After posting my husband’s grandmother’s book the other day
I realized that I have my own favorite Christmas books. One of my favorite
Christmas Traditions as a family is getting a new Christmas book every year. (We
sometimes get more than one). I have a few that are my favorites.
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
We received this book Christmas 2005. I had this book in my
home growing up and was always such a beloved story. It is full of magic and
faith. It gives you that little hope that you can believe in something bigger
than yourself. I love that they made a movie and that I can watch the story
unfold on screen while snuggling my children, drinking hot cocoa.
The Three Trees- a traditional Folktale retold by Angela
Elwell Hunt
We received this book Christmas 2006, I also remember this
story as a young 8 year old, though it was told long before that. It is a very
spiritual story that really reminds you what Christmas is about. It makes me
think that just because I’m not rich or famous I can do great and mighty things
in my life. We are all special and have a purpose. That is why I love this book
so much!
God Bless Us Every One- the story behind A Christmas Carol
written for Tabernacle Choir by David T. Warner
We received this book Christmas 2014. This book is more
recent and when I saw the Tabernacle Choir participate in this telling I was
intrigued. I knew that I wanted the book and it needed to be a part of our
Christmas Library. It tells the story of Charles Dickens and how his beloved
story A Christmas Carol came to be. As a writer it inspires me, it makes me
realize we have so much inside of us that we can share and even when life seems
rough, there is always more out there, a difference we can make.
You Are My Miracle- Maryann Cusimano Love, Satomi Ichikawa
We received this book Christmas 2005 as a gift from my
sister, we already had The Polar Express as our book for the year, but this one
had to be added to the collection. This book may be my favorite. In 2005 my
husband and I did not have any children, and had just been approved for
adoption after a long process. We were excited and told that it could be a year
or more. Knowing that we were waiting my sister gave us this book for
Christmas. We all began to cry because we had just told my family that we were
going to be parents. Our baby girl was going to be born within a few short
days. In fact we were leaving the day after Christmas to drive to Washington to
be at the hospital for her birth. Now a mother of 4 I cherish this book so
much. In my bad, tired, lazy, grouchy mommy moments I remember how much I
wanted children and how lucky I am to have my 4 little miracles. The book is
amazing and I added pictures of the whole story so you can see just how amazing
this book is.
I have so many more favorites, but these are just a few I love. Do you have a favorite Christmas story?
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