Am I Ready For Christmas?


Book Description

If you could ask Santa for anything this Christmas what would that be? A new doll? A monster truck? A swimming pool? Will that bring you Christmas Joy? Follow the journey of one little boy as he struggles to ask Santa for the perfect gift and to find the answer to the age-old question "Am I Ready for Christmas?"




I'm Ready for Christmas


Book Description

I'm getting ready for my favourite day of the year . . . This delightful story captures the magic of the festive season and summer holidays in Australia. About the I'm Ready series- The I'm Ready series is a collection of fun, bright board books about exciting milestones and events in many children's lives. These gorgeous board books are designed as handy explainers for children that parents can trust, with a look the whole family will love. The I'm Ready series serves as a stepping stone between first concept books (numbers, alphabet, colours, animals, etc) and longer narrative picture books. They are ideal for children ages 3 to 4. The series is illustrated by Jedda Robaard, a beloved Australian author and illustrator. These gorgeous books will win over parents and children alike with Jedda's adorable illustrations, full of familiar Australian scenes, animals and flora. The books are about key experiences in a child's life, whether it's feeling anxious about starting preschool or getting ready to celebrate with family.




The Little Reindeer Who Lost His Presents


Book Description

Little Reindeer is on an important mission for Santa. But something has gone wrong! Can you help him find the missing presents in time for Christmas Day? With interactive lift-the-flap pages and gorgeous illustrations by best-selling author Jedda Robaard, join Little Reindeer and his friends in this very special Christmas Little Creatures book.




Stain the Water Clear


Book Description

For years, readers of Luanne Austin’s Rural Pen column in the Daily News-Record have been asking for a compilation of her work. Here it is. Stain the Water Clear is a collection spanning 10 years. Her first Southern Yankee writings focused on the transplanted life of a young woman who had moved from her native New York to “the South.” Yankee Doodlin' continued on this theme, but expanded to family life, relationships and meditations on life. Finally, the Rural Pen pieces are those of a writer who has found her voice, addressing a range of topics, from politics to religion, to love and women’s issues, to meditations on nature and spirituality .The name of the column and this book come from William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence”: “And I made a rural pen, And I stain’d the water clear…”




Incomprehensible Demoralization


Book Description

Book Review: 5 Stars Courageous... We have an erroneous vision of what an addict looks like. The person sitting next to you in church could be an addict. It could be your doctor, lawyer, postal worker, or the little old lady that lives next door. Incomprehensible Demoralization drew me in and held me captive. Jared Combs describes the life of an addict and pharmacist. His marriage was deteriorating, but the pills were more important. Through the Lord, his Church, the support of his family and AA, he has become a recovering addict. Combs seizes every opportunity to help others. Share his witness. Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com




A Christmas Date


Book Description

No one wants to be single at the holidays. Even Little Miss Grinch, Nikki, a successful and independent woman, must face her bachelorette status at the most horrible time of the year. December is her personal version of holly-jolly hell: a merry torture made of couples kissing at every corner, forced vacation days, and an inescapable family reunion. And when her baby sister announces she’s engaged—to Paul, the man Nikki is secretly in love with—and that he’s spending the holidays with them, Christmas starts looking bluer than ever. Nikki can’t possibly survive an entire week trapped home as the family’s spinster. But she has no time to meet men or to try the newest dating app, she’s too busy working as a video producer for an advertising agency. So what’s a girl to do? Nikki has the perfect solution: to hire a fake boyfriend. Luckily, her job gives her access to an endless catalog of gorgeous actors to choose from. But Nikki will soon discover that keeping business and pleasure from mixing isn’t so easy, and that she might not be immune to a little mistletoe magic. Especially not when she picked out the perfect man as her Christmas date... A fun, festive romantic comedy with lots of bad behavior and Christmas spirit. Like a creamy hot chocolate with marshmallows, you won’t want to put this deliciously hilarious novel down. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Sally Thorne, and Jo Watson. First Comes Love is a series of interconnected romantic novels. However, each book in the series can be read as a standalone.




Design Mom


Book Description

New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.







The December Angel


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With the blink of an eye, Mariella, a professional writer who once felt she was on top of the world, watches as her life crumbles right before her eyes. The love of her life and her strength, her husband Daniel, a powerful business attorney, was diagnosed with leukemia. After hearing that he collapsed while in his law fi rms offi ce, Mariella rushes to be at Daniels side. As a writer, Mariella would write month after month in her own Journaland during times when she was facing situations as a person that she is trying to become. Mariella and her two young girls watch while Daniel becomes weaker and sicker, struggling each day with a disease that the doctors were unable to cure. All they could do was stand there and watch and make whatever time left to be memorable. As Mariella was trying to keep strong for her husband and two young girls, Cassidy and Ryder, she found herself building a wall to block out her own emotionsa wall Mariella had put up for strength while dealing with Daniels sickness. Faced with the challenges of moving on without him at her side, she tried to keep life normal in New England. After losing Dan, she found that the changes she was making in her life were not enough. It is not that she didnt want to lose memories of Dan, however, she wanted to wipe off those bad memories, the ones of him becoming weak and sick. Mariella and her two young girls would soon fi nd their new home in a town outside of Nashville, Tennessee, called Golden Oaks. Moving to the South and leaving her northern life behind her, she began running a local bed and breakfast while still writing. Here, she met Brenda, a woman who she became good friends with and who introduced her to Jordan, a man who she would soon consider the new love of her life. Soon fi nding love again with a professional hockey player and also a coach for her daughters hockey team, she began to regain the part of her that was missing from her lifelove. Mariella started to fi nd happiness, strength, and hopeall of which she had needed after meeting Jordan.




Sacred Space


Book Description

Prayer is the raising of our hearts and minds to God. It is a holy and sacred experience open to everyone. We do not need to be experts in prayer to enjoy the opportunity to grow in prayerful awareness of our friendship with God.Sacred Space: The Prayer Book can lead us into a life of prayer and, in doing so, inspire new expressions and depths of faith. The Scripture, prayers, and reflections in Sacred Space: The Prayer Book will inspire you to a richer daily spiritual experience throughout the liturgical year and invite you to develop a closer relationship with God. Each day of Sacred Space: The Prayer Book includes a Scripture reading and points of reflection, as well as a weekly topic enhanced by six steps of prayer and contemplation: The Presence of God, Freedom, Consciousness, The Word, Conversation, and Conclusion. Sacred Space: The Prayer Book is designed to help you stay faithful to your intention to deepen your spiritual journey. It is the perfect gift for your parish, campus ministry program, small group, friend, family member, or yourself.