Rosita: Christmas at the Old House

By Fran Flowers

Rosita- Christmas at the Old House is the third book of the Rosita series. This adventure takes Rosita, Sarah, and a small girl to the Old House where Sarah was born. They are subsequently stranded by a massive snow storm, forcing them to spend Christmas alone. The storm knocks out the electricity; they have no Christmas gifts, and they have nothing with which to decorate their tree. In spite of all they do not have, this Christmas becomes for them the best one everRosita and the girl come to know the true meaning of Christmas and what the love of family is all about.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490853642

Fran Flowers

Fran Flowers is a native of the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. She graduated from Western Carolina University with a master’s degree in business. She taught accounting and finance at the community college level, and has co-owned and operated a small construction business. Fran has published three books in the Rosita series and is currently working on the fourth. She is an active member of her church, where she has taught the children for many years. She lives in southwestern North Carolina with her husband, Bill, and, of course, Rosita.

Book preview

Copyright © 2014 Fran Flowers .

Illustrations by Eugen Gorean

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

WestBow Press

A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan

1663 Liberty Drive

Bloomington, IN 47403

www.westbowpress.com

1 [phone]

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

ISBN: 978-1-4908-5365-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4908-5366-6 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4908-5364-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014917314

WestBow Press rev. date: 11/06/2014

Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Epilogue

About the Illustrator

About The Author

Also by Fran Flowers

Rosita – The Journey Home

Rosita – The Farmhouse Near the Sea

Also by Fran Flowers

Rosita – The Journey Home

Rosita – The Farmhouse Near the Sea

Dedication

For all those who are wondering

Acknowledgements

Once again, I am reminded of just how blessed I am to have Jan Trost and Amy Hobbs to advise, edit, proof-read, and encourage me throughout the entire process of writing each of the Rosita books. Thank you both for your faithfulness.

And, once more, I am totally amazed at the incredible artwork of Eugen Gorean. Thank you so much for giving your best for our books.

I thank God for the marvelous talent He has given to each of you and for your generosity and willingness to share these blessings with me in this children’s ministry.

For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder,

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor,

Mighty God,

Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace

(Isaiah 9:6)

Preface

In this third book of the Rosita series, my goal is to tell the wonderful and powerful story of the birth of Jesus Christ.

For those children who are already familiar with the Christmas story, may this book serve to ever remind them of the true meaning of Christmas.

For those children who might not know where and how Christmas began, my prayer is they will learn what Payton Margaret and Rosita learned when they visited the Old House with Sarah and Mary.

Illustration1.jpg

Winter winds

Chapter One

My name is Rosita Conchita Consuela Flores. My Sarah gave me this beautiful name many years ago.

From the first day when I arrived at my forever home in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, my life with Luke and Sarah has been one of overwhelming happiness and love. I know from the care and affection I have always been given that I am loved and wanted. I know this is where I am supposed to be. This is my home and my life’s work is here with my Sarah. Luke always helps us, but it’s my Sarah and I who are on the cutting edge of our calling.

The three of us have traveled as a family to many places and have had lots of wonderful adventures. Along the way we have met and visited with old friends, and we have also made tons of new ones. In all of our travels I have never seen Luke and my Sarah treat