Friday, November 29, 2024

Read the book "The Christmas Dog" by Melody Carlson

In September, I picked up the book "The Christmas Dog" by Melody Carlson and decided I would read it and share it before the holidays. It was a good book that makes you think about your beliefs vs. your behaviors, and how a little dog can change your world for the better. Today's blog is my take on the book and a summary of it.

MY TAKE- It's about a senior citizen who assumes the worst in her neighbor, a stray dog, her granddaughter and others, and is proven wrong by all of them. The woman keeps talking about being a Christian and trying to think the best of people while doing the opposite throughout almost the entire book. Fortunately, she gets several wake up calls! I confess while reading it, I wanted shout at the woman and tell her to stop being so selfish and suspicious. Fortunately, a little dog helped turn her world around. It's a good story that will keep you reading, and make you think about practicing what you think you believe in.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Betty Kowalski isn't looking forward to the holidays. She just can't seem to find Christmas in her heart. There's church, of course. But who can she bake for these days? And who would care whether or not she pulled out the Christmas decorations? Her new neighbor just adds to the problem. He's doing home improvements that don't appear to be improving much of anything. These days when Betty looks out the window, she sees a beat-up truck, a pile of junk, lots of blue tarps, and--horror of horrors--an old pink toilet. But when a mangy dog appears at her doorstep, the stage is set for Betty to learn a very important lesson about what Christmas is all about. This contemporary Christmas story is a timely yet gentle reminder that God can work miracles through something as seemingly insignificant as a little brown dog.

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