Fun, interesting, and heartwarming facts from Nuggets of Gold:
Inspiration from Beholding Him Ministries:
https://beholdinghimministries.org/2024/11/24/now-faith-6/
A bonus for the Season, from The Christian Fiction Girl:
https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2024/12/19/his-encouragement-297/
God bless.
Celebrate with a story.
Christmas Lost
The twelfth novella in the series.
Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.
Townie Karen Little is the resident quintessential spinster. She's lived in the same house her whole life, more than half a century. She knows she's stuck, but her plans for the future blow up in her face, on a regular basis. Why risk being wrong again?
After six years, Holiday Diner's owner, Alexander Hamilton, is still a newbie and Holiday's most eligible silver fox bachelor. Being the catch of the day for the single women of Holiday makes his vow to never marry again a challenge. Why test the three strikes you're out rule?
Sometimes, so much time passes, it feels like God has forgotten, but He is moving all the pieces into place for the right moment... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BHC1CL9/ref=sr_1_1
If you prefer paperback, Holiday, USA Anthology 2016-17
All four novellas, 9-12, are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.
Visiting with friends
Breaking Bread with friends
Electric fireplace for beauty and warmth
Christmas stories
Christmas music
God's grace
for King and Country ~ Silent Night (Live)
Thanks to Donna Keevers Driver for sharing her time and talent to create this for me.
Luke 1:26-38 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Over at Choosing Hope, Hannah inspires me with her courage and tenacity. God bless her and her family.
https://choosinghope.live/2024/11/17/slipping-held/
Nuggets of Gold shared a delightful collection of Tuesday's Thoughts!:
https://joyroses13.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/tuesdays-thoughts-216/
God bless.
Celebrate with a story:
Christmas Present
The eighth novella in the series.
Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.
Terra Connor is looking forward to her first two-week vacation, even if it means working part of the time to ease her daughter's mind. Her daughter's wedding on Christmas Eve is her only priority, and she definitely doesn't have time for romance.
Carson McDonald is in Holiday for his younger brother's wedding. The friendly town is as good a place as any to rest and recover from the upheaval of losing his job due to an accident. He has enough on his plate for the foreseeable future.
God's ways are not man's ways...
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Present-Holiday-USA-Book-ebook/dp/B01ASDPDJQ/ref=sr_1_1
If you prefer paperback, Holiday, USA Anthology 2015
All four novellas published in 2015 are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.
https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-USA-Anthology-2015-2/dp/153018617X/ref=sr_1_22
Fresh bread
Reliable electricity
Gingerbread
Christmas Hymns
God's grace
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Lost Christmas Eve
https://youtu.be/e1XZDDMvfVE?si=S4VVSV95noN5RDa1
One more read through to make sure all the changes haven't messed up the newest formatting.
Song Dog Journal shared posts that were originally printed in Custer County Chronicles. I love this one about the cow dog. I remember my ranching uncle telling that a good cow dog was priceless.
https://songdogjournal.com/2024/11/08/ranch-wife-musings-shepherds-lantern/
This inspiring one is also a reprint from the Custer County Chronicles:
https://songdogjournal.com/2024/10/19/ranch-wife-musings-optimism-and-pumpkins/
God bless.
Making a Texas Cowboy (Home at Last Texas Series Book 1 of 2) by Justine Davis contemporary romance. A return visit to Last Stand, Texas, an earlier series. Good to see old friends. Honor, courage, living life to the fullest, self-analyzing to become a better person, loved it. While it has a little premarital bedroom action, it is leading to marriage.
Music to start the Christmas Season, some of my favorite songs that I listen to all year long.
A Christmas dedication to our men and women in uniform. A Soldier's Silent Night was originally titled 'Merry Christmas My Friend' and written by Lance Corporal James M. Schmidt in 1987.
An update: Editing is mostly done. Formatting is mostly done. Need to double check everything. Once's it's uploaded to Amazon, no more changes or corrections. A terrifying thought knowing I'm imperfect. God have mercy.
