Betty Kowalski isn't looking forward to the holidays. She just
can't seem to find Christmas in her heart. There's church, of
course. But who can she bake for these days? And who would care
whether or not she pulled out the Christmas decorations?
Her new neighbor just adds to the problem. He's doing home
improvements that don't appear to be improving much of anything.
These days when Betty looks out the window, she sees a beat-up
truck, a pile of junk, lots of blue tarps, and--horror of
horrors--an old pink toilet.
But when a mangy dog appears at her doorstep, the stage is set for
Betty to learn a very important lesson about what Christmas is all
about. This contemporary Christmas story is a timely yet gentle
reminder that God can work miracles through something as seemingly
insignificant as a little brown dog.
Christmas miracles can come from unlikely sources
Betty Kowalski isn't looking forward to the holidays. She just
can't seem to find Christmas in her heart. Maybe it's because her
husband is gone. Maybe it's because she's missing her children. Or
maybe it has something to do with her obnoxious new neighbor, who
seems to be tearing his house apart and rearranging it on the
lawn.
But when a mangy dog appears at her doorstep, the stage is set for
Betty to learn what Christmas is really all about.
Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books with sales of more than five million. She is the author of several Christmas books from Revell, including the bestselling The Christmas Bus, The Christmas Dog, and Christmas at Harrington's, which is being considered for a TV movie. She is also the author of many teen books, including Just Another Girl, Anything but Normal, Double Take, and the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. She is the winner of a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her many books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series and Finding Alice. Melody and her husband live in Oregon.For more information about Melody visit her website at www.melodycarlson.com.