God's true gift of love to us is our children. But they are only loaned to us a short time. They all too soon grow to be adults leaving only the magical memories behind.
This will be released in December14th, 2008 by Mysticmoonpress.com. This is a short story about the magic that children bring to Christmas and how before we know it the years have flown by, the children are grown and all we are left with is memories of Christmas' past because the magic is gone.
Excerpt
I remember the expression of love the year my son came home from school with a bookmark he had created from a piece of cardboard. It was a cross with a picture of Jesus crayoned on the front. This was definately a one of a kind collector's item to be cherished forever. It depicted Jesus as ablond with a crewcut......
As I read "Gifts of Love" it brought back memories of my own. As a mother, myself, I knew what the author was saying and for a moment, I thought it had come from my own heart. This touches your soul and reminds us of years long gone and why we should always cherish what we have. Life is short and the things that really count can't be bought or sold. This is a short story written from the heart for the heart. Enjoy!
What began as Songs of the Angelic Gaze in the summer of 2006 continued the following year as The Bridge of Silver Wings, and developed even further two years after that into The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009. Whether readers describe it as a conversa
A short story of mine was included in an anthology of short fiction by fourteen of Port Town Publishing Company's authors. It is out of print and no longer available except as a download. Contact me at charlenetess@yahoo.com if you want it.
