The Christmas Blessing

by Donna Vanliere

The heartwarming sequel to the beloved "New York Times "bestseller "The Christmas Shoes"
From NewSong's smash-hit #1 single, to the blockbuster CBS television movie, to the "New York Times" bestselling novel, "The Christmas Shoes" has touched people's lives. Now, the story continues in "The Christmas Blessing." Nathan Andrews is now a man; his greatest wish is to be a doctor. But beyond his studies of medicine, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, giving, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from a young woman with a disease that seems hopeless. But hope can exist in the darkest places, and love is always the greatest gift of all.

• ISBN10: 1429936762
• ISBN13: 9781429936767
• Publish Date: 28 October 2003 (first published 1 October 2003)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: St. Martin's Press
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[readingwithwrin]

“Don’t ever take your EYES off the FINISH line. If you take your eyes off the GOAL, you’ll never make it to the END.”

In The Christmas Shoes, we saw Nathan dealing with his mother dying and Robert who was in a failing marriage.
Nathan is now in his residence years of becoming a Doctor and he is struggling with the reality that people will die under his care and if this is really what he wants to do for the rest of his life. In this book, he is following a heart doctor who is tough and with his added struggle of deciding if this is really what he wants he is frustrated and confused and a little lost. With a little help from a few patients, a heart to heart with some friends and his family he is able to make a decision and we even get to see him start a new life.
I'm not really sure whats going to happen in the next one with Nathan, but after this one, I can't wait to see what happens.

We also get to see Robert from the first one and he has a pretty big impact on Nathan and a few of his patients as well.

This book is a lot like a Hallmark or Lifetime movie, which are my favorite to watch during the holiday season. (yes they all end the same but I will sit there and watch every single one of them.) If you don't like those type of movies you might not like this book.