Tyndale House Publishers
Featuring: John Christiansen; Ingrid Christiansen
208 pages ISBN: 1414394012 EAN: 9781414394015 Kindle: B00J37IGL6 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Ingrid Christiansen's empty nest has her in a funk. It
appears none of her six children will be home for
Christmas. Because he can see that Ingrid is not herself,
her husband John secretly plans a trip to Europe to renew
their vows in Paris and then on to Prague, where their
youngest daughter is studying. Ingrid throws a monkey-
wrench in John's plans when she volunteers to head up the
community Live Nativity on Christmas Eve.
John is still reeling from Ingrid's decision when their dog
of 16 years becomes ill and needs surgery. There goes the
savings for the trip to Europe! If things couldn't get
worse, a nephew lands on their doorstep to stay until
Ingrid's sister gets out of rehab. Both Ingrid and John
question their marriage, their feelings for each other and
whether or not any of this can be fixed.
Susan May Warren brings us another delightful story
about the Christiansen family. I've visited with these
lovely people a couple times before in this beautiful rural
Minnesota setting. EVERGREEN is about a broken family
trying to put the pieces of their lives back together. They
have faced one devastation after another over the past few
years. The Christiansens really don't appear too different
from any ordinary family with their usual problems. I can
even see a little of myself in Ingrid and my husband in
John. EVERGREEN is a story about forgiveness, about letting
God heal your heart. Ms. Warren incorporates enough details
from other stories about this family to help you understand
some of their background, so this story can stand alone and
should be an encouraging, inspirational Christmas read.
An empty nest has Ingrid Christiansen dreading the upcoming
holidays, but her husband, John, couldn’t be more excited
about this new season of life. He even has a surprise trip
abroad planned. He’s sure she’ll love it. What’s more
romantic than Christmas in Paris?
Before he can stop her, however, Ingrid agrees to spearhead
a major church project. Then their faithful dog,
Butterscotch, needs emergency surgery, draining their
savings. And then—because disasters strike in threes—an
unexpected guest arrives, dredging up old hurts.
As a beautiful blanket of snow transforms the north woods
into a winter wonderland, a deep chill settles over John and
Ingrid’s marriage. With the holidays fast approaching, their
only hope of keeping their love evergreen depends on turning
the page on the past and embracing a new chapter of their
future.
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