As you can imagine, we have been reading a LOT of Christmas books around here. This was one of the books we got today at the library, and it was lovely. The Author's Note really makes the whole book worth reading. This sweet little isolated lighthouse family thinks that they will be stuck on their island with an almost empty larder and no comforts of Christmas. Then they receive a gift from the sky: the Flying Santa Service, started in 1929, drops a Christmas package from a plane onto their coast--just to say thank you. This service is still continued today. What a wonderful story to help us remember those that serve and rarely receive thanks. It makes me want to seek out someone typically overlooked and say a big thank you (perhaps in the form of cookies, music, or even just a visit with the children). Let us all remember this shining Christ-like example as we celebrate His miraculous birth and life this holiday season.
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