Twelve Stories Before Christmas: Inspirational Stories For All Ages

Twelve Stories Before Christmas: Inspirational Stories For All Ages
Author: Melanie Wadsworth
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2016-09-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1365417999

This book is a collection of twenty-four inspirational stories written to inspire adult and child alike while encouraging the spirit of Christ in heart and home during the Christmas season. Each fictional story in this wonderful collection is based on real life events to read as a family on the twelve nights before Christmas. The first half contains stories for families with older children, while the last half has stories read to the Author's children at Christmas time and added upon their request. Read them on the twelve nights before Christmas, or from December 1st until Christmas Eve and let these inspirational stories bring the joy of Christmas to you and yours.

A Simple Christmas

A Simple Christmas
Author: Mike Huckabee
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 159523098X

“Every Christmas, I still think about that guitar and the sacrifice it represented. And I hope I don’t forget to think about the greatest sacrifice of all, God’s gift of Himself.” Christmas has become synonymous with shopping, overindulging, competition, and stress. But according to Mike Huckabee (who was a pastor before getting into politics), that was never God’s intention. Going back to the Nativity, Christmas is supposed to be about simple things: faith, love, family, and hope. The hard part, in today’s crazy world, is remembering that those simple things are the most precious of all. Now Huckabee recounts twelve Christmas memories—often funny, sometimes deeply moving—that range from his childhood in Arkansas to his years as a young husband and father to his time as a governor and then a presidential candidate. These true stories will help you smile, take a deep breath, and maybe slow down your own holiday treadmill. If you’re looking for a little clarity, sanity, and inspiration at this insane time of year, you’re sure to enjoy A Simple Christmas.

12 Stories of Christmas

12 Stories of Christmas
Author: Robert J. Morgan
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0718011961

For the past twelve years, Pastor Robert Morgan has written only one short fiction story each year - an original work he shares with his church on Christmas Eve. Six of the stories were originally published in 2010 under the title The Nativity collection; now with a new cover and six new stories, the entire collection of twelve is available. You'll meet a shy, bookish boy who finds himself center stage in a Christmas pageant, a family whose car full of presents and groceries disappears, and a mountain man trapped in a blizzard with his twelve year old grandson. You'll meet characters you feel you've known your whole life who'll make you laugh one minute and cry the next.

Hurricane Heart: Being an Angel in the Wake of Hardships

Hurricane Heart: Being an Angel in the Wake of Hardships
Author: Melanie Wadsworth
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2017-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1387232436

A collection of real life experiences from a survivor of hurricane Katrina who returned to help the victims. The details are heart-wrenching and clarifying in a way that enlightens readers on how to be angels to persons suffering from "Hurricane Heart"-a termed phrase to describe the emotional affects of a victim of a traumatic experience. The book also shares twelve inspiring ideas designed to encourage average persons to spread kindness and love through acts of service in ways that they may have never considered. Words of encouragement, phrases of inspiration, and comments filled with compassion are found therein. Truly a different type of book written for the sake of spreading the Christmas spirit as Christians in a way that relies heavily on being humble. Inside are twelve ideas, ways to interpret them, and a space to record one's own reflections! A special book for those wishing to ease the burdens on others this year especially.

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story
Author: Paul Auster
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2014-05-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466871008

A timeless, utterly charming Christmas fable, beautifully illustrated and destined to become a classic When Paul Auster was asked by The New York Times to write a Christmas story for the Op-Ed page, the result, "Auggie Wren's Christmas Story," led to Auster's collaboration on a film adaptation, Smoke. Now the story has found yet another life in this enchanting illustrated edition with Argentine artist Isol. It begins with a writer's dilemma: he's been asked by The New York Times to write a story that will appear in the paper on Christmas morning. The writer agrees, but he has a problem: How to write an unsentimental Christmas story? He unburdens himself to his friend at his local cigar shop, a colorful character named Auggie Wren. "A Christmas story? Is that all?" Auggie counters. "If you buy me lunch, my friend, I'll tell you the best Christmas story you ever heard. And I guarantee every word of it is true." And an unconventional story it is, involving a lost wallet, a blind woman, and a Christmas dinner. Everything gets turned upside down. What's stealing? What's giving? What's a lie? What's the truth? It's vintage Auster, and pure pleasure: a truly unsentimental but completely affecting tale.

Little Star

Little Star
Author: Anthony DeStefano
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2013-08-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0736958606

Tonight a king will be born, and all the stars in heaven are competing to see who can shine the brightest for him. But when the stars see the poor family huddling in the shabby stable, they begin to think that this baby couldn’t be a king after all! That is, all the stars except the smallest, loneliest star in the sky, Little Star. He recognizes the baby Jesus as the King of kings and understands His special message of love. Read on to discover the extraordinary way Little Star serves his King on that cold, dark night. Certain to become a Christmas classic, this delightful tale connects the star atop the Christmas tree to the true meaning of Christmas—the birth of Jesus.

Soldier Stories

Soldier Stories
Author: Joe L. Wheeler
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006-12-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418554618

True stories of people who endured the shock and trauma of war—and whose spirits triumphed. A priest in the infamous Bataan Death March who kept others alive with his faithful recitation of the Lord’s Prayer The journey to faith by a skeptical B-17 copilot lost at sea A young American widow caught in the “Dresden Inferno” who survived the firestorm with her three children The lesson of post-war forgiveness learned by a British soldier tortured by the Japanese A rowdy Arizona cowboy who achieved World War I flying ace status in a matter of weeks and many more Soldier Stories’ true, soul-stirring accounts of those who have risen to the challenge of unimaginable circumstances will inspire you—no matter what obstacles you may face.

12 Days of Christmas Prayer

12 Days of Christmas Prayer
Author: Adams Media
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1440534691

Ring in this joyous season with a lovely selection of uplifting holiday stories and prayers. 12 Days of Christmas Prayer offers reflections on how the Christmas spirit brightens our lives during this merry time. Whether it is the unique style of gift exchange that brings a family closer together or the faith of a child that restores the holiday spirit in all, you will feel the warmth and cheer of these holy days leading up to your holiday celebrations. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!