Whether you resemble Scrooge or one of the Magi from the East, these creative ideas, funny stories, and practical tips help you celebrate Christmas with meaning and joy.
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From chapter one, entitled "Not Really an Introduction," to a subjective epilogue on who sings the best cover versions of various Christmas classics, it's clear that this book is meant to be Fun with a capital F. The Walkers offer craft suggestions (he quilts and sews) and recipes (she bakes), as well as tips on holiday movies, Christmas pageants, "Secret Santa" exchanges, decorating and getting away from it all. They also talk about how couples can learn from one another's family traditions while forging their own new ones-especially if, as in their case, the couple has no children. The Walkers' entertaining, funny book will help to make the season bright.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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God rest ye grumpy Scroogeymen Let no one you dismay Remember joy at Christmastime At least on Christmas Day
Whether you resemble Scrooge or one of the Magi from the East, this delightful Christmas book will inspire and equip you to celebrate the season in fun, creative ways. Filled with humorous and poignant anecdotes--from her memorable Christmas dinner of potato chips and candy bars to his contagious delight in filling Christmas stockings--Lauraís trademark humor winningly combines with Renaissance-man Michaelís creativity in such chapters as ìAway in a Ski Lodge,î ìHis ën Her Christmas Trees,î and ìHere Comes Doggy Paws, Here Comes Kitty Claws.î Full of fun and practical how-to tips, this book will help you discover new ways to make your grown-up Christmas bright-from hosting the perfect white-elephant gift exchange to recycling that dreaded fruitcake.
Laura Jensen Walker is a popular speaker and author of several books, including Thanks for the Mammogram! and Mentalpause. Her husband, Michael, is a former professional actor who has directed numerous Christmas pageants. The couple lives in Sacramento, California, where they only dream of a white Christmas.
Laura Jensen Walker is a popular speaker and author of Thanks for the Mammogram!, Mentalpause, and Through the Rocky Road and into the Rainbow Sherbet. Her husband, Michael K. Walker is a former actor with a professional Christian theater company and has directed numerous Christmas pageants. The couple lives in Sacramento, California.
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Laura Jensen Walker is an award-winning writer and popular national speaker. Her previous novels include Daring Chloe, Turning the Paige, and Reconstructing Natalie, chosen as the first-ever Novel of the Year for Women of Faith® conferences. The author of several non-fiction humor books, Laura lives in Northern California with her husband, Michael, and their canine daughter Gracie.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A Great Christmas Read!,
By Lynn D. Morrissey "Lynn D. Morrissey" (St. Louis, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas (Hardcover)
Let's face it: Come Christmastime, no matter how spiritual, fun-loving, or organized we are,there's probably a little "Scrooge" in all of us. Despite our best efforts, today's commercialized Christmas chaos can often leave us with no room in our inn-dividual schedules to celebrate the reason for the season or, worse yet, for those of us who really are grumpy Grinches, we find no room for Christmas in our already too-small hearts. Leave it to Christian comedy Queen, Laura Jensen Walker, and her newly published co-author-Renaissance-Man- husband, Michael, to remove the "bah" from your humbug and just leave you humming Christmas carols instead. God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen is a dickens of a good read with personal reflections, amusing true-life anecdotes, meaningful messages and quotations, tons of Holiday tips, and a scrumptious recipe or two. I too married a man named Michael, whom for nearly thirty years I've also dubbed my Renaissance man; but Laura's Mike takes the Christmas fruitcake! This guy gives you fabulously creative sewing, craft, cooking, and -Lynn D. Morrissey
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Tradition and Vision,
This review is from: God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas (Hardcover)
Laura and Michael share a love of life that could only come from a situation in which they had to fight for life. Laura survived cancer and has written some inspirational books to show women the way through a life-threatening situation. Now, they seem determined to live each day with a sense of joy and enthusiasm. Christmas is no exception.
Through this book, you will realize that everyone celebrates Christmas in a unique way. Laura and Michael love making homemade gifts, but they also participate in "Operation Christmas Child" and fill shoeboxes with small gifts for kids in need in Third World countries. I could relate to the cookie making. Normally, I get in the mood about one week before Christmas and bake like crazy. My grandmother always had about 20 tins of cookies piled all in one place. They were sort of hidden, but we always found them. I love baking and this book has quite a few recipes. There is a recipe for Michael's Famous Carrot Cake with a Cream Cheese Frosting with a secret ingredient. Michael and Laura also share a love of making crafts and give a few examples and ideas of how you can make your own gifts. Michael is also a trivia buff and gives some interesting facts about "Merry "X"mas." It isn't what I thought it meant. There are also lists of favorite songs and favorite movies sprinkled through the pages. I enjoyed all the "top secret" ideas I found in this book. Going on a vacation at Christmas time sounds like a good plan to me. Escaping to a movie. Giving pets gifts. It all sounds so cozy. My two cats will defiantly be considering the "kit kat" bar gifts. I'm imagining them having their picture taken in little red hats. I see icicle lights sparkling against the night sky and scented candles releasing the scent of pine into the living room where I am watching "It's a Wonderful Life." After reading this book, you might go find your loose change and take it to a Salvation Army bell ringer (like Michael does) or maybe even go to the World Vision site and donate a milk goat to a poor family in some faraway land. There are some ideas in this book for helping underprivileged kids. I understand why at times people can become "Scroogey." Yes, perhaps it is the disappointment some people feel at a holiday not being quite what you thought it would be. Maybe people feel that because they can't participate quite so fully in the giving that they are left out of the joy. With so many people losing jobs and all the problems that have occurred in America in the past few years, I'd imagine there are some rather jaded people during Christmas. I think holidays can also become painful because of loss or because you can't be with the person you love most in all the world. Life is definitely not perfect. So, after reading this book, you might find yourself reaching out to the world in various ways. After years of cleaning up pine needles in other people's homes, I had vowed to never be a decorator of Christmas Trees and yet at times I long for the scent of pine and the warmth of my grandmother's home where each year she seemed to spend a week decorating for the holiday season. My mother always asks me when I'm going to get a tree and had a good laugh as she read pg. 14. She then proceeded to laugh even more as she informed me that this book was perfect for me and that I was the woman who would decorate the house in Victorian Style, while my husband would prefer Looney Tunes decorations. My mother actually bought my husband a Lionel Train with a Looney Tune car. Laura tells of how Michael recently purchased a train. Christmas for Laura and Michael is a celebration of life itself. If anyone can get you to go out and buy a Christmas Tree, Laura and Michael can! While reading this book, you will be amused at the reason why they now always have two trees. ~The Rebecca Review
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grab jammies and read cover to cover,
By B Nixon (Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas (Hardcover)
From the front cover to Michael Walker's "Encore" this book is a holiday must read. Full of tips, quotes, recipes, ideas, short stories and humor galore this book will get any grumpy (or not) person in the mood for celebrating Christmas. Single, married, with kids or without, the Walkers' book is one to cuddle up in your jammies with and read. As the Encore (aka epilogue) says "we've shown you new and fun ways to make your grown-up Christmas season bright." And I do agree that "Ave Maria" is best sung by Placido Domingo (p. 166).-Brenda Nixon, author Parenting Power in The Early Years
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