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    Baskets of Sunshine: An Amish Picnic Story
    Baskets of Sunshine: An Amish Picnic Story
    Baskets of Sunshine: An Amish Picnic Story
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    Baskets of Sunshine: An Amish Picnic Story

    By Amy Clipston

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    An Amish Picnic story from bestselling author Amy Clipston

    Kevin Weaver has lived with his brother’s family since his parents passed away when he was young, but he craves a home and family to call his own. Freeman Kurtz owns a successful brick mason business, and Kevin takes the job as Freeman’s apprentice to pursue his own financial freedom. 

    Phoebe Kurtz is helping her sister with her booth at the marketplace when she notices Kevin, her father’s employee. Their friendship grows, but Kevin is convinced that the difference in their ages makes a relationship between them impossible. Amidst summer outings, Kevin and Phoebe must decide if taking a chance on love is worth the risk.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateMar 3, 2020
    ISBN9780310357902
    Baskets of Sunshine: An Amish Picnic Story
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    Amy Clipston

    Amy Clipston is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Kauffman Amish Bakery, Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel, Amish Heirloom, Amish Homestead, and Amish Marketplace series. Her novels have hit multiple bestseller lists including Christianbook, CBA, and ECPA. Amy holds a degree in communication from Virginia Wesleyan University and works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC. Amy lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and five spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: @AmyClipstonBooks; Twitter: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston; BookBub: @AmyClipston.

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      Baskets of Sunshine - Amy Clipston

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      Copyright

      ZONDERVAN

      Baskets of Sunshine

      Copyright © 2020 by Amy Clipston

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      Zondervan, 3900 Sparks Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

      ISBN: 978-0-310-35790-2 (e-book)

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      Publisher’s Note: This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people living or dead is purely coincidental.

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      Contents

      Cover

      Copyright

      Title Page

      Contents

      Glossary

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Discussion Questions

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      With love and hugs for my super-cool sons, Zac and Matt

      Glossary

      ab im kopp: off in the head; crazy

      ach: oh

      aenti: aunt

      appeditlich: delicious

      bedauerlich: sad

      boppli: baby/babies

      brot: bread

      bruder: brother

      bruders: brothers

      bruderskinner: nieces/nephews

      bu: boy

      buwe: boys

      daadi/daddi: grandfather

      daddi’s haus: grandparents’ house

      daed: father

      danki: thank you

      dat: dad

      dochder: daughter

      dochdern: daughters

      dummkopf: stupid

      dummle: hurry

      Englisch/Englischer: English or non-Amish

      fra/fraa: wife

      freind: friend

      freinden: friends

      froh: happy

      gegisch: silly

      geh: go

      gern gschehne: you’re welcome

      Gmay: church district

      Gott/Gotte: God

      Gotte’s wille: God’s will

      grandkinner: grandchildren

      groossdaadi/grossvatter: grandpa

      grossmutter: grandmother

      guder daag: good-bye

      gude mariye: good morning

      gut: good

      gut nacht: good night

      haus: house

      Ich liebe dich: I love you

      in lieb: in love

      jah: yes

      kaffee/kaffi: coffee

      kapp: prayer covering or cap

      kichli: cookie

      kichlin: cookies

      kinner: children

      krank: ill

      kuche: cake

      kuchen: cakes

      kumm: come

      liewe: love, a term of endearment

      maed: young women, girls

      maedel: young woman

      mamm: mom

      mammi: grandmother

      mann: husband

      mei: my

      mudder: mother

      naerfich: nervous

      narrisch: crazy

      nee/nein: no

      nix: nothing

      onkel: uncle

      Ordnung: unwritten rules for Amish living

      rumspringa: running-around period when a teenager turns sixteen years old

      schee: pretty

      schmaert: smart

      schtupp: family room

      schweschder/schwester: sister

      schweschdere/schwesters: sisters

      seltsam: weird

      sohn/suh: son

      was iss letz: what’s wrong

      Wie geht’s: How do you do? or Good day!

      wunderbaar/wunderbarr: wonderful

      ya: yes

      yer: your

      yerselves: yourselves

      yung: young

      youngie: teen to young adult

      *The German dialect spoken by the Amish is not a written language and varies depending on the location and origin of the settlement. These spellings are approximations. Most Amish children learn English after they start school. They also learn high German, which is used in their Sunday services.

      Chapter 1

      A shout sounded from the lake, followed by a thunderous splash and a burst of laughter.

      Kevin Weaver raised his head at the sound, but then he took a potato chip from a bag in the center of the picnic table and ate it. He nodded at Phoebe Kurtz, who was sitting across from him. "Danki for inviting me to join your youth group this afternoon."

      I’m so glad you could come. Phoebe’s pretty face lit up with a smile as her bright-blue eyes sparkled in the June sunlight. She popped a chip into her mouth and then lifted a bottle of cold water to her lips.

      Members of Phoebe’s group were scattered all around the park. Some played volleyball, others swam in the lake, and the rest sat at picnic tables, snacking and talking. As he took in all the activity, Kevin thought about how he’d hesitated when Phoebe invited him.

      Last Wednesday, she’d come to his job site with lemonade for him and the rest of her father’s brick mason crew. That was the first time he’d ever seen her, and she was difficult to miss with her gorgeous smile, contagious laugh, and striking, powder-blue eyes. Then she introduced herself and asked questions about the foundation they were building for the large house. He was immediately drawn to her friendliness and sweet demeanor.

      When Phoebe came to the site again on Friday, she invited him to join this group for a picnic after church today, at a park convenient to both her church district and his. Wondering if she thought they might be more than friends, his first reaction was to say no. He wasn’t interested in being more than friends with anyone. Not after . . .

      Besides, he was too old for her. One of the other workers mentioned she was nineteen like the man’s daughter was, and Kevin was twenty-four. He didn’t even attend his own youth group anymore.

      She was also his boss’s daughter, and that could cause problems.

      But then he focused on her captivating smile, and he heard himself agreeing to meet her there. Just being her friend should be okay. And if she was interested in more than friendship, she’d soon realize he was interested only in being on his own. At least until he was ready for a wife and family.

      Kevin snatched another handful of chips and dropped one into his mouth just as Suzanna Byler turned to Phoebe. The two young women were sitting side by side, and Kevin gathered they were best friends.

      Hey, Pheebs. Suzanna bumped her shoulder against Phoebe’s. Are we going to swim? Or are we going to sit at this picnic table and stuff ourselves with snacks all day?

      You can go swim. Phoebe gestured toward the lake behind them. I’m going to talk to Kevin for a while.

      Okay. Suzanna removed the blue headscarf from her dark-brown hair. Then she jumped up and rushed to the edge of the lake, where she dove in from the short drop on the shoreline.

      So. Phoebe leaned forward and tilted her head. "How do you like working for mei dat?"

      I really enjoy it. Kevin bit into a cracker with cheese on top.

      "Did you work for another brick mason before mei dat hired you?"

      No. He shifted his weight on the bench. "I worked on mei bruder’s dairy farm."

      Phoebe’s light-brown eyebrows rose as she rested her arms on the table. What inspired you to change professions?

      Kevin rubbed his chin as he crafted his response. "I want to be more independent, not keep relying on mei bruder. So when my best freind Ben told me he heard your dat had an opening for an apprentice, I

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