found redemption and forgiveness with the people who took him back and gave him shelter. It was not an easy journey for Jeremiah and this was not an easy journey for me. But in the end, this story healed both of us.
I hope you enjoyed Jeremiah’s story and I hope that it helped you in some way on your own faith journey. I plan to write more about Campton Creek and the Amish community that has become a part of my heart. God allowed me to stumble my way into the world of the Amish and I will do my best to honor that.
Until next time, may the angels watch over you. Always.
Lenora Worth
“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
—Jeremiah 29:13
To Marta Perry, a mentor and friend
and incredible writer.
Thank you, Marta,
for your encouragement and support.
Contents
Cover (#u4a2e565e-7425-5396-8372-c76962333b34)
Back Cover Text (#uf0984e55-a867-5b88-a62a-510496238d0f)
About the Author (#u075cab33-3826-5481-894e-723730e78e3d)
Booklist (#u56ae1f0f-012a-5fff-8f12-b05e886ff301)
Title Page (#u55bf0d1a-0abf-56d5-879f-856ec113c6b1)
Copyright (#u2b75c48d-810f-5e5d-b9e3-477f18963e81)
Introduction (#ufbb9b8dd-d5d1-55f0-87f4-c58367f1b63c)
Dear Reader (#uee159aeb-f3dd-5f56-87de-6ebb56c4388b)
Bible Verse (#uc01f358d-4568-5b14-b80f-bc01f8504c98)
Dedication (#ua1d1a67b-b47e-5037-9eca-be1415e3e472)
Chapter One (#ucc12505b-7812-591e-96f1-218dc4ea0962)
Chapter Two (#ub5e23b00-cb05-52b2-b2ec-d2b359b91fa5)
Chapter Three (#u18dc2688-05be-55ce-b87a-5edf9ed43bd1)
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