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MegHobarthaseverything:ahappymarriagetoahandsome,successfulhusband,abeautifulhomeinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,andthreewonderfulchildren.Butitallcomescrashingdownaroundherthedayshelearnsthatherhusband,James,hasbeenlivingalie—andhasbroughtthefamilytofinancialruin.Pennilessandhomeless,theHobartspackupwhatlittletheystillpossessandleavebehindtheirgoldenlifeforgood.Butit’snotthematerialthingsMegfindsherselfmourning.Instead,shemissesthecertaintythatsheshouldremainmarriedtoJames,whohasbetrayedhertrustsothoughtlessly.Worse,sheissuddenlyveryawareofjusthowspoiledherchildrenhavebecome.MegwonderswhatherfamilyhasreallysacrificedintheirpursuitoftheAmericandream.AfrighteningtwistoffateforcestheHobartstotakerefugewithakindAmishfamilyinPennsylvania,wheretheyfindthemselvesinahomewithnocomputers,nocellphones,nothingthechildrenconsiderfashionableorfun.HeruncooperativebroodconfinedtotheAmishworldofhardworkandtradition,theirfuturesentirelyuncertain,Megfearsshecannevermakeherfamilywholeagain.Celebratinglife’ssimplestbutmostessentialvalues,packedwithlaughterandtears,thisisastoryofforgivenessandthepoweroflove.YouwillneverforgetthespecialmomentintimethatisAnAmishChristmas.