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A lovely folktale holds that when Christianity first came to northern Europe, four spirits representing the virtues of Faith, Hope, Charity, and Love were sent from heaven to place lights on the original Christmas tree. Opening the Gifts of Christmas invites readers to honor those spirits year round with a collection of heartwarming holiday stories and suggestions for living the four virtues every day.
Every year it seems the Christmas season grows longerdecorations appear in stores even before Halloweenand yet our collective Christmas spirit wanes. The holiday frenzy erodes our Christmas cheer, and on December 26 any warm yuletide sentiments we have left are packed away with the ornaments and wrapping paper for another ten months. What if, instead of losing the Christmas spirit so quickly, we could extend the faith, hope, charity, and love we feel at Christmastime throughout the year?
Opening the Gifts of Christmas can help us do just that. In four sections, best-selling authors Jennifer Basye Sander and Jamie Miller define each virtue and explain not only its connection to Christmas but also its importance in our everyday lives. Inspiring true stories illuminate each of the virtues, followed by suggestions for practicing them everyday.
Opening the Gifts of Christmas will help readers internalize the spirit of Christmas so that it is just they may have greater joy and personal peace year round.
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O THER BOOKS BY J ENNIFER B ASYE S ANDER AND J AMIE C. M ILLER
The Miracle of Sons: Celebrating the Boys in Our Lives
Heavenly Miracles: Magical True Stories of Guardian Angels and Answered Prayers (with Laura Lewis)
Mothers Miracles: Magical True Stories of Maternal Love and Courage (with Laura Lewis)
The Gift of Miracles (with Laura Lewis)
The Magic of Christmas Miracles: An All-New Collection of Inspiring True Stories (with Laura Lewis)
Christmas Miracles: Magical True Stories of Modern-Day Miracles (with Laura Lewis)
Opening the Gifts of Christmas copyright 2005 by Jennifer Basye Sander and Jamie C. Miller. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews. For information, write Andrews McMeel Publishing, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
E-ISBN: 978-0-7407-8722-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2005047836
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To Laura, our own Christmas angel
J UST S ING
Joan Wester Anderson
T HE C AROLERS M YSTERY
Stephen Laudi
A S PECIAL R EQUEST
Frank Baranowski
T HE M IRACLE OF THE M OUNTIES
W. LaMar Palmer
G ROUP G IFT
Suzan Davis
B LIND F AITH
Suzanne Peppers
T HE C AMEL H AD W ANDERED
Janet Eyestone Buck
H E C AME H OME ON C HRISTMAS M ORNING
Margaret H. Scanlon
A LL A LONE FOR C HRISTMAS
Barbara Jean Jones
T HE S EARCH FOR M ARY
Helen Kinzeler
L ET THE F EASTING B EGIN !
Dr. David Grafton
T HE R EST OF THE S TORY
Theresa Schaeffer
R ADIO D AYS
Cookie Curci-Wright
R ECYCLED G IFTS
Alisa Daniel
A G ENTLE R EMINDER
Gary Klein
A N A FRICAN S ILENT N IGHT
Peter Adotey Addo
S PAGHETTI FOR C HRISTMAS
Walter Stevenson
M ORE I MPORTANT T HAN S ANTA
Susan S. Spackman
T HE C HRISTMAS D AD W OULD H AVE W ANTED
Connie Sherwood
T HE O RANGE AND THE T RAMP
Kathryn P. Fong
T HE C HRISTMAS C OAT
George E. Raley Jr.
S ANTA AND THE O RPHAN
Roger Dean Kiser Sr.
A S LICE OF P UMPKIN P IE
Jaye Lewis
C HRISTMAS C ONSPIRACY
Donavene Ahier Jaycox
C HRISTMAS S PELLS L OVE
Candy Chand
O UR P ICKLE-JAR C HRISTMAS
Wilma M. Rich
L ETTERS TO U NCLE E D
Marianne Jennings
A N A NGEL IN D EED
Amanda Rowe
A M IRACLE OF L OVE
George Pannos
A UNT M ARGIES L AST C HRISTMAS
Kimberly Ripley
D ECIDING ON L OVE
Sue Pearson Atkinson
O UR T WELVE -D AY C HRISTMAS
Janet Seever
To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year.
E. B. White
I magine a world in which people were able to feel the warm, magical spirit of Christmas each day of the year. A world where we believed that each day was a special gift and where we treated our family and friendseven our casual acquaintancesas if they were gifts too. A world in which that special feeling of love and brotherhood continued long after the ornaments and wrapping paper were packed away and the lights were taken down.
Oh, would that Christmas lasted the whole year through, as it ought, Charles Dickens lamented. Would that the spirit of Christmas could live within our hearts every day of the year. Like Dickens, people for centuries have wistfully imagined this ideal. But can this state of mind and heart ever really be achieved? Is it possible to open the gift of Christmas and feel its wonder and magic all year long?
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