I'm still reading Christmas books because for me, Christmas isn't over until January 6th, despite what the commercial world tells you. I've just finished Donna VanLiere's The Christmas Blessing (#140), a sequel to The Christmas Shoes. The theme of this book was faith, hope and especially, love, in keeping with the season.
Nathan Andrews was the young boy in The Christmas Shoes who was trying to buy his dying mother the best possible pair of shoes to wear as she entered heaven. In The Christmas Blessing, Nathan is a third year med student who is having doubts about whether or not he's suited to be a doctor, especially when he's assigned to Dr. Goetz' rotation in Pediatric Cardiology. With Dr. Goetz continually riding him, it promises to be a nightmare fall. That is, until he literally runs into Meghan Sullivan on his unit. She's a star runner at the local university and also a heart patient of Dr. Goetz. How that encounter changes Nathan's life and teaches him some important truths about love and loss, and the gift we're all given to share with the rest of the world is the heart of the story.
Be prepared to read this small book with a box of kleenex by your side - I guarantee you'll need them by the time you're through! But if you like your Christmas books with some substance behind them, and some thoughts to meditate on long after you've finished reading, this is a book for you.
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