The Forgiving Jar by Wanda Brunstetter.

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he Forgiving Jar  " by  Wanda  Brunstetter  is an    Amish fiction book. It is the second book in the Prayer Jars  'found out that  her  grandparents are Amish  and   live in PennsylvaniaAfter Sara Murray's  Mother died  she  found out her  grandparents   are Amish and live in Pennsylvania.  Her Mother  left a note about her grandparents   in her Bible.   Sara  went to  visit her  grandparents and    realized how thankful  she was to have  their   relationship.   When  she  got to her grandparents place she found  out   Michelle  Taylor  was  impersonating  her  for  several months.    Sara had trouble  forgiving Michelle for   impersonating  her.   Michelle  also  lives with her  grandparents.   Her grandparents have forgiven  Michelle for  impersonating   their granddaughter.   Michelle  has a boyfriend  Ezekiel who is   from an Amish family.    He   asked her to decide if  she  wants to become Amish.   She  would have to take the church classes  and agree to live an Amish lifestyle. The Amish lifestyle is  very different from the English  lifestyle she  has been living.   Michelle had to struggle  to decide if the Amish lifestyle   is the  correct   one for her.  Sara  ended  up getting a job at the local florist.   She  enjoyed  working  at the florist  .   She   meets Brad Fuller  while living at  her grandparents.  Brad is   studying to become a  minister.   Sara  has to decide if  she  wants to  accept the Christian lifestyle as her own.   She  has  many  struggles with forgiving  some issues in her past.   She also has to   learn how to accept Michelle  even though she deeply hurt her  by  impersonating her.    Michelle ends up working at a local restaurant as a waitress. Michelle has a real turn around in her life and heart  when  she learns that  forgiveness  needs to be part of her  life  and she needs to forgive those that have hurt her in her past. Michelle  and  Sara  both have found a jar in the garage  that   ends up having meaning for them  both.  There  are  Bible verses in the jar and  also quotes.   The messages in the  jar made them think   about how  they  applied  the verses or  quotes  to their lives.   Will Sara  decide  to  accept the Christian life and all it  means for her day to day life?   Will Michelle   decide to  be Amish?   The  book  teaches  the importance of forgiveness for each of the characters.  It  also   tells the reader to think about their  life and who they need to forgive.  It is a very  meaningful and personal book..  The  characters  are real, personable and  desire  to live a life of integrity.     What  will become of Sara's  relationship with Brad?   What will be come of Ezekiel's  relationship with  Michelle?    Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for  allowing me to read and review  this wonderful book.


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