About the Book
To: Uncle Eli
From: Olivia
Dear Uncle Eli,
I don't think
Daddy is getting me what I really want for Christmas—a mommy. He's been
sad since Mommy died, and I want him to be happy again. And ever since
Leah, my new nanny, came to stay, he's been smiling more. She's really
nice. She makes cookies with me and takes me to church. I think Leah is
perfect for us. I told him he should marry her, but he's busy with his
carpentering stuff. Maybe he'll listen to you? Tell him my Christmas
wish is to have Leah with us, ALWAYS.
This book was released in June 2005
This is my own personal book that was reviewed
My Review
“Her
Christmas Wish” by Kathryn Springer is the fifth book of 'Tiny
Blessings' series but is the
perfect stand alone book. This was a rescued book that apparently
had never been read that I picked up at a local yard sale, and the
only one in the series that I was able to pick up so the only one I
have read.
There
is a series story-line that can be seen some in the story but it is
not in your face to where I felt like I was missing too much, though
there is something going on that I wish I had the answers to. I
actually did something that I don't normally do and that is read the
reviews for the next book and I think I have the gist of what
happens. Even though I was curious enough to go to that length I
don't think I would have felt like I would have been deprived of
anything if I didn't get the gist of what happens.
Leah
is a woman who loves working with children but she is holding
something back from everyone around her. When something happens that
she never thought possible she decides to take a chance and goes with
the flow. Her faith is a shining light that is for sure throughout
the whole story, without it actually being preachy but more
comforting. Leah is a wonderful example how love is so powerful that
love will forget past sins, especially when it is God's love that we
seek for we are completely forgiven and our sins are totally
forgotten. Leah also is an amazing woman for she turned what could
have been a bad situation into something much worse but the choice
she made was a loving one that is for sure.
Ben is
hurting in a bad way even after all the time to move on, and as a
result he has become the person he is in the book. Slowly another
side of Ben comes out but the one thing that never changes is the
love he has for his daughter. Ben is even willing to get in the way
of what he thinks might hurt his precious child even when he isn't
certain about how it is going to affect him in the process.
I
actually loved the connection that Ben has with his daughter, beyond
the father/daughter connection. I also enjoyed how this topic was
spoken so freely and some of the complications that could be
experienced from older people dealing with this same issue.
Hopefully it is not something that is going to be experienced in the
future but one never knows completely. It also looks at the
preconceptions of the other side of the topic and the hard choices
that are made there. I found it really wonderful to see.
I hope
that all who has a chance to read this book, enjoys it as much as I
did.
Other "Tiny Blessing" Books
For the Twins' Sake
Brought Together by Baby
On The Doorstep
The Cinderella Plan
Past Secrets, Present Love
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