Blessings: Sommerfeld Trilogy #3 (Truly Yours Romance Club #19) [Paperback]

Kim Vogel Sawyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2008

Trina Muller has always had a passion for healing abandoned and injured animals. Her parents encourage this tenderness towards God's creatures until Trina confesses her dream of going to veterinary college. Why can't she accept that God's will is for her to be a wife and mother? Graham Ortmann loves Trina, but how can he possibly marry someone who is determined to go against the dictates of the Old Order Mennonite fellowship? Trina can never be happy if she is outside of God's will for her life. But which life will she choose-one with Graham or one in pursuit of her heart's calling?

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From the Back Cover

One Young Woman with a Tender Heart and Healing Touch Struggles to Find Her Way. . . .

 

Trina Muller has always had a passion for healing abandoned and injured animals. Her parents encourage this tenderness towards God’s creatures until Trina confesses her dream of going to veterinary college. They can’t understand why she won’t accept that God’s will is for her to be a wife and mother?

 

Graham Ortmann loves Trina, but how can he possibly marry someone who is determined to go against the dictates of the Old Order Mennonite fellowship?

 

Trina can never be happy if she is outside of God’s will for her life. But which life will she choose—one with Graham or one in pursuit of her heart’s calling?

 

About the Author

KIM VOGEL SAWYER, a Kansas resident, is a wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, writer, speaker, and lover of cats and chocolate. From the time she was a very little girl, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and seeing her words in print is the culmination of a life-long dream. Kim relishes her time with family and friends, and stays active in her church by teaching adult Sunday School, singing in the choir, and being a "ding-a-ling" (playing in the bell choir). In her spare time, she enjoys drama, quilting, and calligraphy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc (February 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597894060
• ISBN-13: 978-1597894067
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crumbling Dreams?, February 6, 2008

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M.K. Bullock "Mimi" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blessings: Sommerfeld Trilogy #3 (Truly Yours Romance Club #19) (Paperback)

BLESSINGS, by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Reviewed by Marion Kelley Bullock

Trina Muller works in her mother's cafe in Sommerfeld. Outwardly cheerful, she harbors a secret desire to attend college and become a veterinarian. She dreams of taking over Doctor Groening's practice when he retires. But her parents would never approve her career. Trina can't believe God would give her the gift of healing sick and injured animals without allowing her to use it.

Graham Ortmann loves Trina, but he's indignant when she shares her plans to attend college. She should be content to be a wife and mother. How could he marry a woman who won't follow the dictates of the Old Order Mennonite fellowship?

After Trina begins her studies, a young veterinarian buys Dr. Groening's practice and Trina begins to doubt her calling. Other troubles pile up and Trina fears she'll never be able to achieve her dream.

Not only will Trina Muller win your heart, but you'll also be able to reconnect with the other friends we met in Beginnings and Bygones. Kim's third book in the Sommerfeld trilogy is well worth the read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kim's stories grip your heart and won't let go, March 4, 2008

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Martha W. Rogers "Author" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blessings: Sommerfeld Trilogy #3 (Truly Yours Romance Club #19) (Paperback)

In the third book of her Sommerfield Trilogy, Blessings, Kim Sawyer again draws us into the life and times of the people in this town. Trina has a dream of being a veterinarian, but it goes against everything her family and the Mennonite culture believes. Still, she plans toward fulfilling her goal. Every where she turns, obstacles block her path, but her love for Graham Ortmann gives her hope. Even though he doesn't at first approve of her ambitions, his love causes him to support her dreams. When all odds seem against her going to college, Trina finds help from her friend Beth. As people and events around Trina grow and change, Trina begins to believe her dream may come true. Her faith is tested through many trials and objections, but it takes a near tragedy for her heart to know the truth and what to do about the future. A great story of love and friendships, Blessings will bless your heart with its gentle story of hope

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Story, March 18, 2008

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This review is from: Blessings: Sommerfeld Trilogy #3 (Truly Yours Romance Club #19) (Paperback)

Sawyer is a terrific writer and has a way of drawing you into the story so that you feel as if you know the characters. The book has a strong spiritual message regarding the importance of prayer.
I've enjoyed this series and hope this book wasn't the end. I want to know what happens later, so I am hoping there is another book.

Blessings was a pleasure to read.