One Silent Night
Harvest House $10.99

This book is a compilation of stories from women who, facing the reality that their lives stood in stark contrast to their expectations, chose to trust in the angel's message to Mary: 'Nothing is impossible with God.' The contributor's ages range from 20 to 96 and take place in settings as varied as a Navajo reservation, the Far East, a parsonage, a prison, and a homeless mission. (Seven of the recording artists featured on the companion album tell their stories in the book.)

Chapter titles (subject):

• Tamales and Traditions Around A Tree (generational heritage) - Jaci Velasquez*
• A Fragrant Segment of Love (legacy of faith) - Nicole C. Mullen*
• Surprised by the Unexpected (accepting unexpected "gifts") - Ginny Owens*
• The Significance of a Birthday Times Seven (unexpected answer to prayer) - Bobbi McCaughey
• The Silent Power of a Nativity Set (answer to life's questions) - Sarah Coleman
• Not Just on Christmas Day (gifts of unconditional love and compassion ) - Leigh Nash*
• Perfect Gifts are Possible (suicide, self-esteem) - Da'dra Crawford Greathouse*
• The Christmas of Second Chances (release from perfection) - Carolyn
  Challenging,
• Changeless Grace ('blessed' in tragedy) - Chonda Pierce
• When Christmas is a Dreaded Day (grieving death of a child) - Ann Weems
• A New Tradition (new beginnings after fire and divorce) - Connie
• 'Peace on Earth' More than a Phrase (Irish conflict over Prince of Peace) - Máire Brennan*
• Only God Could Think of This (care of widows and orphans) - Georgalyn Wilkinson
• Giving Love Away (giving to the needy) - Shirley Caesar
• Christmas and a Carpenter's Saw (growing up to serve - an image of Christ) - Crystal Lewis*

*featured artist on the One Silent Night album