The House of Joshua

About the Book

This captivating book introduces you to a loving, fascinating family and a special way of life. You will laugh and cry as you experience life with the family and friends of Joshua McCracken. You will find that it will leave you with a hunger for more. Mary Kathryn Donachy will capture your interest as well as your heart and leave you anxiously awaiting the unfolding saga of The House of Joshua.—Paula J. Reichert Raising teenagers has never been easy, even in Pennsylvania in the 1800s. But this family relies on their faith, determination, and dreams of the future to survive the physical, mental, and spiritual obstacles they face. This is a saga of the McCracken family, led by Joshua and Mary Kathryn, who lead their children with love and dependence on their own individual faith and personal convictions. On their journey, they meet new friends and new opportunities. There are the crises of young love, dealing with scars of the past, as well as a perilous blizzard. We meet Indians and runaway slaves and learn about tanning and ice harvesting. This is a great page-turner. I couldn’t wait to see what happened next.—Daniel C. Brown

About the Author

Mary Kathryn Donachy was born a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia. Her unshakeable faith in God has seen her through unbelievable adversity throughout her life, and she continues to make every moment count. She has spent most of her life in Christian service. Her many efforts have always been directed toward others, sacrificing whatever need be to bring peace, happiness, and comfort to those around her. She has served as a Christian education director and Christian counselor, held seminars and clinics for her ministry in five states, and has appeared on television talk show at least three times. She completed her seminary training with honors. She has gone from the religious field to the political in an effort to resolve issues revolving around the lives of the widows and children of deceased coal miners. She worked as a writer/editor for the National Institutes of Health and the Exponent Telegram newspaper’s society column. She has fostered and ministered to the youth and became involved in street ministry in Washington DC. Her remarkable poetry has been in print in various magazines and newspapers. She is a certified member of “Who’s Who” in the renowned International Society of Poets and has received several awards for her poems. She authored a novel in 1963 and continues to reach out to the world through her writing. Mary Kathryn, a gifted writer, is a cancer survivor, a widow, and a mother of three children. She currently resides in Tennessee.