I started reading my favorite author's (Richard Paul Evans) latest holiday novel, "Christmas In Bethel," when his previously (but equally) anticipated book ("Michael Vey: The Colony") was delayed. Once again, Evans lived up to his title as the "King of Christmas Fiction." I confess to shedding a few tears, especially towards the end of the book. At its core, the store is about two broken, imperfect people--one a writer, one a reader--who come together in the spirit of Christmas and love. I don't know how to explain it without spoiling the story, so I'll just pick up where I left off with Donna VanLiere's "Christmas Hope" series and begin reading "The Christmas Blessing."
Dona VanLiere captured readers' hearts with her beloved Christmas novel "The Christmas Shoes." Now the story continues in "The Christmas Blessing," the next book in her inspiring Christmas Hope series....
In "The Christmas Shoes," young Nathan Andrews was a child who lost his mother to cancer. Now his deepest wish is to become a doctor. When a stranger named Robert gave him the money to buy a pair of shoes for her last Christmas, both Robert and Nathan learned the deepest lessons of love and giving. Now a medical student in his third year, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from Meghan Sullivan--a young woman born with a hole in her heart that has nevertheless not kept her from becoming a champion runner. And lessons learned from a young boy named Charlie, who teaches Nathan how to live a life of true courage. Together, they will help Nathan through the most difficult period in his life.
"The Christmas Blessing" is an inspiring story about hope existing in the darkest places, and how love is always the greatest gift of all.
I can't wait to start on my "journey" through "Blessing," and, if time permits, conclude the year by re-visiting Richard Paul Evans and "Michael Vey," the latter of which I blogged about in a previous post.
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