Colors of Christmas

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COLORS OF CHRISTMAS

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 NIV

Christmas in Gold 

When eighty-year-old Astrid moves into an assisted living community and meets Carly, a young woman on the bring of despair, she resolves to stir up Christmas hope. Can she reach into loss and rescue Christmas -- and a golden future -- one more time?

Christmas in Blue

Angela just wants Christmas to be over. Instead, she finds herself in charge of the town's celebration. Everything goes from bad to worse until garish blue decorations are all she has to work with, and her own blue spirit is not much help. Can she rescue Christmas for the town -- and herself?

My Review:

published in 2017

A stirring duet of Christmas hope. 

Both stories start out with a melancholy air as our two heroines face challenging circumstances. Both are a bit reluctant over the upcoming holidays as they grapple with life changes. It's when they manage to look beyond their own situations that the Christmas magic starts to happen.

In Christmas In Gold, Astrid is recovering from a fall and newly moved into an assisted living community. The adjustment isn't easy and brings up difficult memories from her past. Her backstory is heartbreaking and inspiring. Loved slipping back in time with her! But it's her present day resolve to reach out to a young women in need that sparks vitality back into her life. Astrid is an example of how the Lord can use us no matter our age or circumstance.

In Christmas in Blue, Angela is reluctantly dragging her heels into the holiday season after suffering a personal loss. She just wants to get Christmas over and done with. Blink and have it Jan 1 so she can breathe a sigh of relief. And then she's drafted into organizing the town's annual (and much loved) Christmas celebration. Bah humbug! She's going through the motions, facing one disaster after another until a visiting stranger and a multiple of unlikely helpers create the most magical Christmas ever.

Two heartwarming and soul-cheering Christmas novellas.

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