{"product_id":"the-mission-of-mildred-budge-short-stories-about-church-life-in-the-south-paperback","title":"The Mission of Mildred Budge: Short Stories about Church Life in the South - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaphne Simpkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe secret lives of church ladies continue to be explored in \u003ci\u003eThe Mission of Mildred Budge: The Short Adventures of Mildred Budge.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the first volume of short stories, \u003ci\u003eMiss Budge in Love, The Mission of Mildred Budge\u003c\/i\u003e collection offers a fresh and often funny behind-the-scenes look at Southern church life with an emphasis in this collection on the work of missions, fund-raising for missions, and the mysterious ways that people unite in the fellowship of the saints called worship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe short stories in this newest collection look deeply into the motivations of hometown Christians and the power that fuels their faith. While the stories in this collection have a missions focus, they branch off into a spontaneous exorcism (\u003ci\u003eSibel, You're Getting Fat)\u003c\/i\u003e considerations about grief \u003ci\u003e(The Unfaithful Widow)\u003c\/i\u003e, and even the kind of funeral some people want (\u003ci\u003eMuffins all Around\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLifelong friendships are explored and even the best of friends in church who routine squabble doing committee work are rightly sent to time-out in the story \u003ci\u003eThe Doghouse Fellowship\u003c\/i\u003e. One reviewer called it \"wickedly funny.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you are involved in your church or in missions or in women's ministries, this collection of short stories about church life will enrich your understanding of how other people in the church think and believe. Any church lady in your life will want a copy. There are seventeen stories and a Bonus excerpt from the most recent Mildred Budge novel. The stories are: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1.Pulling a Martin Luther\u003cbr\u003e2.The Golden Rule of Missions\u003cbr\u003e3.Lunch with the Boys\u003cbr\u003e4.Widow's Mite Nite\u003cbr\u003e5.Sibel, You're Getting Fat\u003cbr\u003e6.Spiritual Gifts: X Marks the Spot\u003cbr\u003e7.Loose change and Happy Dollars\u003cbr\u003e8.Recipes from the Grave\u003cbr\u003e9.Practice Being Dead1\u003cbr\u003e0.In Your Easter Bonnet1\u003cbr\u003e1.The Unfaithful Widow\u003cbr\u003e12.See You In Heaven\u003cbr\u003e13.Volunteering with Hospice\u003cbr\u003e14.The Doghouse Fellowship\u003cbr\u003e15.Dixie Attends a Missions Meetin'\u003cbr\u003e16.Praying Hands and Other War Stories\u003cbr\u003e17.Muffins all Around1\u003cbr\u003e8.Bonus excerpt: Mildred Budge in Embankment\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are three books, so far, in this series of The Shorter Adventures of Mildred Budge. They are: \u003ci\u003eMiss Budge in Love, The Mission of Mildred Budge, and Miss Budge Goes to Fountain City.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a primary series of novels that include four titles so far: \u003ci\u003eMildred Budge in Cloverdale, Mildred Budge in Embankment, The Bride's Room, and Kingdom Come.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is a spin-off series featuring the friends of Mildred Budge. It begins with\u003ci\u003e Belle: A Mildred Budge Friendship Story followed \u003c\/i\u003eby the recently released \u003ci\u003eA Gentle and Lowly Christmas.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaphne Simpkins writes on a variety of subjects, from cooking to caregiving to church life. To keep up with new releases follow her on Amazon, Facebook, or Linkedin.com. To contact her: QuotidianToday@gmail.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50373326700781,"sku":"9781732015807","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/PY9UQEAuUM9781732015807.webp?v=1785520078","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-mission-of-mildred-budge-short-stories-about-church-life-in-the-south-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}