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Aspiring newspaper writer Hope Jensen receives an anonymous Christmas gift, and her search to find her benefactor leads her to an unusual family who inspires her to change her life forever.
The inspirational story of marriage, family, and forgiveness that has become not just a bestseller but an instant classic—a surprise New York Times bestseller from an author who delivers “American storytelling at its best.” Their story begins with one letter on their wedding night, a letter from the groom, promising to write his bride every week—for as long they both shall live. Thirty-nine years later, Jack and Laurel Cooper die in each other’s arms. And when their grown children return to the family B&B to arrange the funeral, they discover thousands of letters. The letters they read tell of surprising joys and sorrows. They also hint at a shocking family secret—and ultimately force the children to confront a life-changing moment of truth...
As a photographic journalist, Luke Millward had seen some of the world's most desolate places. But the images of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina had made him physically ill. That's because Luke's estranged father, a long-suffering musician and alcoholic who lived in New Orleans, is still unaccounted for.
Noah is preparing to marry Rachel. However, when a dark secret from Rachel's past surfaces, Noah and his parents, Malcolm and Rain, must find a way to heal Rachel's heart as well as save the wedding. Perhaps a scrapbook of wedding letters filled with good wishes and marriage advice will hold the key the couple needs to find love and happiness.
When nine-year-old Charlee and eighty-year-old Marva are both diagnosed with cancer, the prospects of having a merry Christmas seem bleak, until a series of letters and gifts that coincide with the 12 days of Christmas begin to appear.
This inspirational Christmas novella ("Publishers Weekly") and follow-up to the "New York Times"-bestselling book "Christmas Jars" continues the story about the power of giving.
Readers across the country have been touched and forever changed by the "New York Times"-bestselling book "Christmas Jars." Now, children can feel the spirit of the Christmas Jar in this full-color illustrated children's picture book. Full color.
In Jason's special student edition, he teaches his popular See, Love, Lift principles. Jason has been speaking on the notion of these rights for several years, and now he's excited to bring the message into classrooms. Through deeply personal stories, Jason shares how family, friends, and strangers have changed his life -- and their own -- by embracing these rights . . . And how you can too.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Letters and The Cross Gardener, a story of small kindnesses-and life-changing miracles. Seventeen seconds can change a life forever. This is what Rex Connor learned on a gorgeous summer afternoon in 1970 when, as a lifeguard, he diverted his gaze for seventeen seconds and tragedy occurred. Forty years later the waves of that day still ripple through the lives of countless people, including his son, Cole. Cole Connor has become a patient teacher, and now he has invited three struggling teenagers to visit him on his front porch to learn about Rex Connor—and the Seventeen Second Miracle. Together they will learn how Rex Connor could have allowed seventeen seconds to destroy him, but instead he chose to live every day believing the smallest of acts could change the world for good. And the students, each with their own secrets and private pains, will begin to understand that even tragedy brings lessons. Even pain brings comfort. Even death brings miracles. A seventeen second miracle can change a life—if you let it.
Adapted from the bestselling adult novel, The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book is the story of a young boy who finds the true meaning of Christmas in the most unlikely of places. Eddie wants a bicycle for Christmas, but his mother knits him a homemade sweater instead. His disappointment is obvious, but a magical journey with his whimsical grandfather makes Eddie realize that the sweater is far more than it seems. He ultimately learns that the greatest gift of all is one that is given with love..