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Authors: Lucinda McDowell, Lucinda Secrest McDowell
ISBN-13: 9780877887812, ISBN-10: 0877887810
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Date Published: September 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Lucinda McDowell

Lucinda Secrest McDowell, a Georgia native, is a dynamic author and speaker through her ministry Encouraging Words. She has authored several books, including Quilts from Heaven, Women's Spiritual Passages, and Amazed by Grace. A graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Cindy is also director of Women's ministry at her church, a wife, and mother of four children.

Book Synopsis

Celebrate Christmas with a touch of southern warmth

This elegant, full-color gift book boasts a wonderful collection of heartwarming stories, poems, regional traditions, and recipes from people whose roots and hearts are deep in the South. Enjoy reflections by great writers and well-known Southerners. No matter where you live, this book will help you soak up the beauty of Christmas.

Includes selections from:Jan Karon, Liz Curtis Higgs, Max Lucado, Anne Rivers Siddons, Charles Allen, Michael Card, Ruth Bell Graham, Catherine Marshall and others.

	Introduction	11
	"Christmas in the South"	13
Section I	"Christmas begins with a Baby."
	How to Keep Your Christmas Joy	16
	"Mary Had a Baby"	18
	A Christmas Verse	19
	A Fresh Approach to the Holidays	20
	"I Wonder As I Wander"	25
Section II	"It's no gift if it's something you didn't care about."
	There's No Such Thing as a Poor Christmas	28
	The Perfect Christmas Present	31
	Sugared Pecans	32
	Cranberry Bread	33
	Blue Jeans and Jesus	34
	Nu Nu's Hot Chocolate Mix	35
	Savory Spiced Tea	35
	A Mitford Christmas	36
	Handel's Gift	39
Section III	"It was again Christmas in the Old South."
	Christmas Is Come	45
	Christmas in the Old South	46
	How to Make a Great Cake	48
	"Rise Up Shepherd and Follow"	49
	Silent Nights, Southern Nights	50
	A Gift on Christmas Eve	52
	Robert E. Lee Writes to His Wife	53
	Christmas of '62	54
	The Poinsettia--An American Christmas Flower	55
Section IV	"Christmas was really just a time for everybody getting together."
	We Used That Star for Years	59
	Miss Daisy's Party Sausage Balls	61
	Holiday Eggnog	62
	Creating Christmas Memories	63
	"Not Celebrate?"	65
	Tennessee Ernie Ford's Cornbread and Sausage Holiday Dressing	66
	Overnight Turkey	68
	Flora Mae's Biscuits	69
	Hattie Mae's Cornbread	70
	Sweet Potato Pie	71
Section V	"It was my most memorable Christmas."
	My Most Memorable Christmas	74
	The Leftover Doll	77
	The Reason for the Season	80
	Appalachian Christmas	81
	Christmas Country	83
	Nature's Celebration	90
	Christmas in North Carolina	91
	Christmas Breakfast Casserole	93
	Trimming the Tree	95
Section VI	"What if Christmas were both a beginning and an end?"
	Christmas All the Time	98
	"Go Tell It on the Mountain"	101
	The Lost Christmas	102
	"There Will Be Less Someday"	121
	Christmas Night	122
	Acknowledgments	126