The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek

If you ever read Jan Karon's Mitford series and liked it, then you will like this book. It is heartwarming and hilarious and gives you a "feel good" feeling. It is hard not to fall in love with all the characters that live in the small town of Butternut Creek, Texas. I grew up near a small town and......more

This was my first time to read anything by Jane Myers Perrine and what a pleasure it was to take this trip to Butternut Creek. Being a PK and then being married to a Preacher (we just celebrated our 40th anniversary) I laughed when we were introduced to the "PILLAR" of the Church, Birdie MacDowell.......more

If you are looking for a book with quirky characters, ones who will soon have you laughing, then look no further than The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek! I found this first installment of the 3-part series to be absolutely hilarious, leaving me smiling one minute and laughing out loud the next......more

I did not like this book nearly as much as I had hoped I would. I read it thinking it would be more similar to the "Home to Harmony" series of books which also portray a minister returning to a small town. Those books are full of quirky and lovable characters. I was hoping for the same magic with th......more