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The Christmas Sweater
By: Glenn Beck
List Price: $19.99
Amazon Price: $10.03

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If You Could Change Your Life by Reversing Your Biggest Regrets, Sorrows and Mistakes...Would You?

#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love.

We weren't wealthy, we weren't poor -- we just were. We never wanted for anything, except maybe more time together....

When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. Although his life had gotten harder -- and money tighter -- since his father died and the family bakery closed...Eddie dreamed that somehow his mother would find a way to have his dream bike gleaming beside their modest Christmas tree that magical morning.

What he got from her instead was a sweater. "A stupid, handmade, ugly sweater" that young Eddie left in a crumpled ball in the corner of his room.

Scarred deeply by the realization that kids don't always get what they want, and too young to understand that he already owned life's most valuable treasures, that Christmas morning was the beginning of Eddie's dark and painful journey on the road to manhood. It will take wrestling with himself, his faith, and his family -- and the guidance of a mysterious neighbor named Russell -- to help Eddie find his path through the storm clouds of life and finally see the real significance of that simple gift his mother had crafted by hand with love in her heart.

Based on a deeply personal true story, The Christmas Sweater is a warm and poignant tale of family, faith and forgiveness that offers us a glimpse of our own lives -- while also making us question if we really know what's most important in them.

The Purpose of Christmas
By: Rick Warren
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Amazon Price: $8.83

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Hailed by The Economist as the "the most influential pastor in America," and by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, the bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life expounds on the profound origins of Christmas, describing it as an opportune time to welcome peace into our lives.

In his powerful yet compassionate voice, Pastor Rick Warren sounds the clarion call to "remember the reason for the season," taking readers back in time to the most wonderful story of all -- the birth of the baby Jesus. When he was just a small boy, young Rick asked his parents if they could celebrate Christmas with a birthday party for Jesus -- and the tradition began that the Warrens have upheld for over fifty years. Now through stirring imagery and compelling personal insights, The Purpose of Christmas honors the significance and promise of this cherished holiday.

Pastor Warren encourages readers to identify and confront what drains peace from their lives. Warren explains that the way to respond to these peace-robbers is to learn how to surrender to God's will and not feel defeated or discouraged when life does not go as planned. True peace of mind is found by having an unshakeable faith in God -- knowing that his empowering Spirit will guide his children through life's challenges.

Beautifully written, The Purpose of Christmas will stir readers to honor the true significance of Christmas and to nurture God's gifts of love and peace in this world.

God Gave Us Christmas (God Gave Us...)
By: Lisa T. Bergren
List Price: $9.99
Amazon Price: $5.48

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As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most special day of the year, the curious young polar bear begins to wonder?
?Who invented Christmas??
Mama?s answer only leads to more questions like ?Is God more important than Santa?? So she and Little Cub head off on a polar expedition to find God and to see how he gave them Christmas. Along the way, they find signs that God is at work all around them. Through Mama?s gentle guidance, Little Cub learns about the very first Christmas and discovers that?
Jesus is the best present of all.
This enchanting tale provides the perfect opportunity to help young children celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and to discover how very much God loves them.

A Dog Named Christmas
By: Greg Kincaid
List Price: $14.95
Amazon Price: $8.49

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In this heartwarming novel, author Greg Kincaid tells the tender story of how one very special dog changed the lives of his adoptive family?and an entire town?forever.

?Todd, they always want you to adopt a dog. That?s what they do. Besides, we don?t need another animal around here, and most definitely not a dog.?

When Todd McCray, a developmentally challenged young man still living on his parents? Kansas farm, hears that a local animal shelter is seeking temporary homes for its dogs during the days leading to Christmas, he knows exactly what he wants for the holidays. His father objects, but Todd?s persistence quickly wins out. Soon the McCrays are the short-term foster family for a lovable pooch the young man names Christmas.

But what about all the other dogs who will be forced to spend the Yuletide season in cages? In the days that follow, Todd uses his special gifts of persuasion to encourage his hometown to participate in the ?Adopt a Dog for Christmas Program.? What follows from his small act of kindness will teach his family, and his community, about peace on earth and good will toward men?and animals.

A Cedar Cove Christmas (Cedar Cove)
By: Debbie Macomber
List Price: $16.95
Amazon Price: $9.60

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Mother-to-be Mary Jo Wyse arrives in Cedar Cove on Christmas Eve, searching for her baby's father. David Rhodes had said he'd be in town. But he isn't. Which leaves Mary Jo stranded, pregnant and alone. And there's no room at the local inn.?

So Grace Harding brings Mary Jo home to her nearby ranch. She and her husband, Cliff, have a houseful of guests, but they offer her a room over their stable (currently sheltering the animals?including a donkey and a camel?for Cedar Cove's Nativity pageant!).

When Mary Jo goes into labor that night, a young man named Mack McAfee, a paramedic, comes to her rescue, just as her brothers?the three Wyse men?show up in town. The people of Cedar Cove join them in celebrating the birth of baby Noel. But no one has more to celebrate than Mack. Because this Christmas brings him faith, hope and love?

• Top Chritsmas Gift Ideas For Kids
by Bert Mackay Christmas, as the saying goes, is for children. And what better way to bring them joy than through toys? As the kids? most-awaited day nears, mad rush to toy shops begins. But there are hundreds of toys to choose from. From dolls, stuffed animals and cartoon characters, to race cars, to building blocks, to electronic game consoles, the options are endless. So what are the most popular toys this coming Christmas? Fisher-Price Elmo Live. Get to play with Elmo! He actually opens hi • Hempstead school To Be Renamed Barack Obama Elementary School
This photo was taken when Obama had to show up to listen to General Petraeus on his report about how the war was going. I find it disgusting beyond belief, how little respect he shows to General Petraeus . I will never forget this pos look of his, never! -- Wild Thing LI school renamed for Barack Obama Newsday At a meeting Thursday night, the five-member Hempstead school board voted unanimously to rename one of its schools Barack Obama Elementary School, said Superintendent J • A Little Link Love
photo credit: JAGwired Here are some links that I found fun and interesting in my reader this week: The Right Time to Have Children Traveling During The Holidays? 10 Tips For Making It Easier With Kids DIY Holiday Wreaths Find a Moment of Peace For Yourself Our New Thanksgiving Tradition Homemade Christmas CD Cover Make Room For Space Leaf Silverware Holder Tutorial and Other Fun Fall Stuff Frugal Home Improvement Ideas to Spruce Things Up Make Any Home More Cozy Stop Taking the Small Thin • Sweet Pea Baby ~ c.u.t.e.n.e.s.s. found here!
With two daughters of my own, princess accessories are a must! I was so excited to have found Sweet Pea Baby which carries the most adorable tutus for your lil' princess! Everything is custom which means you get to pick your color and size for anything you purchase. I have never seen anything like this adorable halter tutu dress! Sweet Pea Baby also has DIY tutu kits, so that you can be super mom and make your own! I think that is such a great idea! Just in time for Christmas, Sweet Pea Baby is • Blame the atheists
Wow! I thought the WSJ was a serious, reputable journal, and that you had to have some intelligence, insight, and decency to be allowed to get your words published on it. That seems not to be the case, if any idiot with an axe to grind, like Daniel Henninger, can simply write down a list of fallacies and non-sequiturs, depicting an alternative universe that has no basis in reality, and still get published. Witness this column, where he can do no better than to blame atheists and secularists,

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