When we think of heaven, we often think of the family members who have passed away, which is naturally followed by sadness or used as a comforting thought for a loved one who is grieving.
In 1978, a young boy was sleepless on Christmas Eve, picked up a red felt-tip pen, and began writing what turned out to be a poem about the real reason for Christmas.
Many people might call themselves a aEURoeChristianaEUR but, the truth is, they donaEUR(tm)t even know who Jesus is, or, display any of His characteristics.
The Gift of Christmas is a book that talks to children and adults as well that Christmas is a gift from the Lord above and Jesus is that gift to us all, and everything we do around this very special time of year to celebrate Jesus Christ's birthday, and that the things we use and do have sacred symbolic meaning as well.
The title of my book, Santa's Thirty-Five Year Sleigh Ride: Memoirs of a Professional Career as Santa Claus, states the basic summary of my book and alerts the reader of what to expect.
Our walk with God is a never-ending journey with obstacles, pitfalls, mountains to be moved, walls to be engaged,ups, downs, turnarounds, and many other things that if we walk blindly we may run into troubles, problems, andhardships, which are the schools of hard knocks.
As a dad, combating the negative voices telling my daughters everything they are not (not smart enough, pretty enough, big enough, small enough) led me to write ten or so phrases on the back of a postcard to read to them in the morning.
The short stories included in this book are all true accounts of incidents in the life of the author when God supernaturally intervened in her life or responded to her prayer.
Ceci est écrit pour les enfants de 4 à 8 ans pour les aider comprendre que le Ciel est un endroit réel où ils peuvent aller, et c’est mieux que n’importe ou sur terre !
