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What do a bold bus driver – a passionate mother – and a daughter reluctant to return to church have in common? They all have the ability to help you, the reader, find STARTLING JOY this holiday season.
Between pageants and parties, stockings and stores, in the busy holiday season rush simple blessings and quiet grace are often overlooked. But taking the time to look for the joy in the little things you really help you see the true meaning of Christmas.
Included in this little gift book are stories such as:
The Snowfall
The Pageant
The Afterglow
The Mystery
The Baby
And many other stories.
The stories easily could be real—but author James Calvin Schaap doesn’t say if they are or not. At any rate, you will see yourself, or your children or grandchildren, in the pages of this book. It could be the little girl playing Mary in the church’s Christmas pageant. Or the grandmother who lives for any interaction with her beloved grandchild.
I thoroughly enjoyed STARTLING JOY and highly recommend this book for your quiet moments this season. I read the book in one sitting, but it is designed so the busy reader can carry the book along and easily read one story while waiting for an appointment—or watching the cookies bake—or taking a well-deserved break.
Reviewed by Laura V. Hilton
for The Road to Romance
December 21, 2005
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