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Looking in the Window: The Love of Christmas and a Giveaway


Merry Christmas!

 Luke 2: 11-12, “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. You will find a baby wrapped in cloths lying in a manger.”


The greatest love the world has ever known started in a humble stable in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. 


Later He suffered and died to conquer death for us. Knowing what he endured, it’s difficult to comprehend the depth of unconditional love He has for us. Before He was crucified, he preached a Gospel telling us to love one another.    

Today with wars popping up and hate rhetoric we might wonder if we’ve run out of love, if we’ve abandoned it, or if we’ve forgotten where to find it. We can’t manufacture it. We can’t buy or demand it because we can’t dictate what’s in a person’s heart. 

It must be given and received. It was given on Christmas in Bethlehem and again on the cross when Jesus died for our sins. We only need to accept it. Once we do, it lives inside us and spills over to others. 

A Christmas Giveaway:  Mountain of Love and Danger, a retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, free

from Thursday, Dec. 14,  thru Monday, Dec. 18 Pacific Time 

Snag your copy on  Amazon          


Jack Greenthumb finds romance in Fairwilde Kingdom—a different day—a different girl. Then a cruel mystery begins. Dad’s beaten, the family farm destroyed and Jack’s true love, Gwendolyn Bante, kidnapped. Jack’s undercover operation reveals Gwenie’s a captive atop a mountain accessible only by helicopter. Reaching her is a dangerous expedition even for a champion rock climber like Jack. However, a Greenthumb Acres employee plants a miraculous seed from Heaven for the rescue. Suspense mounts as Jack scales the perilous cliff to face a brute and a treacherous descent in this retelling of the fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk. 

From a 5-star review:  
From the first page, from the first paragraphs, from the first words, the reader is thrown into a compelling mystery. Nothing is as it seems. The diner where Gwen and Jack order a meal is...? The waiter is...? What causes Gwen to get her so nervous? Why does Jack later crash his car? When both he and Gwen are admitted to the hospital, who abducts Gwen?

And why/who destroys Jack's family farm, the Greenthumb Acres?

You hold your breath while you read to find these answers.

A Christmas Song

Enjoy a sweet Christmas song, "It's Christmas Time," sung by Evindie, arranged by my son-in-law at Silverglow Studios. Click here.  


Wishing you and Yours a Blessed Christmas and 2024!     
    


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