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-- Prayers, paws, and providence.By Hunt, Diannc2005., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 16Summary Note: When two very special dogs descend on Acorn Hill, Alice wonders, Could a dog be an answer to a prayer? Alice's prayer is for Paula Middleton, a new resident who lives alone and suffers from seizures. After Paula is injured in a fall, Alice determines the town must do something for the young woman - and a service dog may be just the thing. But will the church board approve the expense? In the meantime, who owns the mysterious black dog that's been watching over the citizens of Acorn Hill like a guardian angel? .
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c2008., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 12Summary Note: The week before Easter finds many surprises at Grace Chapel Inn. Alice's old beau, Mark Graves, comes for a visit. But when a mysterious young man claiming to know Mark arrives, the Howard sisters will need the patience of Job to survive his stay at the inn! Meanwhile, teenaged guest Laura Winston is angry at the world after becoming blind. Can Jane, Louise and Alice show her that some of the best things in life are not seen with the eyes but felt with the heart?
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[2006], ©2006., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 27Summary Note: It's June in Acorn Hill, a close-knit community tucked away in the Pennsylvania countryside. But not all is rosy. The annual garden tour is making Jane Howard far too competitive, and Grace Chapel's choir director has left unexpectedly, leaving Louise Howard in charge. Finally, when a shady contractor scams an elderly resident, longtime friend (and sleuth) Gracie Parks is called in for help. Can Gracie and the Howard sisters bring justice to bucolic Acorn Hill, and restore its harmony?
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[2008], ©2008., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 46Summary Note: On the Sunday after Christmas, Rev. Thompson makes a plea in his sermon for his congregants to step up when they hear the Lord's call. The Howard sisters take the pastor's words to heart and wait, ready and eager. But when their calls come, they are surprised at the unexpected territory they must visit. Jane must help a blustering newcomer settle into Acorn Hill, Alice takes on a paid speaking engagement and Louise gets involved in helping young married couples. Persevering in their tasks, they open themselves to new experiences and to surprising insights about love, patience and kindness. .
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c2006., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn Volume: 29.Summary Note: The leaves are changing and Acorn Hill is full of excitement. Louise is off on a long journey with some folks from town. and they quickly discover that the age old practice of storytelling is still a wonderful way to pass time.
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c2003., Adult, Guideposts Call No: FIC TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 1Summary Note: After Daniel Howard, the adored minister of Grace Chapel, passes away, his three spirited daughters come home to remember their father, and find out that each has inherited a share of his run-down Victorian house. As the three wander through the rooms rich with childhood memories, Louise dreams of a small music conservatory where she can give lessons, and Alice, who is very involved with church, thinks the house would be perfect for a youth ministry. Jane, a splendid cook, would like to open a restaurant. The squabbling begins... as does a brilliant solution to the sisters dilemma. Grace Chapel Inn - a unique bed and breakfast - is born, and a new life begins for them all. .
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2006., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 32Summary Note: The Howard sisters are very busy as the year moves from late summer into fall. Some long-term guests have settled into the inn, including a young family driven from their home by fire and a retired missionary seeking new direction. Add to that mix a stray dog, an ailing educator and a grade-school play, and the result is an unusual yet wonderful testimony to the fact that God has a plan for everyone. .
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c2005., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 25Summary Note: Auction fever strikes the residents of Acorn Hill. But while some bidders go home winners, disappointment - even heartache - is in store for others. Guests at Grace Chapel Inn worry about their teenage son; two music lovers offer hope to a former prodigy; and an award-winning poet, who reads Wonder Woman as well as Wordsworth, brings celebrity to the inn. Will prayer, laughter and kindness help Louise, Alice and Jane resolve their own difficulties as well as those besetting others? And will peace blend with the fall colors of the quaint little town? .
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c2003., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn Volume: 2Summary Note: Who will become the new minister of Grace Chapel? The church board can't stop squabbling, and every week the congregation hears a sermon from a different minister. Finally, a charming man is appointed to take over the pulpit, but the townspeople offer him a chilly reception. During his stay at the inn, the sisters slowly warm up to him. But will he win over the townsfolk - and Aunt Ethel - as well?
