Description
Join Sara, her family, and her favorite doll, Bonita, on an outing to Adventist pioneer Hiram Edson’s Farm in Clifton Springs, New York. Visiting this historic site, they step back in time and imagine the spiritual experience of those who lived on the farm in 1844. What starts out as a beautiful day suddenly changes, when Bonita and Sara end up going through a scary experience that stretches Sara’s faith in God’s care.
Regardless of age, we each need a greater love for God, a stronger faith, and a broader knowledge of God’s intervention in history.
“We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.” —Ellen G. White
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About the Author
A graduate of Atlantic Union College, Linda May Everhart spent 30 years as an elementary school teacher in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Vermont. Within her teaching career, she took time to be a full-time mom and homemaker—the best thirteen years of her career. For ten years, she and her husband, Jim, were site managers of the William Miller Farm, an Adventist Historic Site in Upstate New York, and then became docents at the Hiram Edson Farm, another Adventist Historic Property. At the Miller Farm, she was known as the “cat lady” for all the feral cats that she cared for there. She enjoys reading, writing, and visiting museums and parks. She and her husband live in Eau Claire, Michigan.
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Details
Binding: |
Paperback |
Printed: |
2018 |
Pages: |
24 |
Edition: |
1st |
ISBN: |
9781479609789 |
Product Reviews
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Shows children the importance of our Adventist history
TEACH Services received the following review: "Bonita at the Hiram Edson Farm not only shows children the places that exist, but draws them to the importance of our Adventist history. Sarah and Bonita explore the concepts behind what SDA believe in a simple and understandable way for children." ~ Heidi Munding (Forrest Ward Memorial School- a one teacher school in Adventist school in Bennington, VT)
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A great conversation starter.
Hiram Edson’s story is central to Seventh-day Adventist Identity. This book offers another opportunity for young children to connect with Hiram Edson’s story. A great conversation starter for exploring what it means to be an Adventist.""
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Beautifully-illustrated
TEACH Services received the following review: “In this beautifully-illustrated book, a family bring their beloved doll, Bonita, along to visit the Hiram Edson farm and explore the teachings on the “prayer trail.” Daughter Sara learns a special lesson about Jesus when she leaves Bonita behind in the barn during a thunderstorm.” ~ Debra Anne Wintsmith, author Church School Blues and Precious Jewels, a Seventh-day Adventist Family Saga
