Bedtime and Naptime by Hilary Weeks

A friend gave me this book for Christmas.  I like Hilary Weeks as a singer and was excited to read her only book. 

The book was full of her favorite quotes, experiences, memories, insights, and recipes. 

2 things I will do from her book is...

Make a thankful wall during November.
Make Labor Day into a memorable Day were we do something crazy as a family.

The Christmas Box Miracle

I first rented this book think it was The Christmas Box.  But this is a book about the miracle of The Christmas Box.  Richard talks of how he never intended this book to be published.  His intentions for writing the book was to give to his daughters.  But his extended family read it and then everyone in Salt Lake City wanted a copy. 

Richard tells the hardships and miracles of how this book went on to be a top seller.  He also explains how he got the brass angle to be placed in the Salt Lake cemetery.  Mother around the world can now have a place to place a white rose for any lost child.

The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans

The Christmas Box was a very short read (finished it in one day), and a great book around the holidays.  I thought I would have been more emotional when reading this book because it is about a mother who lost a child.  The mother keeps writing letters to her lost daughter and keeps then in "The Christmas Box".  It is called the Christmas Box because Heavenly Father gave His Son away on the first Christmas many years ago.

This book reminded me that I WILL see my Kaden again.  I will get to be his Mother in heaven.  God knows I lost a son. God lost (or gave away freely) His Son. 

I wish I could have cried while reading this story.  Sometime I just want to cry and remember Kaden.  So today I will go and write him a letter on his blog. 

This is a great book for anyone who has lost someone.

The Carousel by Richard paul Evans

I found this book at the church and decided to give it a try.  Well AFTER I finished reading it, I realized that it is the 3rd book in The Locket trilogy.  So now I have reserved 2 new books at the library. 

I did like this novel.  It was a very easy read  and was a love story.  I do like love stories but not ones that are unreal.  Yet this novel totally related to me because the couple were in medical school.  Micahael and Faye eloped and then tried to make their marriage work long-distant.  Their relationship started to struggle and then the book goes on. 

It was a very sweet story with a sweet ending.