Amish Adoption

EMT Jenna Zimmerman is happily married to handsome Eli but she feels crushed after having two miscarriages, especially since her birth mother has gotten pregnant after having cancer. But living with Eli's parents, specifically his mother, makes Jenna's life stressful, which is most likely contributing to her inability to carry a baby to term.When Jenna gets called to a severe buggy accident, she helps to transport an Amish teenager, Isabella, and her fiancé, Justin, to the hospital. Isabella is a few weeks pregnant, and they've managed to keep the secret to themselves while waiting to get married in a couple of weeks. When Justin dies from his injuries, Isabella tells Jenna her strict parents will kick her out of the house once they inevitably discover her pregnancy.Isabella is part of the conservative Swartzentruber Amish community where strict laws abide. And there's no way her parents will allow her to keep the baby. So she asks Jenna and Eli to adopt her child. But Isabella's parents are furious when they learn of their daughter's pregnancy and the potential adoption. They won't allow their grandchild to be adopted by parents that belong to the Old Order Amish, a more liberal sect. They demand that Isabella's child, even if it will not be in their home, be raised under the tenets of the Swartzentruber community.Jenna fears her dreams of having a child with her husband may be out of her reach once again. As much as she trusts God is faithful in all things, she doesn't understand why she can't have a child. And if she can't adopt Isabella's baby, and she can't get pregnant on her own, she'll never be a mother. Jenna strives to accept what might never be while still clinging to hope.

Lindsay is 40 and single when tragedy strikes. Diagnosed with stage 4, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer, her instinct is to right the wrongs in her life. Her unfortunate childhood with an alcoholic, verbally abusive mother drove her to break free in desperation at the age of 17. While working at a hotel along the beach on the East Coast, she met Harris Manning. He took her breath away and she gave herself to him in love. Though Harris never knew it, Lindsay found herself pregnant when he left her with no way to care for identical triplets on her own. When the triplets were five months old, she reconnected with an Amish couple-Katie and Roman Yoder-who were unable to have children. The Yoders adopted Amy and Jenna while Lindsay kept Phoebe. She couldn't bear to give all three babies away. In the years that followed, Katie worked hard to keep her away from her adopted daughters. Lindsay worries if she dies from cancer, Phoebe will be alone. She wants to break the closed adoption agreement with Katie so that Phoebe will learn about her sisters, and she will be able to connect with her adopted daughters. Will Katie allow the secret to be revealed? Lindsay realizes she should tell Harris about being a father. How will he respond to this news, but more importantly, how will the triplets feel once they learn the truth about their birth?

Amy Yoder feels pressure from her Amish parents and her pregnant friend Rose to join the Amish church. Rose worries about dying from breast cancer, like her mother and grandmother did, so she wants Amy to marry her husband, David. Then her baby will be raised by them in an Amish home. Amy doesn't love David and is dating Joe Barrett, a Catholic man and a paramedic. But will devout Joe give up his Catholic faith to become Amish for her? Does she want him to leave his faith that is important to him? With mounting pressure to take the baptism instructions, Amy decides to move out of her parents' home to an apartment. Maybe there she can decide what to do about her life.When Jonas is born, Amy falls in love with the adorable baby. Although Rose wants her to adopt Jonas if both she and David die, how can Amy consider taking the baptism instructions when she loves Joe? She won't be able to continue to see Joe if she decides to join the Amish church. As the feelings between Amy and Joe grow deeper, can they overcome their dissimilar faiths, or will their differences pull them apart?