CHRISTMAS BLOSSOMS - Priscilla Smith McCaffrey

Christmas Blossoms is an illustrated book written by Priscilla Smith McCaffrey and it warms my heart. As we approach the advent season we may be pulling out our advent calendar, or preparing our Christmas decorations reading our homes for the wonderful season which annually comes upon us. It's a time to prepare for the celebration of the arrival of Jesus and to remember Him in His humility, poverty and innocence. He came to us as a child to conquer our hearts with HIs love. Year upon year, despite the distractions and all of the other reasons to renounce this season, the story of Jesus as the Christ child can only serve to deepen our faith, hope and charity.

Christmas Blossoms is a thoughtful, heartfelt and delicate book

which tells the story of Factory worker Jian, a painter, artisan and pre Mao Chinese Christian who lost everything, but placed his faith and love in the child Jesus in the form of a small figure he had created and kept secret in his pocket.   

It's a difficult story at times, one of broken hearts and broken lives but uplifting too recounting the friendship of Christ and also the kinship and love that can be exchanged between people. It is also a story of Christmas Miracles.

Christmas Blossoms, 

had me weepy a couple of times and the volume beautifully illustrated with it's watercolor and sketches. The illustration was crafted by sacred art painter, Gwyneth Thomposon-Briggs.

Here to reveal more about Christmas Blossoms is Priscilla Smith McCaffrey.

CHRISTMAS BLOSSOMS

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