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    Praise For Christmas: Praise Him Anyhow Series, #6
    Praise For Christmas: Praise Him Anyhow Series, #6
    Praise For Christmas: Praise Him Anyhow Series, #6
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    Praise For Christmas: Praise Him Anyhow Series, #6

    By Vanessa Miller

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    A new baby, a wedding and an unexpected illness all collide to make this Christmas one that the Marshall-Thomas family will never forget. 

    Carmella Marshall-Thomas loves Christmas and all of the festivities and cookie baking that comes with it. When she is diagnosed with an illness that brings about a lifestyle change, her family begins praying for her health. But with Renee’s wedding a few days before Christmas and three unexpected babies popping up, Carmella is not the only member of the Marshall-Thomas family in need of prayer. 
    Spend this Christmas with the Marshall-Thomas family and rejoice with them as they praise God even as they go through some of the biggest challenges of their lives.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVanessa Miller
    Release dateFeb 24, 2015
    ISBN9781507019610
    Praise For Christmas: Praise Him Anyhow Series, #6
    Author

    Vanessa Miller

    Vanessa Miller is a bestselling author, with several books appearing on ESSENCE Magazine's Bestseller List. She has also been a Black Expressions Book Club alternate pick and #1 on BCNN/BCBC Bestseller List. Most of Vanessa's published novels depict characters who are lost and in need of redemption. The books have received countless favorable reviews: "Heartwarming, drama-packed and tender in just the right places" (Romantic Times book review) and "Recommended for readers of redemption stories" (Library Journal). Visit her online at vanessamiller.com; Twitter: @Vanessamiller01; Instagram: @authorvanessamiller; Facebook: @Vanessamiller01.

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      Praise For Christmas - Vanessa Miller

      Praise for Christmas

      6th book in the

      Praise Him Anyhow Series

      by

      Vanessa Miller

      Other Books by Vanessa Miller

      After the Rain

      How Sweet The Sound

      Heirs of Rebellion

      Feels Like Heaven

      Heaven on Earth

      The Best of All

      Better for Us

      Her Good Thing

      Long Time Coming

      A Promise of Forever Love

      A Love for Tomorrow

      Yesterday’s Promise

      Forgotten

      Forgiven

      Forsaken

      Rain for Christmas (Novella)

      Through the Storm

      Rain Storm

      Latter Rain

      Abundant Rain

      Former Rain

      Anthologies (Editor)

      Keeping the Faith

      Have A Little Faith

      This Far by Faith

      Love. Hope. Faith.

      EBOOKS

      Love Isn’t Enough

      A Mighty Love

      The Blessed One (Blessed and Highly Favored series)

      The Wild One (Blessed and Highly Favored Series)

      The Preacher’s Choice (Blessed and Highly Favored Series)

      The Politician’s Wife (Blessed and Highly Favored Series)

      The Playboy’s Redemption (Blessed and Highly Favored Series)

      Tears Fall at Night (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      Joy Comes in the Morning (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      A Forever Kind of Love (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      Ramsey’s Praise (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      Escape to Love (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      Praise For Christmas (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      His Love Walk (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      Could This Be Love (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      Song of Praise (Praise Him Anyhow Series)

      Publisher’s Note:

      This short story is a work of fiction. References to real events, organizations, or places are used in a fictional context. Any resemblances to actual persons, living or dead are entirely coincidental.

      Vanessa Miller

      www.vanessamiller.com

      Printed in the United States of America

      © 2013 by Vanessa Miller

      Praise Unlimited Enterprises

      Charlotte, NC

      No part of this ebook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical—including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system—without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Chapter 1

      Carmella Marshall-Thomas, leaned over to take a French vanilla cake out of the oven. The counter was now lined with three cakes for her step-daughter, Renee Thomas, soon to be Renee Morris, to sample.

      Couldn’t I just have three different layers? Renee asked with the fork in her hand. She had just sampled the chocolate fudge and the strawberry cake. Those two are delicious and I know I’m going to love this French vanilla also.

      Taking the oven mitts off her hands, Carmella flexed her fingers and then began rubbing her hands. Well, you need to make a decision fast; your wedding is only three weeks away.

      Tell me about it. I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving was last week. Everything is moving so fast. Renee was about to sample the French vanilla, but as she glanced up at Carmella, she put her fork down and asked, Are you okay? Why do you keep rubbing your hands like that?

      Carmella looked down at her hands. She hadn’t realized that she was rubbing her hands. She began flexing them as she answered, I’m trying to get some circulation going in them. They’ve been numbing up on me from time to time and a baker needs her hands.

      I know that’s right. Those hands better not go numbing-up while you’re fixing my wedding cake.

      Don’t worry. I’ll make sure this wedding cake is absolute perfection. I just have to face the fact that I’m getting older. She lifted the eyeglasses that were hanging around her neck. I’ve even started using reading glasses.

      I didn’t know you were having problems with your vision.

      Every now and then things look a little blurry. But these reading glasses work wonders.

      Have you had your eyes checked recently? Renee asked as she bit into the French vanilla cake.

      I haven’t gone to the eye doctor, but I just had my annual physical. Carmella waved away thoughts of one more appointment in the middle of all that she had to do in the next few weeks. I’m fine. Can’t expect to have the same twenty-twenty vision in my fifties like I had in my thirties.

      Oh my goodness, Mama Carmella this French vanilla cake is the bomb.com, as Tamar Braxton would say.

      So it sounds like you’ve made a decision.

      Well I think French vanilla is the winner, but I’m going to take a piece of each cake to Jay to see if he agrees with me.

      "Smart girl. I love the fact that you are thinking about Jay during this process. Because if you remember nothing else I tell you, please remember this... a beautiful wedding means nothing if the marriage

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