Let me tell you this is a MUST read. It is sure to warm your heart. This is a book that you will pull off the shelf every year and enjoy with your whole family.
If I had to give one word to tell you all about this book it would be MIRACLES.
If you love a heart gripping, happy, warm story you will LOVE The Christmas Creed!
I will be reading this book every year!
I was given this book as a gift!
Tell me who you miss the most at Christmas to be entered to win a copy of this very touching book! I miss my mom so much!
Mary, this will be the first year without my Mom. I get teary eyed just thinking about it. How will we celebrate Christmas without her? I'm tearing up just thinking about it. Please remember me, my sister, and brother in your prayers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this review. I love Christmas stories and The Christmas Creed sounds like a great read. I also love to read about Christmas miracles!
Thanks again Mary for your book reviews.
Blessings!
Judy
I miss my Mother "Mary Arnold Wilkerson " who went to Heaven March 11th,2000 at the young age of 60 . The 1st year with out her was the hardest she always made yeast rolls for Thanksgiving and Christmas .While my family tried to do it for our 1st Christmas with out her they turned out not so hot ,but we cried because it brought back all the Christmas she made them .My Mom if she could look down from Heaven she would have laugh at our try but would have been proud that we did try. She was there in our hearts Thank you for the contest I would love to WIN .Blessings
ReplyDeleteBeautiful review once again, Mary! This book sounds like a "true" Christmas story in every sense of the word. My mother passed away 26 years ago at the young age of 65, and not a day or holiday goes by that I don't miss her terribly. My youngest daughter never knew her, and my mother never knew her great grandchildren. What a tremendous loss it has been for all of us. We live in the house where my mother grew up, and we spent every Christmas here with our family. The memories from past Christmases are still with me each year. They're beautiful memories, never to be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI miss my Mother, Dad & brother so much. Even though they have been gone many I still find myself talking about them like they are still here. They are always in my heart and in my thoughts. We always had Christmas at Mom & Dad's house. But now we try to get together with other family when it's possible. It just not the same and I truly miss it.This book sounds like a wonderful Christmas story to keep &read every year and then pass on to someone in the family to have after It's our turn to leave our earthly home.
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas stories! I miss my grandma the most. She died April 19 2002. Her birthday would have been May 19. She was 91.
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I miss my father in law. he was the dad I never had. He was great and always made me feel special. great review. thanks
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ReplyDeleteI miss my grandmother the most at Christmas
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I miss the gathering of my brother and his family,he has been gone for 7 years now,and we still set a place for him every Christmas,he is missed so much,I cant wait to get a copy of this book,thanks Mary.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, you are the WINNER, e-mail me your mailing address. themaryreader@yahoo.com I know that you will enjoy this book!
DeleteOh the memories of my dear grandmother,so funny and yet so missed,sweetest lady I knew,ifI had to write a book about her,I would never finish,thanks Mary,this book is next on my list.
ReplyDeleteWell honestly so far I have not lost anyone close to me. I have been so lucky that all of my family is still with me. I do miss my brothers on some Christmas' if they don't make it to be with us. I can imagine what it will be like when I lose someone close to me and have to face Christmas time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful book to read as our seasons are changing. My dad and best friend passed away of a stroke 42 yrs. ago this coming Nov. after just turning 44 yrs. old. It's been a long journey without him, though I have kept my memory & photos of him so my children & husband will know what a wonderful man he was. Than you so much for sharing this interview & novel.
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Deleteone of the fondest memories is when my dad would take me and my sister( who passed in 99) out to cut our own tree,bring it home and decorate it,I sure miss her,thanks for sharing this Mary,this will be a got to have book for sure..
