One Perfect Gift (A Culdee Creek Christmas)

Jessie travels with your six-year-old daughter Emma from Baltimore to Grand View, Colorado, and for Jessie, even though it was 1933, it could have been moving out to the wild west. She had been offered a job as a nurse for Dr. Beth Starr. Upon arrive though she finds out she doesn't have a job. What will she do?

Dr. Starr feels really bad so she makes a suggestion that she go and work as a living-in nurse for her mother who just recently had a stroke. Beth's father was all for it, and, well, what could Jessie do? She had no money, so she goes out to the Culdee Creek Ranch. She senses that Sean MacKay, one of Beth's brothers, does not see Jessie and her child as a welcome relief for his father. He sees them as two more mouths to feed.

Sean MacKay has had a lot of hurt in his life and a lot of things have hardened his heart towards people and God. Jessie has had her own hurts and mistrust. At first Sean and Jessie don't get along but then they find a happy medium and try and become friends.

Emma tries to tell her mommy that God has everything under control, but Jessie is not so sure. With only working for room and board she is still penniless and doesn't know what the future holds.

Will Jessie and Sean get past their past and see a future or will some misunderstandings send the both in different directions? It is Christmas at Culdee Creek, and things can get mighty interesting.

I have never read a book by Kathleen Morgan, but after reading One Perfect Gift, I would like to read more about Culdee Creek. The characters are sweet, the story is sound. One Perfect Gift is a great Christmas story about accepting the love that is standing in front of you. God's Love. God's love is that One Perfect Gift.

Good story-line. Book in good condition.

Jessica a registered nurse, widow, and mother of 6 year old Emma travels from Baltimore to Colorado in 1933 for a nursing job. When she arrives with her daughter hungry and penniless, she is informed there is no job. However, there is a family she can stay with who will give her and daughter room and board if she will take care of the old mother who is a recent stroke patient. She quickly agrees. The Family's youngest son, Sean is sent to get her. At first sight, neither likes the other. However, Both have suffered through cruel marriages and have been accused of lies they did not commit, but they are honest with each other and both repent to God of the bitterness in their hearts. That is part of the perfect gift and the other part is finding each other. This is a beautifully written Christmas story and very moving.

This is a very good gift for the holidays. I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more by this author.