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I’l like to share my Christmas blessing.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

My husband and I moved to the northwoods of WI in the early 2000\u2019s. On the first Christmas morning I witnessed something called sublimation. Not psychologically but in chemistry. Here\u2019s what I mean. <\/strong><\/h2>\n

I was standing at the kitchen window and looked out and I saw what looked like snow but special snow I\u2019d never seen before. And the sun was shining brightly–not a cloud in the clear blue sky. Where could snow come from without clouds?\u00a0 <\/span>And it was the most beautiful snow I\u2019d ever seen–like cascades of crushed diamonds–veils of them coming down in shimmering waves. I was transfixed. And when the blessing finally ended, the snowy ground glittered like a field of diamonds. I was uplifted, filled with joy. And this happened again on another Christmas morning. Twice–I was amazed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

My husband explained sublimation. Here\u2019s the dictionary definition.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chemistry.–to convert (a solid substance) by heat into a vapor, which on cooling condenses again to solid form, without apparent liquefaction.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

He explained to me that the vapor was being translated into solid form–snow–without becoming liquid first.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since it happened twice and both times on Christmas morning, i took it as a special gift from God–for all of us who witnessed it. Have you ever experienced a special blessing like this at Christmas? It doesn\u2019t have to be from nature but from another person. Please share here. I will love hearing your special blessings. And will be giving a free ebook to a few randomly chosen commenters. And here’s a Christmas special for you. Loving Winter is on sale for 99 cents till November 26th!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Happily single, Winter Woodard is looking forward to a busy, fun fall and holiday season.\u00a0 <\/span>Clay Dixon, the very successful football coach at the local high school, has rebuffed all offers of \u201chome-cooked meals,\u201d keeping the female population at bay. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then bad things begin to happen. And unexpectedly Clay Dixon stands by her through a holiday season fraught with unnerving and destructive setbacks. Welcome to Steadfast, a small town whose people and mysteries you may never forget~\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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