ReplyDeleteI miss my dear husband, tho he's been gone for 15 years this Christmas. He was such a sweetheart and loved Christmas. After helping with putting the tree up and putting up the lights, then he would lie on our couch and watch me put the ornaments on and decorating the room. I still have to have a tree tho so many of my friends don't, but can just see him when I'm decorating my tree. Such precious memories! Would love to win this Christmas book! Maxie ( mac262@me.com )
ReplyDeleteTough question ... I miss my Son's Dad, my Mom, Dad, paternal Grandparents and maternal Grandparents at various times. It depends on what is happening and what brings each to mind. I loved them all so very much! The Christmas season is particularly hard because we lost my Son's Dad in December ~ and even though that has been 28 years ago this year, I still miss him a lot. This book sounds like a real keeper. Looking forward to reading it! Would love to win. Thanks for the opportunity to enter the contest. ~ mdegram218@centurylink.net
ReplyDeleteI miss my granddaddy Moore the most. I can remember waking up and Christmas morning and he would already be at our house. I don't know who was more exited him or us kids.
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents were a big part of my lives and I miss them so much on Christmas.
I know they are in a better place taking care of my baby girl that I never got to know.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Cheryl B
CherylB1987@hotmail.com
Christmas isn't the same any more since my Dad went to be with the Lord. It is a very hard time for me. Dad made the best holiday fudge. He loved to prank us by telling the kids they was naughty and was getting coal for Christmas. and he did at Christmas he would put coal and sticks under the tree as a joke.
ReplyDeleteThose times are gone now and very much missed. I love to spend my time reading. I would really like to win this book like everyone else. Godd luck everyone.
Diana Montgomery, joeym11@frontier.com
I miss my grandma the most. The whole family would go to my grandma's little house. Some times there was standing room only or sit in the floor. We all had to eat in shifts. What a joy to be able to see all of our family.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win and read this book. It sounds like a keeper.
Thanks for the opportunity.
Jane Reeves jewitty@sbcglobal.net
My Great Aunt!
ReplyDeleteI miss all my love ones,but the one I miss the most is my brother.He died unexpected several years ago and no holiday has bee n the same since.His favorite holiday was Christmas.He was just like a child on Christmas morning.I take a Christmas tree and put it on his grave every year for Christmas.He loved Christmas trees.Oh,how I miss him so much.
ReplyDeleteI miss my daddy and my grandparents!!! wish they were still alive! thank you for entering me! Rhonda
ReplyDeleteI miss my father , mother , sister and brother Xmas isn't the same. I would live to win. I tried before that why I said it wasn't working.
ReplyDeleteI miss the whole family getting together like we used to when I was young. With family passing away and us seven sister's having our own kids and grandchildren it just doesn't happen anymore.... I would love to read this book. Thank You.
ReplyDeleteI miss my kids, grandkids and great granddaughter at Christmas time. We live in Southern Arizona and they are in Florida and it just doesn't work out for us to get to see them and we miss them so much.
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Jo
Wow, hands down the person I miss most at Christmas is my son. My youngest son died nearly four years ago, he was only 14 and this year would be his 18th birthday. I wonder daily what he would look like now, and all that...so yes hands down I miss him most.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing I miss is the family atmosphere, gathering at Grandparents, with aunts and uncles and cousins, and having a huge get together. We had wonderful family Christmases.
I really like The Christmas Creed. It's always easy to get lost in wrapping paper and lists forgetting the "heart" moments are the most important.
ReplyDeleteI miss my Daughter, she passed a little after midnight on Christmas Morning...I like to think that Jesus brought her home on his birthday. This year will be an especially hard one as my husband passed away in June.
ReplyDeleteI miss my mamaw and papaw so much every day but especially at holidays and at Christmas time.
ReplyDeleteI, too, miss my grandparents who we called mamaw and papaw They held the family together in a way we have not been able to continue without them.
ReplyDeleteI miss my parents and my youngest daughter, (she just died last May)and my great grand daughter, who died of SID. Holidays are difficult.
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Mary,
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky, I have all my loved ones still, GOD has blessed me.
Melina
Thankfully I haven't lost a close loved one with whom I shared Christmas with. Christmas isn't the same as it used to be though. I miss not having my children with me on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. I've spent the last several alone until my daughter and grandchildren come early afternoon. I guess the saddest thing is I miss things I never had; the shared joy of putting gifts under the tree Christmas Eve and watching the faces of your children & grandchildren the next morning with a loving spouse. Even while married, it's something I did alone. So, I miss what I never had.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read The Christmas Creed. This is a great review! Mary your reviews are what I look for when I want a new book to read! Thank you soooooo much!
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