No
Wrong Turn
Cooking
turkey, roasting gammon, decorating the table, entertaining—this has been our Christmas
Eve tradition forever and given us many special memories. So when our youngest
son challenged us to give Christmas away, it was hard to wrap my head around this
foreign notion.
“Let’s
do Christmas the way it should be done,” Kyle urged.
After
the Christmas morning service, we made up twenty-three meals with sodas and notes,
and set out in search of homeless people. We hadn’t gone far when the car came
to a standstill. No gas.
My husband called our older son to bring some fuel
while Kyle went in search of a gas station. Twenty minutes later, he returned
“There’s a station not far away. I met the coolest
old man there. We greeted in passing, and something nagged me to ask if he knew
where we could find homeless people.” Kyle wiped the sweat from his brow. “He
was excited when I told him what we were doing, and he told me where we should
go.”
At least there seemed to be a purpose for our empty
car.
While my hubby filled the vehicle, I sat reading an
advertising billboard. There’s no such
thing as a wrong turn. Intriguing.
With the car refueled, we set off. We were to drive across
the intersection at the traffic lights. Somehow, we landed in the turning lane,
heading in the opposite direction. The detour, however, was a blessing.
“Look, there’s a bunch of homeless guys,” Kyle squealed
as we spotted five men on the street corner beside a white Christmas tree they’d
erected. They were in a festive mood. We handed out meals, sodas, and prayed. Before
we drove away, one ran over, clutching a large white teddy he’d retrieved from
beneath the tree. Not wanting to offend, we accepted the gift, unsure what we’d
do with it.
We didn’t find our way back to where the old man
told us to go, but we did find more people to bless with meals.
As the light faded, we finally found those we’d been
searching for—eight homeless people huddled beneath cardboard blankets. We had
eight meals left. Amongst them was little boy of a four. Colton. The moment I
saw him, I knew who the teddy was for and how our wrong turn was actually the
right one.
That day we truly experienced the gift of Christmas.
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| HELSINKI SUNRISE by Marion Ueckermann RELEASING AUGUST 22, 2014 |
Three
weeks alone at a friend’s summer cottage on a Finnish lake to fast and pray.
That was Adam Carter's plan. But sometimes plans go awry.
On
an impromptu trip to her family's secluded summer cottage, the last thing
Eveliina Mikkola expected to find was a missionary from the other side of the
world—in her sauna.
Determined
to stay, Eveliina will do whatever it takes—from shortcrust pastry to shorts—to
send the man of God packing. This island’s too small for them both.
Adam
Carter, however, is not about to leave. Will
he be able to resist her temptations? Can
she withstand his prayers?
Click here to view the fun, short Book Trailer to Passport to Romance
WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE HELSINK SUNRISE THIS AUGUST 22, 2014:
Will be available on Amazon and Pelican Book Group but don’t have links yet. Here’s links to PBG and Passport to Romance page.
About MARION UECKERMANN
Marion Ueckermann’s
passion for writing was sparked in 2001 when she moved to Ireland with her
husband and two sons. Since then she has published devotional articles and
stories in Winners, The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter (Tyndale House
Publishers) and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miraculous Messages from Heaven. Her
debut novelette, Helsinki Sunrise, releases 22 August 2014 by Pelican Book Group
(White Rose Publishing) – Passport to Romance series. Marion blogs for
International Christian Fiction Writers and Beauty for Ashes. She belongs to
Christian Writers of South Africa and American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives
in Pretoria East, South Africa in an empty nest with her husband and their
crazy black Scottie, Wally.
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If you get this email and can do anything internet related, would you be able to change this wording on the blog:
Below is Marion Ueckermann's Novel just released by Pelican Book Group
to this:
Below is Marion Ueckermann's Novel releasing 22 August by Pelican Book Group
Also I send an email regarding the
Passport to Romance link if you could fix that it would be great (sorry,
I've no idea how I gave the incorrect link).
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