The 13th Gift
A True Story of a Christmas Miracle
Wow I loved this book
from the first chapter. By the end of
the book I was wishing I had money and the means to start something similar for
families of loss myself. This book is
true, and it rings so true to me. Families do have a very real and very dysfunctional
way of dealing with loss of a loved one and going on during the holidays is
often something they just can’t pull off.
Some can’t face the holidays going forward due to the loss, it only
seems to remind them. For anyone who has
lost a loved one, or anyone trying to recapture that feeling of Christmas this
book is for you! How could you continue
with the feeling of Bah Humbug when you read of someone who lost their husband,
brother, father, during the holidays and managed to pull themselves together with
the help of their “True Friends”. This
book just brings joy and happiness to your heart upon reading it and makes you
want to be a better self and go out and help someone who has less! "I received this book from Blogging
for Books for this review."
More About The Book:
For readers of
Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes The 13th Gift, a heartwarming
Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the
bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love.
After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how
she would keep herself together and be strong for her three
children--especially with the holiday season approaching. But 12 days before
Christmas, presents begin appearing on her doorstep with notes from their
"True Friends." As the Smiths came together to solve the mystery of
who the gifts were from, they began to thaw out from their grief and come
together again as a family. This true story about the power of random acts of
kindness will warm the heart, a beautiful reminder of the miracles of Christmas
and the gift of family during the holiday season.
About The Author: Joanne
Huist Smith is a native of Dayton, OH. She earned a bachelor's degree in
English at Wright State University and worked as a reporter for the Dayton
Daily News. She is the mother of three and grandmother of two.
The 13th Gift
A True Story of a Christmas Miracle
Wow I loved this book
from the first chapter. By the end of
the book I was wishing I had money and the means to start something similar for
families of loss myself. This book is
true, and it rings so true to me. Families do have a very real and very dysfunctional
way of dealing with loss of a loved one and going on during the holidays is
often something they just can’t pull off.
Some can’t face the holidays going forward due to the loss, it only
seems to remind them. For anyone who has
lost a loved one, or anyone trying to recapture that feeling of Christmas this
book is for you! How could you continue
with the feeling of Bah Humbug when you read of someone who lost their husband,
brother, father, during the holidays and managed to pull themselves together with
the help of their “True Friends”. This
book just brings joy and happiness to your heart upon reading it and makes you
want to be a better self and go out and help someone who has less! "I received this book from Blogging
for Books for this review."
More About The Book:
For readers of
Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes The 13th Gift, a heartwarming
Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the
bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love.
After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how
she would keep herself together and be strong for her three
children--especially with the holiday season approaching. But 12 days before
Christmas, presents begin appearing on her doorstep with notes from their
"True Friends." As the Smiths came together to solve the mystery of
who the gifts were from, they began to thaw out from their grief and come
together again as a family. This true story about the power of random acts of
kindness will warm the heart, a beautiful reminder of the miracles of Christmas
and the gift of family during the holiday season.
About The Author: Joanne
Huist Smith is a native of Dayton, OH. She earned a bachelor's degree in
English at Wright State University and worked as a reporter for the Dayton
Daily News. She is the mother of three and grandmother of two.