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c2003., Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 3Summary Note: When Alice stumbles upon Daniel Howard's boyhood journal from the early 1900s, the Howard sisters uncover the hidden history of their beloved father. Through his profound and thoughtful words, they come to see how the power of belief can change the course of a life.
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c2011., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 47Summary Note: In the midst of an Acorn Hill summer, a husband and wife arrive at Grace Chapel Inn full of questions about the B & B and how it is run while a young man on a mission walks into the Howard sisters' lives, relieving their cares and bringing romance to one of Alice's coworkers.
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[2005], ©2005., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 18Summary Note: The circus is in town, and all the citizens are eager to attend the show. But as with most things that happen in Acorn Hill, events at the circus do not run smoothly. When the baby elephant runs away, the calliope player is injured and the circus is on the verge of closing, it is up to the Howard sisters to save the day. In their small town, life is a three-ring circus with enough excitement for all. .
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c2005., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 19Summary Note: The month of October brings thrills, chills and excitement to the good people of Acorn Hill, Pennsylvania. The Howard sisters are holding their first ever "murder mystery weekend" at the inn to benefit a worthwhile charity. Meanwhile...has the Pastor fallen in love with the charity coordinator?
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c2011., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 31Summary Note: The Howard sisters have welcomed many unusual guests at Grace Chapel Inn, but none more unusual or endearing than a four-legged creature in distress. Can they help this orphan find a proper home? Meanwhile, Louise finds herself in a difficult situation when her latest lessons take place behind the wheel of a car instead of in front of a keyboard. And Jane enjoys the company of an antiques expert who shows the youngest Howard a thing or two about kindness, careful shopping, and making old things new. .
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By Orcutt, Jane[2005], ©2005., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 15Summary Note: The church board is up in arms over Grace Chapel's wheezing, dilapidated, old pipe organ. In order to replace the organ with an electronic one, Louise organizes a fund-raiser that involves the whole town, but she can't help but hope and pray for some way to save the old organ by repairing it. However, repairs would be too costly. Will a stranger at the inn - and a friendship from long ago - bring beautiful music to Louise's ears?
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c2008., Adult, Distributed by Ideals Publications Distributed by Ideals Publications Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 5Summary Note: An antique trunk, an anonymous book of sketches, and a long-buried secret plunge the Howard sisters right into the middle of a mystery at Grace Chapel Inn.
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c2008., Adult, Distributed by Ideals Publications Distributed by Ideals Publications Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 14Summary Note: The peace of winter is just settling over Acorn Hill when a movie crew arrives to scout locations for an upcoming film. The director wants to use Grace Chapel in the shoot, and the idea of seeing their small town on the big screen pulls the locals out of their winter doldrums and into Hollywood hysteria.
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c2004., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 13Summary Note: It's back to school for Louise and her friend Viola when they volunteer to help the high school poetry club publish its magazine "Primises." But the endeavor is threatened when the track coach wants the magazine's funding for new track uniforms. And something is troubling Conor, the poetry club's editor, who has closed himself off from the rest of the goup. Will Louise be able to help Conor by showing him the promise of God's love?
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[2007], ©2007., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 34Summary Note: The winter cold seems to fuel the creative fires of the citizens of Acorn Hill. A contest sponsored by the Acorn Nutshell inspires its readers and brings to light a puzzle that both captivates and mystifies the Howard sisters. Who submitted the remarkable anonymous contest story? Is it fact or fiction? Meanwhile, Alice and the ANGELs become involved with a project that brings cheer to old and young, and Jane involves herself in an undertaking that matches her talents with the needs of the poor. Through all of their activities, the sisters are reminded that there is great power in their words. .
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[2006], ©2006., Adult, Guideposts Call No: AVA TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Volume: 28Summary Note: Acorn Hill is happily abuzz with anticipation of the Grace Chapel's women's retreat and a fortieth wedding anniversary that is surrounded by secrets and surprises. Already busy preparing for their Valentine's Weekend special, the Howard sisters find themselves at the center of activity planning for these events and counseling a young Southern bride who is having trouble adjusting to life in Pennsylvania. Their most difficult task, however, is preventing gossip from ruining this time of reflection and celebration.
