Homespun Christmas (Hope for the Holidays / More Than Tinsel / The Last Christmas / Winter Sabbatical)

by Colleen L. Reece, Renee Demarco (Author), Birdie L. Etchison (Author), Janelle Burnham Schneider (Author)

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It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child. Can one small child's faith in god and in his small, western Washington logging town inspire a threatened village's inhabitants to fight for their livelihood and keep their town alive? Will one Christmas centennial celebration change and inevitable outcome?… (more)

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A lovely, light Christmas read. Four Christian romance stories center around the trials and rejuvenation of the Washington town of Hope. Battered by the downturn in the timber industry, the town feared for its survival until a 6-yo boy encourages them to share their Christmas celebration with tourists. Although each novella had a different author, they all shared the ability to bring characters to life, to help the reader empathize with their struggles, and care about their well-being. (

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wareagle78 | Mar 24, 2014 |

Winter Sabbatical*
The Last Christmas*
Hope for the Holidays*
More Than Tinsel* (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Reece, Colleen L.	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Demarco, Renee	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed
Etchison, Birdie L.	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed
Schneider, Janelle Burnham	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Homespun Christmas (Hope for the Holidays / More Than Tinsel / The Last Christmas / Winter Sabbatical)

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Homespun Christmas

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Hope for the Holidays by Colleen L. Reece
More Than Tinsel by Janelle Burnham Schneider
The Last Christmas by Birdie L. Etchison
Winter Sabbatical by Renee DeMarco

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It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child. Can one small child's faith in god and in his small, western Washington logging town inspire a threatened village's inhabitants to fight for their livelihood and keep their town alive? Will one Christmas centennial celebration change and inevitable outcome?

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For the good citizens of Hope, Washington, the future appears hopeless- until a small boy's crazy idea for a Homespun Christmas begins to turn things around. A century earlier, when pastor Fergus McKay came as pioneer to the small logging village of Hope, he envisioned a place where couples could fall in love and grow old together in service to God and community. But over the years, the hope died - and all that remained was a village filled with despair. This Christmas, will the vision of that young minister find fulfillment at last? Can the Christmas wishes of one small boy ignite the fires of optimism in the citizens of Hope, Washington, once again? Enjoy the holiday season as it once was - and may be again - in a town called Hope. Discover a real Homespun Christmas.

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