Chapter 10 Unto Us this Day a Child is Born Nettie woke from a restless sleep early. It was Christmas morning and the sun shone brightly through the window. This was the day a child was born long ago in Bethlehem. How she longed for the birth of her...
The Christmas Prayer – A Child Is Born
The Christmas Prayer – New Life
Chapter 9 – New Life as Husband & Wife Life in Menomonie was anything but easy in 1884. The logging industry of Maine had moved toward the Midwest by the 1880s. Between 1855 and 1884 the industry had increased by over 1,000 percent between the Chippewa Valley forests and the...
The Christmas Prayer – Nettie’s Wedding
Chapter 8 – Nettie’s Wedding Nettie sat alone in the residence section of the school. Today was her wedding day, and she was nervous about whether everything would go smoothly. Today was her wedding day, and she was nervous about whether the ceremony would go smoothly. Bertha and Raymond worked so hard...
