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This heartwarming collection of short stories is perfect for "want to" readers--those big on reading but short on time. From the story of an engaged couple looking for common ground amongst their dissimilarities to the account of a single mother's thoughts as her daughter desires to meet the father who left them, this collection of inspirational short stories is sometimes lighthearted, sometimes humorous, and often poignant. Focusing on the joys and heartaches of love--romantic love, love for family members, love between friends, even the love of an elderly gentleman for his pets--Short Stories for Long Rainy Days will bring gentle smiles, soft chuckles, and even a few tears as readers experience the manifold facets of love.
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Evoking the glories of romance for a new generation of lovers and romantics, Forget-Me-Nots is a beautiful collection of illustrations and text depicting the variety of valentines, ribbons, miniatures and other momentos once passed on by Victorian lovers. Full-color photographs.
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Author Jane Hamilton leads us through the arid life of Ruth Grey, who extracts what small pleasures and graces she can from a tiny Illinois town and the broken people who inhabit it. Ruth's prime tormentor is her mother May, whose husband died in World War II and took her future with him. More poor familial luck has given Ruth a brother who is a math prodigy; Matt sucks up any stray attention like a black hole. Ruth is left to survive on her own resources, which are meager. She struggles along, subsisting on crumbs of affection meted out by her Aunt Sid and, later, her screwed-up husband Ruby. Hamilton has perfect pitch. So perfect that you wince with pain for confused but fundamentally good Ruth as she walks a dead-end path. The book ends with the prospect of redemption, thank goodness--but the tale is nevertheless much more bitter than sweet.
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Religion is for the weak-minded - that has been Lurlene Scott's creed for as long as she's worked at First Church. For over twenty years she has faithfully served as secretary to Pastor Bob, though never embracing the gospel he proclaims. After all, Lurlene was abandoned as a young wife and mother, and she still managed to raise a son on her own without the "crutch of faith." Her only regret is that her talented, creative son is still single. So when a prayer request comes across her desk, Lurlene can't resist playing matchmaker with the young woman's plea. But what if all is not what it seems behind the request? While her son is falling head over heels in love, Lurlene comes face-to-face with the past and finds her faithless world shaken. Is love and belief within her grasp? Or will her faltering prayer be another disappointment in the life she's worked so hard to build?
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Anchored in Love is the heartwarming saga of the Carters' climb to nationwide popularity, and it is, at the same time, a sweeping history of country music in the past fifty years - from the primitive melodies of the plow to multimillion dollar business of the seventies.
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In this brisk biography, Donald, former editor-in-chief of Harvard University Press, ascribes Teddy Roosevelt's popularity to his combination of charisma and substance; he was an electrical, magnetic speaker, according to one contemporary newspaper account, and he hit themes that resonated with ordinary folks, such as honesty in government and opportunity for all. In the White House, Roosevelt established a model of positive, active governance and insisted that the president was more powerful than any business tycoon. Donald pays particular attention to Roosevelt's pioneering conservancy efforts, and she suggests that one of his most important acts was to appoint Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. to the Supreme Court. Donald also touches on the personal: his grief when his first wife died, and his passionate love for his second wife, with whom he set a new standard for presidential domestic life, entertaining with a gusto unmatched until the Kennedys.
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Take an inspiring behind-the-scenes glimpse at one of country music's most famous couples. Learn about Alan and Denise's struggles and success, their love story and the near-failure of their marriage---and how rediscovering their faith dramatically shaped their lives. Includes an exclusive CD featuring their wedding song and Alan's new composition about their shared journey. 256 pages, hardcover from Nelson.
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Twenty years have passed since youngest daughter Belinda's story in Love Finds a Home. Marty and Clark's spiritual heritage has been lovingly passed on to their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. And now beloved granddaughter Virginia faces the test of her young life. Caught in that difficult period between childhood and adulthood, feeling that she Doesn't really fit anywhere, Virginia struggles against what she considers to be unreasonable restrictions and expectations.A lively new girl arrives at school, and Jenny seems to represent everything that Virginia is longing for--her looks, her daring, her alluring freedom from constraints. But then comes the day neither girl will ever forget?
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This historical novel set in the Canadian prairies in the early 1900s is the third book in the "A Prairie Legacy" series. It continues the story of Virginia Simpson as she marries Jonathan and struggles with him to begin and nurture a family and a successful, horse-breeding farm. Although somewhat dependent on the earlier novels, this book could also be enjoyed on its own. It would probably appeal most to young adult girls who like gentle, heartwarming tales featuring characters with a strong, traditional Christian faith.
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The fortune was not supposed to befall him.Jason Boyer had known all along his father's business empire would pass to different hands. Which suited him just fine. The money was crooked and the power corrupt. But when an accident claims the old man's life, everyone is stunned by the unveiling of the will.With the passing of the Boyer crown, power-hungry politicians and shady business partners all try to force Boyer's hand. Fighting the temptation of influence and riches, he simply wants to be a better man than his father--but attempting to stand for what is right soon brings murderous consequences.
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In a town like Cape Light, there's always room at the inn. But when hardships bring people under one roof, things don't always go smoothly.Sam and Jessica Morgan look forward to celebrating Christmas together. But when they're awakened by the smoke alarm in the midst of one quiet night, they barely make it outside before their beloved house is engulfed in flames. Meanwhile, single mom Julie Newton and her seven-year-old daughter appear on Jack Sawyer's doorstep, thanks to bad weather, a broken-down car, and a dead cell phone battery. And though Jack, still mourning the loss of his wife, feels none of the holiday spirit, he can't turn them away. As Sam and Jessica become perpetual guests in others' homes, trying to piece their future back together, and Jack finds his frozen heart melting day by day, it soon becomes clearer than ever that miracles can happen even in the humblest of settings.
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Suppose Christ had come to earth, not two thousand years ago but in modern times? How would people receive him? For author Isabella MacDonald Alden modern times was 1898. In one of her most unique and intriguing novels she tells the story of His coming to a small town in rural America.
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