A heart-tugging contemporary love story, this perennial bestseller is back by popular demand. After her marriage falls apart, a young woman and her 13-year-old daughter return to her summer vacation home to find that a runaway child and his dog have taken up residence in the basement.

A true short story of a holiday miracle.Christmas Love shares a simple miraculous event, while discovering the genuine meaning of Christmas amid the chaos and commercialization of the season. Originally written in 1999, this true, short story has received international recognition and contains an ending that has captured the hearts of readers around the world. Christmas Love, written with just a few--yet powerful-- words, on a handful of pages, makes a simple inspirational gift for anyone who wishes to honor the real meaning of Christmas.

What child does not love to receive mail? What if your child could receive, open, and read his or her own personal mail from God about the nativity story and the true meaning of Christmas? Glenys Nellist captures the story of advent and the birth of Jesus in this unique and playful picture book. Written as if God is speaking, each personalized message gives the young reader a sense of wonder as they discover anew the Christmas holiday and the birth of Jesus. A very special Bible verse, entitled God's Perfect Promise, also accompanies each story and letter as God's personal words of love, promise, and hope. Christmas Love Letters from God: Is perfect for children ages 4 to 8 years old Cleverly combines both prose and poetry as the story of Jesus' birth unfolds Includes seven stories, beginning with Isaiah's prophecy, followed by Mary and Joseph’s journey, and ending with the visit of the wise men Following each story, the child will find his or her own letter from God, folded into a small envelope attached to the page with a fill in the blank for their personalized name Makes a great gift for Christmas or Advent, stocking stuffer, or kids book exchange Was a 2017 ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist (Children category) Check out other titles from Glenys Nellist’s acclaimed series: Love Letters from God: Bible Stories, Love Letters from God: Bible Stories for a Girl's Heart, and Easter Love Letters from God: Bible Stories.

This children's Christmas story is an old-fashioned, sweet tale about two engaging Christmas ornaments. Nicholas Nutcracker is a retired toy-soldier from a small village in Germany and Brittany Ballerina is a renowned prima ballerina with "The Christmas Ornament Ballet." They are both in search of their true love. "I will find my true love with 'word-of-mouth marketing!'" exclaims Nicholas determined to find his true love this Christmas. Or, maybe they will meet at the annual "Meet and Mingle of the Christmas Ornaments?" With the accidental help of the family's adorable basset hound, Bellamy, with the oh-so-long ears, Brittany tumbles off the tree. When she is repositioned, it is near Nicholas. She thinks to herself, "What a brave toy soldier with so much character." Then, it happens - they both fall in love at first sight! One might ask, "Why a Christmas Love story for kids?" But really, who doesn't love a story about finding true love, whether it is between two people or two engaging Christmas ornaments? We all want to love and be loved! Does it really matter whether you are seven years old or eighty-seven years old? Deep in mankind's DNA, love is the ingredient that has given life meaning and made the world go around since the beginning of time.

Ellen Marlowe, a high-school freshman, worries that her budding romance with dashing senior Michael Tyler will not survive when he goes off to college in the fall. Original.