An Endless Christmas – Cynthia Ruchti (1)

When it’s quieter. Fewer people. There’s still plenty of activity to choose from. And the beauty of this place never dies.” The group reunited at the Staples Mill shops after their brief separation. The next hour ticked by with a trip down history’s aisles. Christmas-themed antiques took center stage just inside the doors and in the window displays of several of the shops the group of women visited.

Although drawn to a vintage nativity set and antique bubble lights, Katie bypassed the holiday memories and walked deeper into each store. She started at the back and worked her way forward. She moved in and out of range of the others. When she drew close, she observed the Binder women’s ease with one another and delight over their “finds,” most of which they enjoyed, discussed, then walked past, as if owning were not as important as celebrating the item’s existence.

Katie shared that in common with them. For a brief moment, the thought made her feel like part of the family. How could a single thought both warm and terrify her? A display of antique brooches caught her eye. “When I get married,” Elisa said, leaning over Katie’s shoulder, “I’m going to make my bridal bouquet out of antique pins and brooches.

I saw a couple of brooch bouquets on Pinterest. Gorgeous. Plus it would last forever.” Forever. “You can keep shopping if you want,” Grandma Dodie said, leaning on a distressed Hoosier cabinet. “But I think it’s time for me to get off this leg. Rhonda, would you mind taking me home?” The women all agreed they’d seen enough and were ready to head back to the cottage together. They took a short detour to a corner grocery store for two gallons of milk, then wound their way north to Lubber’s Lane.

“The men are cooking tonight,” Grandma Dodie said from the front passenger seat. “Should be interesting.” “Micah’s a great cook,” Katie said. “As long as the heat source is an outdoor grill.” “Or campfire,” Deb added.

Praise for An Endless Christmas “In An Endless Christmas, the characters walked right off those pages and into my heart, setting up residence and bringing along all the joy and peace they had learned. I love Christmas novellas, and this one is now in my top three of favorites through the years.” Lauraine Snelling, award-winning, best-selling author of more than 80 books, including An Untamed Heart “An Endless Christmas offers up a banquet of faith, family, and new beginnings, perfect for the season of hope.”

Lisa Wingate, national best-selling author of The Sea Keeper’s Daughters “With her trademark wit and keen insight into what makes love last, Cynthia takes us on a jovial ride through the pages of An Endless Christmas.” Robin Jones Gunn, best-selling author of Finding Father Christmas “An Endless Christmas is the perfect Christmas story. A warm-fire tale of family, traditions, friendship, and love. And healing. Ruchti’s smooth prose and voice evoke a Christmas warmth on the pages, and in our hearts. A story to be savored.

A story to keep.” Rachel Hauck, USA Today best-selling author of The Wedding Dress and How To Catch A Prince “Read An Endless Christmas. And then you’ll want to read it again and again. Enjoying Cynthia Ruchti’s book has now become as much a part of my Christmas traditions as cherishing my mother’s collection of Dickens carolers.” Eva Marie Everson, best-selling, award-winning author of Five Brides “An Endless Christmas is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings and leave a lifelong impression of family, unconditional love, and God’s redemptive power.”

Cristel Phelps, Mount Hope Church, Lansing, MI “Cynthia magically weaves one of the most inspiring contemporary Christmas tales with gentle lessons and examples that we all should follow; all the while revealing a poignant love story through several generations. This Christmas story will be reread and enjoyed every Christmas season.” Dianne Burnett, former Christianbook.com fiction editor “Sweet and fun and sweet and moving and sweet and tender and funny and touching and .

. . sweet! All of that in one An Endless Christmas experience. I closed the book with a contented smile—and with the thought that I could SO read this one again.”

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Book Information

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• Title: –
• Author: Unknown
• ISBN: 9781617955877
• Pages: 188
• Language: English (en)

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• Total Words: 51,915
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