Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A treasure of a Christmas story -- Christmas Treasures


Thomas Kinkade & Katherine Spencer have added a 12th volume to their Cape Light series -- Christmas Treasures.  This book is one of my favorites in the series.

Reverend Ben is questioning how much longer he might be able to keep up with the pace of activities involved in his position, and he and his wife Carolyn often dream about having the time for tropical vacations and other travels.  When he suffers a heart attack on a Sunday morning shortly before Christmas, it looks like he might be forced to make immediate decisions about whether to continue his ministry.

Regina and Richard Rowan are struggling to hold their family together through the Christmas season for the sake of their kids.  When Regina inherits a broken-down house from a distant relative she has never met, the family has a place to spend the holidays, with plans to fix up the property and sell it before their marriage dissolves.  As they settle into their temporary home in Cape Light, new hope begins to flicker in what might be described as a series of Christmas miracles.

Some of the Cape Light books had seemed to me to become a little stale.  Christmas Treasures, with some new characters and a very enjoyable story line, added a new sense of life to the charming little town.  I would be glad to see more in this series.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Back to normal???

I was just looking at my posts and noticed that I haven't written a book review in just over a month.  Does that say anything about how crazy my December was???  It's been a busy, busy month, and one of my favorite pastimes -- READING -- got pushed aside.  (I did get a couple of books read somewhere in there but haven't gotten around to posting about them.)  There was a trade-off with lots of fun times with family and friends filling in the busy month. 

Tomorrow I go back to school after a little less than a two-week break.  I'm not really ready -- I always want more time for the things on my "I'll do this while I'm out of school" list.  But, I guess it's time to try to get back to normal -- whatever that is.  Hopefully, one benefit will be getting back to my large to-be-read pile of books.  So look for reviews soon. 

Happy New Year . . . and happy reading!

Amy Clipston's first contest of the new year

Amy Clipston has started off the year with another great contest.  Check it out.