02214cam a2200301 i 4500 267563087 TxAuBib 20160706120000.0 160205s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016002207 9780310342014 0310342015 TxAuBib rda Clipston, Amy. The courtship basket / Amy Clipston. Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, [2016] xiii, 302 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Amish heirloom, An ; 2 "Years ago, a picnic basket brought two hearts together. For Rachel and Mike, history may be about to repeat itself. Rachel Fisher is devastated when the young man she's loved for years leaves her to date her best friend. Her heart is broken, and she has all but given up on love. Rachel is determined to keep her mind off the pain, and she starts teaching at an Amish school for children with learning disabilities. Since his father became ill, Mike Lantz has been overwhelmed with the responsibility of providing for his family and caring for his six-year-old brother, John. When John joins Rachel's class and she learns that his mother is deceased and his father sick, she desperately wants to help the family, even with something as simple as a meal. With her parents' old picnic basket, Rachel begins sending food to the Lantz family. As the weeks go by, John's grades start to improve, and the attraction grows between Rachel and Mike. They can't deny that their friendship is growing toward something more, but both of them are hesitant to risk a more serious relationship.The last thing Rachel wants is another heartbreak, and Mike is worried about providing for his loved ones. Will the two be able to reconcile their past hurts with new hope for the future?"-- Provided by publisher. 20160706. Amish Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Christian Fiction. An Amish heirloom ; 2.