Karen
The Beloved Christmas Quilt
This Novella is written by 3 generations of the Brunstetter family about 3 generations of a family that experience the beloved Christmas quilt.Quilt. The Christmas Quilt brings loss, love, faith, and romance to the 3 generations. I enjoyed reading "The Beloved Christmas Quilt." The quilt has the Bible verse Psalm 31:3 "For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me'" embroidered on one of the corners. A heartwarming story that flows from mother to daughter to granddaughter. The three authors did a great job combining the novella together bringing hope to the generations. Luella Ebersol (Zook) takes care of a close friend and her son. Before Dena passes, she gives Luella her Christmas quilt and makes her promise to pass it down to a future daughter. Luella and Atlee Zook end up falling in love and marrying. Karen Zook (Allgyer) misses the closeness they had living close to family. She has a hard time adjusting to their new town. Karen goes to the quilt and wraps up in it when she has trying days. Always reading the Bible verse embroidered on the Christmas quilt which gives her strength and faith to keep going. Roseanna Allgyer (Beiler), daughter of Karen and granddaughter of Luella is the third generation that novella #3 is about. The unexpected occurs on her wedding day. When her mother wants to give her the Christmas quilt, she does not want it. After ups and downs happen in her life, she meets up with an old boyfriend. Roseanna is afraid of being hurt again. The young man who left her standing alone at their wedding returns to visit her. After more ups and downs, Roseanna has some decisions to make about her future. She ends up going back to John and they are married. Karen gives her daughter the Christmas quilt on her first Christmas being married. I recommend this great novella to anyone who enjoys reading about the Amish.