*****Joyful collage illustrations and graceful rhyming couplets highlight special Christmas words, in alphabetical order, to tell the story of the Nativity. Fun to memorize, the verses as well as the book itself will be treasured holiday after holiday.

When God puts on an event, you have to admit, its awesome! Jesus may have been born in a stable in a little town in Israel, but it was not an ordinary happening. As the reader travels back in time, B Is for Babe in Bethlehem describes some of the wondrous events of the Child coming into our world. It is not just a Christmas story, with simple order based on our alphabet, but one of warmth, truth, and joy from the Scriptures. Enjoy this Christmas story, it is for all ages and all peoples of the world. Celebrate Jesus, and merry Christmas!

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With the atmospheric storytelling of Kate Morton and Lisa Wingate, Karen Kelly weaves a shattering debut about two intertwined families and the secrets that they buried during the gilded, glory days of Bethlehem, PA. A young woman arrives at the grand ancestral home of her husband’s family, hoping to fortify her deteriorating marriage. But what she finds is not what she expected: tragedy haunts the hallways, whispering of heartache and a past she never knew existed. Bethlehem is a multigenerational saga that weaves together the lives of two prominent families during the historic steel boom era of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Inspired by the true titans of the industry, Bethlehem is a mystery, a love story, and a tragedy. It is a story of temptation and regret; a story of secrets and the cost of keeping them; a story of forgiveness. It is the tale of two complex women: the dynamic and beautiful Susannah Parrish Collier and her daughter-in-law, the outsider Joanna Rafferty Collier. Thrown together in the name of family, they will unravel mysteries long hidden and complex that have threatened to tear apart a dynasty.

There are two doorways into the life of the gallant Mexican priest Padre Pro. One doorway begins at the end, during an intense period of anti-Catholicism in Mexico, in the high public drama of a daring young priest’s use of disguises and audacious risks to secretly carry communion to the faithful, with his subsequent capture and courageous death. The other doorway starts in the heart of Miguel’s closely knit, devout family. Born in 1891, by fifteen, Miguel is at once a beloved son and a mischievous rascal. Rather than attending school far away from the affectionate society of his sisters and brothers, he assists his father, an agent assigned to a remote mining camp in Zacatecas. His family begins to worry when at twenty the generous, yet often moody, young man still has no idea about the direction his future should take. Then he knows. Miguel’s journey to the priesthood is plagued by difficulties and setbacks that temper and transform the mischievous youth into Padre Pro, a man ready to lay down his life for Christ his King. Blessed Miguel Pro dies before a firing squad in Mexico City in 1927, this last unforgettable triumph-in-death photographed for posterity by his very enemies. Padre Miguel Pro was beatified in 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Historical Insight article by Daria Sockey Revised edition Ages 9-14; about 189 pages

Inspired by an Advent box and the desire for others to know the truth about Jesus, Carol B. Weaver wrote The Heart of Bethlehem: A Twenty-Five Day Journey of Faith for the Christmas Season. Each days devotional walks you through the story of Jesuss birth as told in the Bible. Whether you journey alone or with your family, the historical background, application, and prayers can add depth and understanding to your holiday season. Discover for yourself the transforming power of Gods love and its impact on the world today. Just add a Bible, a desire for more, and a little time.