Jolly Read

Hello Dreamers! I know it has been so long since I've posted, but I'm back now with one of my favorite Christmas reads. I found How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas some years back when I caroused Barnes and Noble in search of something fun and festive to read during the holidays! The title made me think of classic Christmas cartoons, like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Charlie Brown Christmas, but the experience of reading it was a bit different. 

Within its pages you meet, Layla, the woman who becomes Mrs. Claus. She has a huge heart, and a desire to be more than society has boxed her in to be. When she meets Nicholas, she stops aging, and enters the world of helping, and bringing joy to others. This novel contains loads of historical facts, and nuggets that makes the journey so awesome to go on. And one really special thing that I love about this book, is that the Claus's an all who work with them have faith in God. They acknowledge Him as the One who has given them the power to do what they do!  That was such an astounding thing to see in a book like this!

The unfortunate thing is I've never finished the book, and not because it didn't deserve it! I'll endeavor to finish it this year!

There are so many awesome stories out there like The Polar Express, and others, that just evoke such a chimeric feeling of love, joy, miracles, and faith that God calls us to live everyday. At some point in my writing life, I would love to write this epic Christmas story that makes us all feel like children again, and inspires us to dream, and help others!

I pray that this season is filled with joy, peace, and miracles only Jesus can fill you with!

This year, I'll grab my steaming cup of chai, a blanket, and snuggle up with this novel! I might even try to bake the Candy Cane Pie recipe that the novel raves about!

What are your favorite Christmas stories?

Chinnamerig

his is my tree Chinnamerig. I dubbed him this after smelling his scent outside of my apartment door when my parents surprised me with him. We haven't had a tree in two years, so it was a serendipitous surprise. The name just came out of my mouth as I jokingly grappled for one, and it stuck!

I hoped to make him an eclectic tree, so I dug out my valentines day angel bear/heart lights, and strung them along his bottom half. We haven't completely dolled him up yet, but he's perfect to me. Smaller than the monstrous trees we've had, but just right.

I thank my Lord Jesus for getting my family and I through this year. He helped me to achieve such amazing feats this year, from graduation to getting into graduate school, and continued to provide for us! He's truly a marvelous God, I love Him, and thank Him for saving us!

Even though its a bit too late, as retail has caused me to completely lose sight of really celebrating this season the way it should be, here's what I would've done. I find the singer 'A Fine Frenzy,' to be quite intriguing. She's like a more eclectic Jewel. She's come out with a Christmas album, and although I don't have it, it inspired me to wonder how she would decorate. I can imagine it would be natural and DIY. Handmade birds nests of twigs adorning the trees, asymetrical stars, or snowflakes made from yarn, or cut from construction paper. Steaming cocoa in an adorable ceramic mug. There's probably more, but I am a bit exhausted. I just know it would be homey, and wonderful.

Tonight, I even got to see the huge tree in Rockefeller Center! It seemed to be even more gorgeous than it was last year! Good times.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Cheers