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Savor the warmth of the season with this special collection of 12 short stories from Rebekah A. Morris's Christmas Collection! The holidays can bring unexpected stress - a ruined school play, a Christmas Eve break-in, or a crowd of stranded motorists. But they're also packed with opportunities for family togetherness - for healing old wounds, rediscovering simple pleasures, and reviving old traditions. Whether your holiday ideal involves snowballs and sledding, shows and singing, or sacrifice and sharing, you're sure to find it here.

Spring has come once again to the Triple Creek Ranch, but things aren't all peaceful and sunny. Orlena's attitude has even Jenelle wondering what to do, while Stephen struggles along in school, and Norman faces the possibility of losing one of his ranch hands. Join the Mavrich family for a season of strangers, storms, and struggles.

What difference could a little snow make? The Tilman family is all settled in for a cozy Christmas at home, with no fears for the threatening snow. But when the roads become impassable and stranded travelers flock to their door, cozy quickly becomes crazy! When the storm stretches longer than anticipated, can a crowd of strangers come together to make a meaningful Christmas?

Alone and unloved - did anyone care? All she wants for Christmas is to be free of the cold and snow. But when a wrong turn sends her on an unexpected detour, Mercy finds the kindness of strangers warming her in body and soul. Could the Providence her parents believed in truly have provided this for her?

Christmas chaos at the Melson house usually involves wrapping paper and toys, not a broken window and a bare space under the tree. After a morning of questioning officers and chattering children, Amanda resigns herself to a very un-Christmas-y day. But can the heroes on the Pineville police force find a way to save the family's Christmas?

This was Laina's second Christmas without her parents, who had died in an accident, and she was sure it would bring nothing but tears, because she and her aunt couldn't seem to get along. When a frightening experience occurs, Laina, her cousin, and her aunt and uncle find unexpected cause for smiles.

As the students of Coolidge High School prepare for their annual Christmas play, excitement mounts. Performed at the local theater, the play - with the students in complete charge of the performances - has become a tradition in town. Everything is going well until the morning of the final performance, when calamity hits. Should the students cancel the final performance or try to turn the disaster into something good?

"Christmas Delays": A doctor, called up for duty in the army, spends one more Christmas with his wife in an unexpected way after God's Christmas delays strand them in a small house with another family. "Peter's Christmas": Very mild weather might not feel like Christmas, but young, orphaned Peter and his older sister find the peace and love of the season with the Hampton family in spite of the sadness of war.

Mysterious gunmen, a note of warning, and Kyle James, a young hand on the TCR, has his past brought back to haunt him. Meanwhile, Stephen’s dislike of school, Mrs. O’Connor’s sick sister, and a man eager to own part of the Triple Creek all combine to make life anything but dull for the Mavrich family and the members of the Triple Creek Ranch.

Feeling that life is unfair when her father is killed in the front lines of France and she has to live with her relatives on a western farm, 12-year-old Susanna Stanson runs away to the city. She decides that all will be well when she reaches her old home, but a severe snowstorm interrupts her trip.

The Great Depression is in full swing, and Mrs. Kabrick hopes to make Christmas a special time for her children even though they don't have much. With the back door constantly opening and shutting, time flies bringing cold air, visitors, and a very special Christmas Eve.

Klara Ivanski arrives from the Old Country with her Papa, Mama, and 10 brothers and sisters. "All vill be vell," Papa assures them, but Mama and several of her brothers and sisters must remain at their aunt and uncle's because of sickness. With barely enough money for food, Klara is quick to assure her papa that they only need Mama and the others to make Christmas special. But will the family be together for their first Christmas in America?

Memories. Gifts. And so much more. When her beloved grandmother suffers a heart attack, Olivia pours her love, fear, and grief into a new quilting project, rekindling the passion they once shared. But only through a very special Christmas does she come to see the true significance of her gifts and the legacy they carry.

When Desirae Richey agrees to go home with some college friends for Christmas, she expects a small family gathering. Instead, she is taken to the Christmas Lodge in the snowy mountains of Canada to a noisy, fun-loving, adventurous group of family and friends who welcome her as one of their own. Everything seems to be going as planned until an unexpected snowfall occurs.

Christmas had lost its charm and wonder. Mrs. Rush hated the feeling, but was powerless to fix things. Traveling to visit relatives for the holidays, the Rush children pass the time with their eyes glued to the screens of their devices. That is, until the flashing lights of a state highway patrol car bring their trip to a sudden and unplanned-for stop.

Norman Mavrich has no need for another hired hand, but when a young boy shows up asking for work, he can't turn him away. But where did the boy come from, and what really brought him to the Triple Creek Ranch? The search for answers sends Bruce on an investigation and brings an unexpected conflict to the ranch family. Join the Mavriches, Mrs. O'Connor, and the ranch hands for an eventful summer of hard work, fun, and excitement.

Amelia is eagerly anticipating her first Christmas in the west, but she soon finds that her brother-in-law's worry and her sister's exhaustion reach far deeper than the cares of a ranch and a family. A rash of fires and cattle thefts is plaguing the area, and the three young orphans they've sheltered are under suspicion from their prejudiced neighbors. As hostilities mount, Amelia seizes every opportunity to help and encourage, but how much can one girl do? Will Reverend Brown win the community over to the true spirit of love?

A collection of 12 stories: one for every month of the year. Titles include "Heritage of Praise", "Faithful", "Even the Beasts", "His Mighty Acts", and eight more.

Terrified of telling too much, 10-year-old Dylan Sedano wishes his little sister, Fern, would stop talking. But when Army Reserve Officer Scott Wood and his wife, Autumn, tell Dylan that God is ready to help him, Dylan isn't buying. If God did care for them, why hadn't he been there months ago when the trouble started and his dad disappeared?

Where does joy come from? That is the question Paige Martin faces when life’s challenges threaten to overwhelm her. Her husband is out of work, a longed-for baby has been lost through a miscarriage, and now, they are moving far away from all that is familiar. Struggling to cope with these frightening changes, Paige slowly walks through the Lord’s lessons on finding joy.