Unwrapping Christmas
Chapter One
"Advent?"
Rose turned an eye to her refrigerator where her
already overburdened calendar hung. Rank smells wafted
from the brimming trash can that her husband Joey had
forgotten to empty. "What about it?"
"It's for the bulletin. Pastor wants little bits of information
on Advent's origin, traditions, how long the season
lasts. Then it might be fun to throw in how other countries
observe the Christmas holiday." As the ace secretary
at Bethlehem Messiah Church, Kay put the merriest slant
on the request, and Rose knew by the time she hung up,
her calendar would have another starred check mark. The
beginnings of a migraine gripped her temples.
Rose eyed the overflowing sink stacked with breakfast
dishes. Her two teenagers could open a cabinet, select a
bowl and spoon, find the milk in the refrigerator, heap
sugar on frosted cereal, and eat. But somehow they were
rendered helpless on a full stomach to rinse their dishes.
Instead, they'd dump them into the sink with the glowing
assurance that mom would come along and locate the
dishwasher.
Kay's voice jerked her back to ... read full excerpt from Unwrapping Christmas ebook
