Books like New Faces, New Friends by Arleta Richardson
In this continuation, Mabel, content as a minister’s wife, anticipates motherhood and celebrates the quiet rhythms of a Michigan farming community. She observes a neighboring minister’s courtship, offering a gentle, faith‑centered perspective on love and family in rural life.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary Christian Fiction
Authors: Arleta Richardson
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