The
Best Christmas of All, Comes From The Heart!
I
believe that we are given gifts each day of our lives, yet Christmas is a time
for joy and peace, a time to put all woes and cares behind us for a few hours
and share the love and friendship we have for others. As a child, my three
siblings and I spent many joyful Christmas days playing with the gifts we were
given, but also offering our own happiness to our loved ones. I recall a year
when, to my joy, I received a ‘Chrissy’ doll whose hair would grow long if I
pushed in a button on her navel and tugged her ponytail. She was so cute and
cheerful, her grin infectious. The hours I spent brushing her hair and playing
‘Mama’ I couldn’t count.
What
was the pleasure about? Was it the gift, or the fact that our mom was the best
of the best, and still is. She worked hard, went to college, raised four kids,
and never gave up. I still think about that doll and love having my own ‘Chrissy’,
my daughter, to keep the experience alive.
To
each of you, may you find the joy we seek. To our soldiers, Blessings and
Prayers for Everlasting Peace on this world.
Small
Packages-A Christmas Story
Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Autumn Rose 40+, Holiday
(Christmas)
ISBN: 978-1-60435-489-8
Word Count: 34,950
Release Date: December 10, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60435-489-8
Word Count: 34,950
Release Date: December 10, 2009
Book Reviews
- "...a wonderful story... Loved the chemistry... Great start for this new author." ~ Annette Stone, http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=32277
Widow Paula
Winters, romance author, Paula R.
Prentice, wasn't interested in meeting men when her daughters sent her on a
romantic cruise so she decides to use her two-week vacation to finish her novel
and do some Christmas shopping.
Widowed workaholic Derek Rawlins is only on
the cruise at his son's insistence and figures he can get some work done, not
because he has plans on meeting any women.
When they meet, Paula
wonders if he's the romantic hero in her next novel, or someone she wants to
keep in her life permanently. This Christmas will bring them more than one
small package to fill them with joy!
Franny is giving away a copy of her book Small Packages-A Christmas Story to one lucky person so jump over to her page http://www.paranovelgirls.com/ and leave a comment.
Franny, I had a Chrissy doll, too! Mine had reddish-brown hair. My mouth dropped open when I read your post because I had totally forgotten about that doll.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fond memory.
Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 at gmail dot com
The world is filled with small pleasures. What you need to do is appreciate them.
ReplyDeletedebby236 at gmail dot com
Isn't it amazing what a treasured memory can mean to others? I plan on making many, many more to come.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your responses, gals.
Franny
Wow! And you still remember the doll from so long ago that gift most of had some affect on you!
ReplyDeleteI remember one year I got a pink baby doll crib for Christmas and I used one of my baby dolls and my old baby blanket.
I think I'd always put my "baby." to bed when I went to bed!
It's kind of hard to believe we can still remember childhood things like that when we're all grown up!
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