Light from Heaven (2005)

by Jan Karon

Series: Mitford Years (9)

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Father Tim takes on a new challenge in this inspirational installment in the beloved Mitford series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bathed in Prayer. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once. But he's never been asked to do the impossible--until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that's been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he's sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher as well. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: It's never too late.… (more)

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PatLibrary123 | Aug 9, 2022 |

Light from Heaven is the final book in the Mitford Series by Jan Karon. Those of you have enjoyed the other Mitford Series books will enjoy the last of the series. It is found on the library shelves under the number F/KAR,

salem.colorado | Feb 8, 2022 |

His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited. As you can see, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, is in need of divine intervention.

BLTSbraille | Sep 13, 2021 |

Father Tim tries to revive a church that closed 400 years ago.

BLTSbraille | Sep 13, 2021 |

The back cover of this book said it well: "Jan Karon writes ' to give readers an extended family and to applaud the extraordinary beauty of ordinary lives.'" I couldn't agree more. In this 9th book of the series you will find Father Tim and his wife Cynthia house sitting at Meadowgate Farm, while Father Tim takes on the challenge of getting a mountain church that has been closed for 40 years, up and running again. The people he meets and the help that he receives is endearing to the reader.

He will also be sent on a hunt for some long hidden cash hidden inside of Miss Sadie's old car (you have to read this series in order to really know Miss Sadie). Dooley will also discover the gift Sadie left him in this book. All around good story that truly shows the beauty of ordinary folks, in Mitford and on the mountain. (

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Light from Heaven

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2005

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Father Tim Kavanagh

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Mitford, North Carolina, USA

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 2005)

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Light from Heaven
If thou indeed derive thy light from Heaven,
Then, to the measure of that heaven-born light,
Shine, Poet! In thy place, and be content...
--William Wordsworth

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For my sister and brothers, Brenda Wilson Furman, Barry Dean Setzer, and Phillip Randolph Setzer, who helped me become better than I might have been...
And in memory of Clarence Bush, beloved younger brother of my grandmother (Miss Fannie), who perished in World War I, and all the brothers and sisters who have given their lives in mortal conflict and are lost to us forever.

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The first flake landed on a blackberry bush in the creek bottom of Meadowgate Farm.

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Father Tim takes on a new challenge in this inspirational installment in the beloved Mitford series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bathed in Prayer. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once. But he's never been asked to do the impossible--until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that's been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he's sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher as well. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: It's never too late.

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