Sep. 23, 2009 - The Great Christmas Bowl Blog Tour and Contest!
While some people are scheming up horrifying new Halloween displays even this early, if we're going to do holidays early, I'd like to skip the skulls and go straight to Christmas.
The Great Christmas Bowl is a chuckle-worthy Christmas story from author Susan May Warren. In this tale, Marianne Wallace finds herself torn between supporting her son who has finally, finally decided to play football, and fulfilling her obligations to organize a Christmas tea (her husband volunteered her, oops!). Is this mother so dedicated that she will fill in for the school mascot? Will she actually don the Trout costume out of love for her son? Can she pull off the Christmas tea at the same time? How will she cope when things start to fall apart?
Many of us know the feeling of being over-extended at Christmas, and the feeling that a lot of it is our misplaced priorities. We can relate to Marianne Wallace as she struggles with this, and we can smile as we watch God work on her and work out the mess she's found herself mired it.
You can check out the reviews of other people at the blog tour website as well.
There is a contest with this blog tour! You'll need to follow the link to The Great Christmas Bowl: Recipe Exchange, and submit your favorite Christmas recipe. Also submit your best personal Christmas story (whether funny, or touching, or serious). Susan will post your story and recipe on the front page of The Great Christmas Bowl website, and send you a link so you can tell your friends. On December 5th at 10 am, she'll make the whole collection available for download! You may submit up to 3 stories/recipes, and for each one, you will be entered for a chance to win one of Susan May Warren's collections or series. So go find some great recipes and make your way over to The Great Christmas Bowl.
