Every family has their family traditions when it comes to the holidays and especially the holiday of Christmas. For Suzanne and Bill, ever since they became parents, that included decorating their "humble abode", and putting up their massive Christmas-tree. As their family grows, with the birth of their daughter; Elizabeth, son; Oliver and their twin daughters; Candace and Carol Anne, so do their traditions, adding new ones along the way; ones that they'll cherish until the end of time.

Sequel to The Christmas Angel. A young family prepares for Christmas. Since their puppy had destroyed the previous year's foil star, they are excited to remove the angel from an ancestor's trunk to place on their tree.Introduction to genealogy with information and charts for tracking family roots.

CARING - COMPASSION - KINDNESSFIVE TENDER STORIES ABOUT YOUNGSTERS REACHING OUT TO OTHERS AS THEY SHARE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS A Family for Christmas - Fran and Bessie, two twelve-year-old orphan girls, wish for a family for Christmas. When a wealthy widow comes to the orphanage to choose two girls to spend the week before Christmas with her, the girls hope for a miracle. Will their fondest wishes come true? Will the kindly widow want them as a family for Christmas - and not just for the week? Eveleen - Eveleen, a young ten-year-old girl moves from Ohio with her family to a small town out West. She is the only girl in her class who does not belong to the predominant religion of the town, and she feels very alone -- until another girl asks her to be her friend. Will Eveleen find the Christmas Spirit in this town of strangers because of her new friend? Carol's Gift - Carol, a twelve-year-old deaf girl comes home from Deaf School for the holidays. She wants to go caroling with her older sister and her friends, but her older sister doesn't want her along. She tells her deaf sister, "We are singing - and you are deaf and only sing with your hands. Who will hear you?" Carol answers, "Jesus." Will her sister let her come along? Paper Wishes - Sandy, a six-year-old girl comes up with the idea for a unique Christmas present for her family. She offers to draw their Christmas wishes -- calling them Paper Wishes. She tells them that if they believe hard enough, their wishes will come true. Will her busy, doubting family give her a chance to prove that if you believe, even paper wishes can come true? Looks Like an Angel - Emily, a thirteen-year-old girl wants to spend the evening Christmas shopping with her friend and her friend's grownup sister-in-law, but her mother tells her she needs to babysit for a woman with four wild, active children to give the mother a much-needed break. Will Emily find the Christmas Spirit as she babysits the adorable, but active children?

The wish book has been pored over. The letters to Santa have been sent. The nine children of a coal miner's family in Benham, Kentucky, eagerly await Christmas morning. But when the holiday dawns, they will find that the most precious gifts are sometimes the most unexpected--and that the best gifts are those that come from the heart.

Dreaming of a family for Christmas The Christmas Family by Linda Goodnight Contractor Brady Buchanon can’t wait to surprise single mom Abby Webster with his company’s Christmas home-makeover prize. The struggling waitress doesn’t want to accept charity, but when her dilapidated porch almost injures her daughter, Abby agrees to Brady’s offer. As Brady works on the house, he starts falling for Abby and her little girl. And with the holidays in sight, he wonders if his own Christmas wish could come true… Her Christmas Family Wish by Lois Richer Single mother Ellie Grant’s little girl only wants one thing for Christmas: a daddy. And the five-year-old has her sights set on veterinarian Wyatt Wright, a handsome widowed father. Ellie knows that Wyatt’s heart is as closed to love as hers is. Yet when Wyatt starts working at Wranglers Ranch, Ellie can’t deny her growing feelings. Can her daughter’s Christmas wish make two families into one? New York Times Bestselling Author Linda Goodnight

Bethany Kringle is planning to skip Christmas, like she has both years since her mom died. She thinks it' s the perfect plan... until her brother, Matt, tells her he' s taking leave from the Navy to come home for Christmas. And he' s bringing his friend, Jay, with him. Now, Bethany must fight through her grief to give them the best Christmas possible. Jay MacDonald is afraid that God wants him to leave the Navy, the only place he has ever belonged. He' s also nervous about spending Christmas with his friend' s family, until he meets Matt' s sister who helps put him at ease. Jay immediately notices the grief Bethany is trying to hide and resolves to help her in any way he can. As Jay supports Bethany, the two can' t help being drawn to each other. Could God use this Christmas to bring them both peace and possibly bring them together as well?

It is December of 1932, just one year after the Worthams and the Hammonds lost Wilametta Hammond and Emma Graham in one terrible night. The Christmas spirit seems largely absent again this year. George Hammond has disappeared, and Julia Wortham's house is filled to overflowing with the Hammond children, several of whom are coming down with a mysterious illness. As Christmas nears, the children's homemade nativity scene takes on a life of its own, bringing comfort in the midst of uncertainty and hard times. This heartfelt novella lets readers share Christmas with the Worthams and the Hammonds and discover the strength of faith, love, and family.

A true story in which Joe Smarzik of Walnut Grove, Minnesota wrote a want ad that changed his life forever. The ad read, "Wanted: one family to eat Christmas dinner with. I will furnish the turkey." The account ends with a family reunion.

Welcome to Alouette, Michigan. It’s not the end of the earth, but you can see it from here. After a long absence, Rose Robbin is back in Alouette, primarily to help out her impossible-to-please mother, but also to keep tabs on the child she wasn’t allowed to keep. Working hard, helping her mother and trying to steal glimpses of her son seem to be all that’s in Wild Rose’s future—until the day single father Evan Grant catches her in the act.

You want Christmas to be meaningful and memorable—and that’s the idea behind Our Family Christmas, a “memory-making devotional” for families with children elementary age and younger. In 28 thoughtful readings, you’ll see the true meaning of the holiday, and be encouraged to perform simple activities to enhance your enjoyment of Christmas. Activity ideas are provided, rounding out each of the devotionals on a different aspect of the Nativity story—from Gabriel’s announcement to Mary, to Jesus’ swaddling clothes, to gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Relevant lyrics from carols and brief prayer starters are also provided, all set within beautifully designed pages.