Christmas is upon us and you have no idea what to buy for your bookish friend. You want to get them something else besides books though. What do you do? Never fear! Here is a list of places you can go to buy bookish items for your friends. Augustine's Book Corner Yes I know, I … Continue reading Gifts for a bookish friend by Stephanie Augustine | Advent Day 9, 2nd Sunday of Advent
Tag: Advent 2018
Snow and Smiles by Melanie Noell Bernard | Advent 2018 Day 9 – 2nd Sunday
Snow and Smiles By Melanie Noell Bernard Trigger warning: The ending of this winter horror story includes violence which might be disturbing for some readers. Snow. That was what they called it, the people down in the village. I wasn’t supposed to know that or know them, but I just… couldn’t help myself. They … Continue reading Snow and Smiles by Melanie Noell Bernard | Advent 2018 Day 9 – 2nd Sunday
Christmas Sonnet by David Tremayne-Smith | Advent 2018 Day 7
Christmas Sonnet By David Tremayne-Smith Conscience tells me the season has come around,Here again, the ‘clock’ worked time for giving,Rotating emotion, love of the pound,Instead of really loving, we give in.So much worthless money, blindly misspent,Thrown away to boost the ego’s coffer,Mechanically wrapped, of love not a scent,Another meaningless, “ ‘special’ offer “,Structured seasons breathe … Continue reading Christmas Sonnet by David Tremayne-Smith | Advent 2018 Day 7
Christmas Traditions by Kelli King | Advent 2018 Day 6
Christmas Traditions By Kelli King I love Christmas music. I especially love songs that make me imagine what Christmas is like in other places. My top places to imagine spending Christmas have always been New York City, London, Paris, some enchanting village in Ireland or Germany, and more recently, I found out that Strasbourg, France, … Continue reading Christmas Traditions by Kelli King | Advent 2018 Day 6
Silent Night by Rowena Curtin | Advent 2018 Day 5
Silent Night By Rowena Curtin “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to … Continue reading Silent Night by Rowena Curtin | Advent 2018 Day 5
Why You Should Learn to Communicate Better With Your Spouse by Holly Geely | Advent 2018 Day 4
Why You Should Learn to Communicate Better With Your Spouse By Holly Geely “I need shortbread, now! At least a hundred!” Will’s shout woke Jerry, who woke up and switched on his bedside lamp. A brief check confirmed it was two o’clock in the morning. “We don’t have any flour,” said Jerry. “Shortbread is the … Continue reading Why You Should Learn to Communicate Better With Your Spouse by Holly Geely | Advent 2018 Day 4
The Advent Calendar by Geoff Le Pard | Advent 2018 Day 3
The Advent Calendar By Geoff Le Pard ‘What is it, Mum?’ Emily Smith, fourteen, looked up from her book. Gilly, her mother, said, ‘A parcel from Uncle Augustus.’ ‘Who is Uncle Augustus?’ ‘I don’t really know. Someone on your father’s side. Do you remember the man you said looked like Gandalf? At Ben’s funeral?’ Emily … Continue reading The Advent Calendar by Geoff Le Pard | Advent 2018 Day 3
Letters to Santa by Solveig Werner | Advent 2018 Day 2 – 1st Sunday of Advent
Letters to Santa by Solveig Werner The postal elve frowned. Something like this had never happened to him since he started his long career many years ago. He called his colleague without taking his eyes of the two neatly written letters on his desk, "Cristel, come and look at this!" "What is it, Sam?" Cristel … Continue reading Letters to Santa by Solveig Werner | Advent 2018 Day 2 – 1st Sunday of Advent
In Santa’s Shadow by Trent P. McDonald | Advent 2018 Day 2 | 1st Sunday of Advent
In Santa’s Shadow By Trent P. McDonald Voices where emerging from the kitchen. Loud voices. Chet knew that Mom and Ty were arguing. Again. He couldn’t make out anything more than single words here and there, little blasts of clarity through the heated rumble. His stomach turned over and twisted into knots. Why did they have to do this on Christmas … Continue reading In Santa’s Shadow by Trent P. McDonald | Advent 2018 Day 2 | 1st Sunday of Advent
Chocolate Countdown by Tara Paray | Advent 2018 Day 1
Chocolate Countdown By Tara Paray As this Advent Calendar blog series gets underway (again! -- yay!) and Advent for Christians starts tomorrow, I'm beginning my countdown today with a very special calendar. I've had Advent calendars made of paper with little date windows you open. I've also had the kind that hang on the wall, … Continue reading Chocolate Countdown by Tara Paray | Advent 2018 Day 1
Solveig Werner 