Tea and Trouble Brewing

by Dorcas Smucker

A collection of essays written by Dorcas Smucker in her monthly column, Letter from Harrisburg, for The Register-Guard, in Eugene, Oregon. She is a Mennonite minister's wife, mother of six, and writes about the day-to-day lives of herself, her family, and her friends.

Genres: Nonfiction

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Fermentum · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO funny. I like the way she writes..like she is right there in the room with you. Family stories that can actually be yours or someone you know. She is a Mennonite Erma Bombeck from the the pacific northwest.

[Rebecca Shirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written from a mom's perspective in a way that makes another mom feel understood and encouraged without feeling inadequate or unqualified! Dorcas's writing style has the approval of all the readers at this house😃.

[K.N. Timofeev · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stories in this book will make you laugh, cry, and shake your head. I love this woman and her family.

[Suni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable and gives food for thought

I enjoyed. The calm way that forces recounts the activities of the family. I enter the deeper look at the spirituallity. The story progresses on more than one depth which have the book so much more flavour and meaning

[Carrie Webb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Interesting, and very relatable, stories of family and faith. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the authors reactions to her children's antics, and her efforts to raise them to be good people

[Hyacinth · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a delightfully heartfelt story of tales from the Amish way of life. I enjoyed all of the stories and life lessons. I never did figure out what NPR was on the visit with her dad. The story about the live birth made me queasy but again, these things are what makes life life.

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I chose this book because I am doing NancyNova's state challenge on Bookcrossing and it is set in Oregon. I read it on my Kindle, and it was fairly short. Each chapter was about a different topic and what her family had done. Erma Bombeck she is not. I would not recommend it to anyone.

[Anne-Kathrine]

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[Esther · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting stories by a Mennonite lady that lives in Oregon who has five children' one of them adopted from Kenya, and their experiences and her thoughts about life.

[Rosamore]

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[Allison Potter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny little vignettes by an Amish woman raising a family in Oregon.

[Su · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, cute, easy read. Really enjoyable.