In The Christmas Shoes, young Nathan Andrews was a child who lost his mother to cancer. Now his deepest wish is to become a doctor. When a stranger named Robert gave him the money to buy his mother a pair of shoes for her last Christmas, both Robert and Nathan learned the deepest lessons of love and giving. Now a medical student in his third year, Nathan realizes there are still things to be … to be learned about faith, blessings, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from Meghan Sullivan-a young woman born with a hole in her heart that has not kept her from becoming a champion runner. And lessons learned from a young boy named Charlie, who teaches how to live a life of true courage. Together, they will help guide Nathan through the darkest period in his life. The Christmas Blessing is an inspiring about hope existing in the darkest places, and love is always the greatest gift of all.
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The Christmas blessing is a sequel to The Christmas Shoes. Nathan has grown up in this story and is a medical student on his third-year medical rotations. He’s been assigned to work under the tutelage of Dr. Crawford ,the best cardiologist at the local hospital. Nathan isn’t fond of him and can never seem to do anything right as far as Dr. …
I enjoyed this book. I do feel that I read it before and remembered what happened at the end, but it was a very sweet, meaningful Christmas read. Definitely recommend.
The Christmas Blessing is a continuation of the Christmas Shoes as it focuses heavily on Nathan but this time he is a medical student. As Nathan grapples with the decision of his career choice, he meets Meghan and Charlie. What will Christmas mean for all of them in this holiday story? I enjoyed this book for the characters and the hope that …
I was looking for books that would remind me of the feel and hope of Richard Paul Evans’ books, and I was introduced to Donna VanLiere. I had heard the song about the Christmas shoes, and so I read that book first, and found out it was part of a series, so I’m reading through them AT Christmastime, on my kids’ Christmas vacation. They DO remind …
Such a beautiful sequel to Christmas Shoes—I wept with joy, the ending was just wonderful. Ms.s VanLiere writes THE BEST Christmas books.