Ordinary Snowflakes

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RODEWALD, JENNIFER
ORDINARY SNOWFLAKES

Someone has noticed me. A secret admirer? A man with a good heart, who sees how much I actually need help, even though I never admit it? Maybe this is the beginning of a beautiful love story -- a romance full of hope and second chances and love. Maybe...

A secret Santa gift left on Kale Brennan's front porch opens up a fresh view of her ordinary life, and perhaps of God. Maybe she does matter. maybe God sees her -- as does a new-to-town music teacher who has her seven-year-old daughter gushing and her own knees buckling with his killer smile.

But as Kale embraces new possibilities, a staple in her life -- a man who is kind and steady, not to mention necessary for her injured daughter's recovery -- also snatches her attention in an unexpected way. Will the one pursuing her with his secret gift and kind gestures be the one her heart longs for in the end?

My Review:

published in 2016

Psssst...true confession time. I didn't get a chance to read all my new Christmas books before the 25th. I still have a neat little pile of holiday-To-Be-Reads that I tried to tuck away on a safe shelf until later this year. "Shhh," I whispered to them, "you'll be all right here all together. Visit among yourselves and the year will fly by and your reading turn will come in no time! Pinky swear promise."

But one little book didn't like the idea of being overlooked for flashy new 2020 titles. "It's my turn! Now!' she demanded as she jumped off the shelf and landed at my feet. "Ouch!" Of course, I scooped her up and checked her over, prepared to administer emergency first aid if necessary. Luckily, no cracked spine or scratched face or torn pages were evident...BUT...I couldn't help but read a line or two and then, well, I was lost in the world of story and I reasoned that it wasn't Ordinary Snowflakes fault that her promised delivery date had come and gone in the bustle of international postal services. So I give you...the very first Christmas read of the New Year. :-)

First things first. Yes, this is a Christmas story, but it's also so much more than that. It's about how, with just a bit of an attitude adjustment, we can start to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. And how that different viewpoint can completely transform lives. Now, doesn't that make a suitable topic for New Year's reading?

Jennifer Rodewald is a new-to-me-author. I've been longing to read one of her books, especially since some of my most trusted GRs friends all rave about her. So, when I realized she had a sweet little Christmas novella  it seemed foreordained that Rodewald and I should bond over a little holiday cheer. :-)

Wowzer! What a great introduction to this author's unique storytelling. I especially appreciated -- basked in, glowed over, goosebumped through -- the exquisite way she wraps Kale's story in a Father's loving arms.

Kale is a worrier. A guilt hoarder. She can be self-deprecating in a wry, humourous way. But deep down she is hurting. And scared. Being the mother of a physically challenged child can be overwhelming. But it's time for Kale to discover her true value -- with the help of two very different men.

Rodewald kept me on romantical tenterhooks as she wove her storytelling magic. This is a book about hope and mercy and the extraordinary love of a God who glories in our very ordinariness.

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