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Out to Canaan – Jan Karon

The next book in the Mitford series by Jan Karon is “Out to Canaan.” Father Tim has decided to retire in a year and a half, and, although he hates to do it, he realizes he must announce this to his congregation. He has supplied the Mitford pulpit for sixteen years and loves the people like his own family. How will he bear to step down? Even though he and his wife, Cynthia, have made the decision to stay in Mitford after his retirement, it won’t be the same. As soon as the announcement is made, some of the members … Continue reading →

These High, Green Hills – Jan Karon

“These High, Green Hills,” the third installment of the Mitford series, finds Father Tim and Cynthia as newlyweds. Tim has never been married, and now in his sixties he’s finding the idea of having a wife delightful, challenging, and invigorating. Each day, Cynthia presents him with new thoughts and dreams, and he loves listening to her flights of fancy. He’s not so crazy about her intense desire to bring the furniture from her house next door over to the rectory, and take the rectory furniture over to her house (which she has retained as a studio) but when she explains … Continue reading →

A Light in the Window – Jan Karon

Following on the heels of “At Home in Mitford,” the ground-breaking first novel in the “Mitford” series is “A Light in the Window.” Health problems caused our main character, Episcopalian minister Father Tim, to take a long vacation abroad. Returning home to his beloved Mitford after a long absence, he finds that everything is the same, and yet everything is different. His own perceptions have changed after his near brush with death, and nature does have its way of creating change over time. Puny, his housekeeper, is engaged and will soon be married. Dooley, the rough-edged boy he took in, … Continue reading →