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Mukkove Johnson

Mukkove Johnson

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I have always enjoyed writing and journaling. Throughout school I wrote and edited for school papers and yearbooks. I wrote Christmas is About Jesus when my children were young to encourage their family celebrations to truly center on Jesus. Besides raising my own children I have worked with children from preschool through middle school at various times and in variety of roles since I was in high school. I pray my books will be helpful for your family as you raise godly children.

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p>Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to power, he made choices he wasn't particularly proud of. Unfortunately, those closest to him sometimes paid the price of his fame.<br /><br />This is a story of Godwine's family as told from the viewpoint of Harold and his younger brothers. Queen Editha, known for her Vita Ædwardi Regis, originally commissioned a work to memorialize the deeds of her family, but after the Conquest historians tell us she abandoned this project and concentrated on her husband, the less dangerous subject. In THE SONS OF GODWINE and FATAL RIVALRY, I am telling the story as it might have survived had she collected and passed on the memoirs of her tragic brothers.<br /><br />This book is part two of The Last Great Saxon Earls series. Book one, GODWINE KINGMAKER, depicted the rise and fall of the first Earl of Wessex who came to power under Canute and rose to preeminence at the beginning of Edward the Confessor's reign. Unfortunately, Godwine's misguided efforts to champion his eldest son Swegn recoiled on the whole family, contributing to their outlawry and Queen Editha's disgrace. Their exile only lasted one year and they returned victorious to London, though it was obvious that Harold's career was just beginning as his father's journey was coming to an end.<br /><br />Harold's siblings were all overshadowed by their famous brother; in their memoirs we see remarks tinged sometimes with admiration, sometimes with skepticism, and in Tostig's case, with jealousy. We see a Harold who is ambitious, self-assured, sometimes egocentric, imperfect, yet heroic. His own story is all about Harold, but his brothers see things a little differently. Throughout, their observations are purely subjective, and witnessing events through their eyes gives us an insider’s perspective.<br /><br />Harold was his mother's favorite, confident enough to rise above petty sibling rivalry but Tostig, next in line, was not so lucky. Harold would have been surprised by Tostig's vindictiveness, if he had ever given his brother a second thought. And that was the problem. Tostig's love/hate relationship with Harold would eventually destroy everything they worked for, leaving the country open to foreign conquest. This subplot comes to a crisis in book three of the series, FATAL RIVALRY.</p>

Story Behind The Book

I wrote this book when my children were preschoolers and they still enjoy it now as they are all double digits. I began to think about traditions from my childhood and how they reflected or didn’t reflect what I wanted my children to know. I knew I could not keep my children from our culture, so I decided to influence what they would think when they encountered the culture.

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<h3 style="border-width:0px;margin-bottom:.2em;background-color:#ffffff;" class="fw-title"><span style="font-weight:normal;">&quot;I adore it. It teaches things even I didn't know, yet presents it in a way my kids will understand and enjoy. I love the simple way it is organized; it will be so easy to use and apply this Christmas season. It meets to such a need, to bring families back to the reason and message of Jesus' birth, and in a unique, interesting and convenient way. I also love that you have a web reading [audio book] of it set up. What an awesome idea!&quot;<span class="Apple-tab-span"></span>~Amanda</span><br /></h3><div style="background-color:#ffffff;" class="fw-text"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;padding:0px;"><p><span style="color:#000000;line-height:normal;font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';">I love this book! Christmas is about Jesus is an excellent way to share the true meaning of Christmas with your children. There is a symbol for each day and a page to read with it that explains the meaning behind the symbol and how it relates to Christmas/Jesus. It's a great way to introduce the Christmas theme as a devotional that will help your child to hunger for Christ. Beautifully written!<span class="Apple-tab-span"></span>~Sherry Rossman - parent and author</span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="color:#000000;line-height:normal;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Christmas is a time that is busy and bustling with so many activities it can be difficult to find time to focus on the real meaning of Christmas. If we do find a few minutes, it can be even more daunting to know where to begin teaching our children the life-changing truths about Jesus Christ's birth. Mukkove Johnson recognized this challenge and authored the children's book Christmas is About Jesus: An Advent Devotional as a tool to help meet this need.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;line-height:normal;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I love this book. I love the idea behind the book and the purpose for the book. I think Mukkove did an excellent job putting together a resource to bring parents and children together each day during the month of December ... <a style="color:#333333;padding-bottom:0em;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dashed;" class="fw_link_website fw_link_newWindow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-About-Jesus-Mukkove-Johnson/product-reviews/1607997126/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=0&amp;sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R369GD5UHLPNCZ">Read more</a> </span><span style="color:#000000;line-height:normal;font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">~Kristi Burchfiel, author of applicable Bible studies and devotionals</span> </p><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;padding:0px;"><p><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color:#000000;line-height:normal;font-size:13px;">We love this book, and are happy to make reading it as a family a new tradition. Mukkove has done an amazing job tying in each popular symbol of Christmas with who Jesus is, and why Christmas is all about Him! You will not be disappointed with this purchase. The illustrations are adorable, and the writing is perfectly at my kid's levels. (Ages 2-9) Beautiful job!!!<span class="Apple-tab-span"></span>~Amanda</span></span></p></blockquote></div>