Comments on: Cole Family Christmas: A Treasured Tale

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:47:56 +0000

halfmoon girl, I love your tradition of the open Bible in the cedar boughs. I’ll be borrowing this one too.

Sarah, I thought you’d like this! Happy New Year!

Mandi, how wonderful to hear from you!! I’ve missed you and will come visit. I haven’t read “An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving,” but I love Louisa Mae Alcott and will add this to my list.

Tipper, yes, I know! I think Appalachia owes you one for your outstanding blogging. :-)

By: tipper

tipper — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:01:45 +0000

Well you already know what I think about Appalachia! I’ll be looking for the book. Thank you for telling about it!

By: Mandi

Mandi — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:44:04 +0000

Hi Jennifer!
It has been so long since I have been here and commented - I have missed you my friend! Hope your Christmas was wonderful! I am finally back online at home - yeah!
This recommendation is very timely - my son told me just the other night that we were in need of some new Christmas stories. This sounds terrific - I will have to get a copy for next year. We did read one new Christmas story this year - ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ - we loved it! A good reminder to not let the Christmas story become just the ’same old story’. The author shares the story through fresh eyes. Fun.
Along the lines of your ‘Cole Family Christmas’ is Louisa Mae Alcott’s ‘An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving’ - have you read this one? We love it.

I am so excited to come and read your thoughts here again. Happy New Year to you and yours.

Love,
Mandi

By: Sarah at SmallWorld

Sarah at SmallWorld — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:50:26 +0000

This looks wonderful! And of course I”m all for anything that helps rural Appalachia.

By: halfmoon girl

halfmoon girl — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:06:57 +0000

Sounds like a great book! I love stories like that. As far as Christmas traditions and books go, hmmmm…well, what mainly comes to mind is how my mom would open a Bible to Matt 2 and lay it open among cedar boughs on a table as part of our Christmas decorating. It isn’t Christmas unless I hear that passage being read. Merry Christmas Jen!

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:15:19 +0000

Mrs. Darling, great idea on Farmer Boy, I just might have to steal your tradition! Merry Christmas to you, too!!

By: Mrs darling

Mrs darling — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:10:05 +0000

I love books like that. I always love reading the chapter from Farmer Boy about all the stuff they did to get ready. I used to have wendy sit in the kitchen and read me that chapter every single christmas while I baked! LOL

Merry Christmas!