Can you believe Christmas is almost upon us? Didn’t we just put it away? I love this time of year, and when you come to my house, you can tell. I have decorations in almost every room. Yes, it takes lots of time to decorate, but it’s so pretty when it’s finished!
Is it just me, or does Christmas seem to come earlier every year? People start putting decorations up even before Halloween is over. Don’t get me wrong, I love decorating, but the season comes and goes too quickly. I want to savor every moment. Isn’t Christmas the most wonderful time of the year? What’s not to love? Watching Christmas movies, colorful lights flickering under a fresh blanket of snow, spending time with family and friends, etc.
Some would disagree—for one reason or another.
In Explosive Christmas Showdown, Olive Wells is thrust into the season by having to save everyone she loves from the dangerous Jingle Bell Bomber. Everywhere she goes, she’s reminded of the season—one she’d rather sleep through after a tragic event stole her joy years ago on Christmas day. The circumstance also dimmed her light of celebrating Christ’s birth and put doubts in her mind about His sovereignty. She doesn’t feel God is in control any longer.
However, by the end of the story, Olive’s spirit of Christmas is restored, and she’s decorating a tree with those she loves. She’s thankful for her amazing family, but most of all—her renewed trust in Jesus.
It doesn’t matter when we put up our decorations as long as we remember why we celebrate. Like Olive, let’s not forget why we give our houses the “Festive Touch.” Jesus is the reason for the season!
Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year!
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luke 2:10 (KJV)
Merry Christmas, everyone! Have a precious time with your family and friends.
A bomber brings terror to Christmas as the presents go tick…tick…boom.
With criminal investigative analyst Olive Wells at the center of a bomber’s dangerous game, she’ll do anything to catch the culprit—even work with her ex-fiancé and his K-9 detector dog. But with the Christmas rampage drawing ever closer, Zac Turner’s convinced the attacks are personal. Can they piece together their ties to the bomber…before another gift explodes?
Darlene L. Turner is an award-winning and best-selling author and lives with her husband, Jeff in Ontario, Canada. Her love of suspense began when she read her first Nancy Drew book. She’s turned that passion into her writing and believes readers will be captured by her plots, inspired by her strong characters, and moved by her inspirational message. You can connect with Darlene through her website, where there’s suspense beyond borders. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, BookBub, Goodreads, and Amazon.