Unexpected Gift
By Janet Koch
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Short story: On Christmas Eve, a family grown distant from each other has an unexpected, and mostly unwanted, teenaged guest. Will the boy push the family farther apart? Or will he bring them back together?
Janet Koch
Janet grew up in Michigan and graduated from Eastern Michigan University in the 80s with a (mostly unused) degree in geology. Currently, Janet and her husband share their house with two very strange cats. When Janet isn’t writing, she’s working at her day job, reading, daydreaming, or doing some variety of skiing. Janet also writes the PTA Mystery Series under the name Laura Alden. "Plotting at the PTA," the third book in the series, was released in July 2012.
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byCountdown to Christmas with Zach - An Advent Podcast for Kids0 ratings0% found this document usefulKendal Brown Started His Career In Ministry & Pivoted Into A Nationally Known Candlemaker: Kendal Brown, owner, founder, maker of 228 Grant Street Candle Co., was born and raised in Danville, Virginia, and during his childhood, his hometown offered little to no structure for an artsy kind of kid. He always thought he needed to do something with his hands before getting his hands into a craft. He studied religion and took on a career in ministry in DC. He then took on a different career path after coming out as a gay man and ventured to San Francisco to study theological education. But the word craft was still lingering in his head. It's his true calling. He dabbled in writing and art but the only craft that truly hit home with him that was a part of his creative process, the light of a candle, the scent the mood, it filled his creative soul. So candle making became his craft candles will be lit during his creative thinking time and to build on that craft and make it his own. He did som Podcast episode
Kendal Brown Started His Career In Ministry & Pivoted Into A Nationally Known Candlemaker: Kendal Brown, owner, founder, maker of 228 Grant Street Candle Co., was born and raised in Danville, Virginia, and during his childhood, his hometown offered little to no structure for an artsy kind of kid. He always thought he needed to do something with his hands before getting his hands into a craft. He studied religion and took on a career in ministry in DC. He then took on a different career path after coming out as a gay man and ventured to San Francisco to study theological education. But the word craft was still lingering in his head. It's his true calling. He dabbled in writing and art but the only craft that truly hit home with him that was a part of his creative process, the light of a candle, the scent the mood, it filled his creative soul. So candle making became his craft candles will be lit during his creative thinking time and to build on that craft and make it his own. He did som
byMakers of the USA0 ratings0% found this document usefulAdvent Day 9: Candy Cane: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Candy Cane "Can we have a candy cane?” asked Josh as he looked at the striped candy canes hanging on the Christmas tree. “Yeah, can we? Please?” echoed his sisters, Adriane and Nicole. Mom smiled. “All right,” she said, “but as you eat them, I want you to think of how they remind you of the reason we celebrate Christmas.” Each of the kids quickly selected a red and white striped candy cane from the tree. Nicole held her candy at arm’s length and stared at it. “I don’t really see what candy canes have to do with Christmas,” she said, “except that it’s the time of year when you always see lots of them. Or maybe it’s because there’s red on them—Christmas colors are red a Podcast episode
Advent Day 9: Candy Cane: Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story! Send In Your Answers Candy Cane "Can we have a candy cane?” asked Josh as he looked at the striped candy canes hanging on the Christmas tree. “Yeah, can we? Please?” echoed his sisters, Adriane and Nicole. Mom smiled. “All right,” she said, “but as you eat them, I want you to think of how they remind you of the reason we celebrate Christmas.” Each of the kids quickly selected a red and white striped candy cane from the tree. Nicole held her candy at arm’s length and stared at it. “I don’t really see what candy canes have to do with Christmas,” she said, “except that it’s the time of year when you always see lots of them. Or maybe it’s because there’s red on them—Christmas colors are red a
byCountdown to Christmas with Zach - An Advent Podcast for Kids0 ratings0% found this document usefulEp.22 – Just a Dream - Horrifying Nightmares: Episode Notes A young boy is tormented by a terrifying nightmare, but a dream can hurt you... or can it? Just a Dream by Joe Solmo PennedinBlood.com Music by Ray Mattis http://raymattispresents.bandcamp.com Produced by Daniel Wilder Get Cool... Podcast episode
Ep.22 – Just a Dream - Horrifying Nightmares: Episode Notes A young boy is tormented by a terrifying nightmare, but a dream can hurt you... or can it? Just a Dream by Joe Solmo PennedinBlood.com Music by Ray Mattis http://raymattispresents.bandcamp.com Produced by Daniel Wilder Get Cool...
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