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From Mike Huckabee: 12 stories from his own life that help illustrate the true meaning of Christmas
A Simple Christmas
by Mike Huckabee
For most Americans today, Christmas has become
synonymous with shopping, spending, and stress. But
according to former governor (and former pastor) Mike
Huckabee, we can still recapture the true spirit of
Christmas. "The first Christmas was a simple one," writes
Huckabee. "So simple that it had all the makings of a
first-class disaster. It's a miracle it turned out well at
all. In fact, that's the whole point. It really was, and
remains, a miracle -- the greatest miracle of all time. And
it really was simple." Now, in A Simple Christmas, Huckabee
recounts twelve Christmas memories from his own life that
illustrate the true meaning of the original Nativity, and
that teach us that, indeed, sometimes the simplest things
are the most precious.
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Ranging from his childhood in Arkansas, to his years
as a young husband and father, to his time as a governor
and then a presidential candidate, each of these stories
will help you smile, take a deep breath, and maybe slow
down your own holiday treadmill. Among the twelve true
stories you'll read here:
- How, as kids, Mike and his sister would sneak open their
gifts before Christmas, play with them, then rewrap them
so their parents wouldn't notice. The plan worked great
for several years until one Christmas morning when young
Mike unwrapped a brand-new football ... that was covered
in mud. That led to a powerful lesson about patience.
- How, in 1966, like millions of preteens, Mike was
obsessed with the Beatles. He dug in his heels, telling
his parents that if they wouldn’t buy him a guitar for
Christmas, he didn’t want anything at all. He was
selfish, stubborn, and obnoxious, with no idea what it
would take for working-class parents to find an extra
$99. It took many years for him to understand the
sacrifice they made for that life-changing gift -- or how
it connected to the Lord's own sacrifice.
- How, only a year after Mike and his wife, Janet, had
gotten married, she was diagnosed with a rare form of
cancer at the shocking age of twenty. That Christmas of
1975 was the most terrifying and upsetting they would
ever know, as they wondered if they would ever get to
share another one. But in retrospect, it's a Christmas
they will treasure forever.
. . .and much more. "In writing A Simple Christmas," says
Huckabee, "I have aimed to capture what Christmas means to
me -- family, friendship, faith -- through twelve true
stories from my own life. Not all of these stories are
joyful, but they all taught me important lessons about what
truly matters, during the holiday season and year-round."
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