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The moment Martha Jefferson discovers that a few drops of Negro blood course through her aristocratic veins, she knows she will do anything to keep this terrible secret from her politically ambitious husband, Thomas. When fire strikes Monticello, the resulting repairs to Thomas Jefferson's historic home reveal a human skeleton, and the questions begin. . . the "when" is easily discovered, but the "who" and the "why" weave a tantalizing mystery that is Monticello's dark secret. In this well-researched novel, which successfully melds historical fact with an intriguing 'what if', we are led back in time to the gripping tale of two women, Martha Jefferson and Betty Hemings, mother of infamous Sally Hemings, both forgotten threads in the rich tapestry of America's history. Nothing about them save their names has survived the centuries-- not a likeness nor a personal letter. We know both belonged to the same man, Thomas Jefferson, one through the vows of marriage and the other through the laws of slavery, and that both lived, dreamed and died in Virginia at a time in our new Nation when fact was more exciting than fiction. Now, we can finally know and understand them as they might have been.
The moment Martha Jefferson discovers that a few drops of Negro blood course through her aristocratic veins, she knows she will do anything to keep this terrible secret from her politically ambitious husband, Thomas. When fire strikes Monticello, the resulting repairs to Thomas Jefferson's historic home reveal a human skeleton, and the questions begin. . . the "when" is easily discovered, but the "who" and the "why" weave a tantalizing mystery that is Monticello's dark secret. In this well-researched novel, which successfully melds historical fact with an intriguing 'what if', we are led back in time to the gripping tale of two women, Martha Jefferson and Betty Hemings, mother of infamous Sally Hemings, both forgotten threads in the rich tapestry of America's history. Nothing about them save their names has survived the centuries-- not a likeness nor a personal letter. We know both belonged to the same man, Thomas Jefferson, one through the vows of marriage and the other through the laws of slavery, and that both lived, dreamed and died in Virginia at a time in our new Nation when fact was more exciting than fiction. Now, we can finally know and understand them as they might have been.
Everyone thought I was upstairs asleep. I heard what he snarled as he pushed her face into the
sidewalk For all these years, I have been afraid to say anything. I was only nine years old, and my Mom was my best friend. But I'm not afraid anymore. I've waited this long, endless
time.
Experience a story of seeming despair, tragedy, and restored hope -- of a loving daughter, her carpenter father, and the trials they face when he is branded a leper. A full order of worship, staging instructions, a "children's moment", and production and lighting suggestions are included.
A new and unusual service for Lent...
"Visions of Lent Year 2 "-- Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) offers
congregations a weekly presentation to be included in the regular
Lenten worship service. This follow-up to Volume 1 (which
concentrated on the Feast of Passover) focuses on the Palm Sunday
story and six elements within that story that were significant
parts of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles or Booths. The festival is
rooted in Leviticus 23:33f, where God commanded Moses to declare
the festival to the people of Israel as a reminder of the temporary
shelters they lived in when He delivered them out of Egypt.
Worship in Lent provides an opportunity for a congregation to
reflect significantly on our faith. Unlike Advent and Christmas,
Lent is free from the excitement busyness and commercialism that
distract us as worshipers. We need to hear God's voice afresh. The
Passover tradition is a wonderful vehicle for that kind of
listening, writes Betty Lynn Schwab.
"Every congregation should consider incorporating this welcome
addition to Christmas resources into its programming soon."
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