Good books to listen to/read

During my christmas vacation, I listened to/read about 5 books. All were pretty light reads.

The first one was The Christmas thief, by Mary Higgins Clark. I got it on cd, and listened to it as I cooked. Synopsis: Years ago Packy Noonan stole and hid diamonds in a huge spruce tree. He´s now out of jail and ready to go collect his diamonds. However, the spruce is now to be the Christmas tree for Rockefeller center. Doesn´t take much to figure out what´s going on and what will happen.

The next 4 were The Christmas Shoes, The Christmas Blessing, The Christmas Hope, & The Christmas Promise, all by Donna VanLiere. You could read each book alone, but each book did have characters from the prior book. You kind of got to watch them grow and expand. These are all Christian books, reminding us of God´s love and care for us, and His hand in our lives.

The Christmas Shoes is about Nathan, whose mother is dying on Christmas Eve, and Robert, whose family life is crumbling. Their chance meeting changes the course of both their lives. The song The Christmas Shoes by Newsong is what prompted the writer to create this story.

The Christmas Blessing follows Nathan as he´s a third-year med student. Through his interactions with Meghan and Charlie, heart patients in the hospital, he finds his path in life.

The Christmas Hope is the story of Patricia & Mark Addison who unexpectedly spend one Christmas with a little girl who helps them come to terms with each other, and bring peace with their son´s death.

The Christmas Promise is of Miss Gloria, who has devoted her life to helping those in need. Through helping her cranky neighbor Miriam, and a young woman in need, she unknowingly helps her lost son find his way back home.