The Christmas Blessing


Book Description

Adapted to a film available on streaming and home video, The Christmas Blessing is the heartwarming sequel to the beloved New York Times bestseller, The Christmas Shoes. From NewSong's smash-hit #1 single, to the blockbuster CBS television movie, to the New York Times bestselling novel, The Christmas Shoes has touched people's lives. Now, the story continues in The Christmas Blessing. Nathan Andrews is now a man; his greatest wish is to be a doctor. But beyond his studies of medicine, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, giving, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from a young woman with a disease that seems hopeless. But hope can exist in the darkest places, and love is always the greatest gift of all.




The Blessing of Christmas


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This lovely little book, lavishly illustrated, is ideal for the Christmas and Advent season with its inspiring, profound, yet popular meditations on the blessings of the season by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Taken from his sermons as well as his writings, these beautiful meditations by the acclaimed spiritual teacher and writer give his usual fresh insights into the deeper meaning of this most wondrous event, and they show him to be a man who knows how to address both the mind and the heart.




God's Blessings of Christmas


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Rejoice in the miracle and meaning of Christmas. Billy Graham celebrates the Savior’s birth in this thoughtful Christmas devotional booklet. Explore the blessings of hope, joy, love, and peace that believers can experience as they keep their eyes on Jesus. Included are excerpts from the bestselling This Christmas Night, hymns, Scriptural accounts of Christ’s birth, and beautiful poetry by Ruth Bell Graham. It’s perfect for keeping your focus on what’s truly important during the busyness of the Christmas season. Note: Must be ordered in multiples of 24. Self-shipping box can be used as counter display. To order shrink-wrapped bundles without display box, use ISBN 978-1-4003-2336-4.




The Twelve Blessings of Christmas


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The perfect book to create wonderful, homemade memories! The 12 Blessings of Christmas is a delightful celebration of the season, bringing out the best of blessings that make Christmastime so joyous. Memories, friends, music, faith, kindness, beauty, warmth, love, giving, peace, and faith—each blessing is highlighted with kid-friendly crafts, old-fashion recipes, poems, and music. Sprinkled throughout are tidbits of history behind each blessing adding a richness and appreciation for how some popular traditions began. Combine all of this with updated design, country-inspired collection with a ribbon marker and charm, and you’ve got a perfect gift for bringing a smile to someone’s heart.




A Special Christmas Blessing... Just for You


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The holidays are a time of reflection and gratitude--a time to look back on life and give thanks for the people in it. Douglas Pagels' A Special Christmas Blessing is the perfect way to share warm and wonderful Christmas wishes with someone who has been and will always be special to you. These heartfelt hopes and blessings will remind your friends and loved ones that the true gifts of the holidays are not the ones you discover beneath the Christmas tree, but the hope, peace, understanding, and love you give and receive all year long. As a thoughtful present or a personal keepsake, this book is one way to keep Christmas in your heart and in the heart of someone you care about every day.




Christmas Blessings


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Whatever the celebration, whatever the day, whatever the occasion, Helen Steiner Rice possessed the ability to express the appropriate feeling for that particular moment in time. Her positive attitude, her concern for others, and her love of God are identifiable threads woven into her life and her work. The role Christmas plays in an individual's life depends on the interpretation of the event and varies from person to person and family to family. In this collection of verses Helen Steiner Rice simply and touchingly reaffirms the nature of faith and hope.




God Bless Your Way


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Elderly Micah, a childless widower from Nazareth, receives gifts of a blanket and food as he seeks shelter for the night in Bethlehem, but the greatest blessing comes after he is reunited with two kindly traveling companions and their newborn son in a stable. Accompanying CD contains the song on which the story is based, two additional original songs, and two other Christmas songs.




Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Blessings of Christmas


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A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.




Bambinelli Sunday


Book Description

"An illustrated story about Bambinelli Sunday, an Italian Catholic family tradition in which hand-crafted babies ("bambinelli") destined for the Nativity scene at home are blessed by the pope in a public celebration"--




Circle of Grace


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"Within the struggle, joy, pain, and delight that attend our life, there is an invisible circle of grace that enfolds and encompasses us in every moment. Blessings help us to perceive this circle of grace, to find our place of belonging within it, and to receive the strength the circle holds for us." -from the Introduction Beginning in Advent and moving through the sacred seasons of the Christian year, Circle of Grace offers Jan's distinctive and poetic blessings that illuminate the treasures each season offers to us.