{"product_id":"choices-kathryn-carole-ellison-9781944194925","title":"Choices: Poems of Life and Love","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe poems in this book were written over many years as gifts to my children. I began writing them in the 1970s, when they were reaching the age of reason. As I found myself in the position of becoming a single parent, I wanted to do something special to share with them -- something that would become a tradition, a ritual they could count on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so the Advent Poems began -- one day, decades ago -- with a poem 'gifted' to them each day during the Advent period leading up to Christmas, December 1 to December 24. Nearly fifty yers later, my kids still look forward each year to the \"gifted\" poems that continue a family tradition, and that new generations have come to cherish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is my sincere hope that you will embrace and enjoy them and share them with those you love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e was among the early poems I wrote, and is included in each of the \u003ci\u003ePoems of Life and Love\u003c\/i\u003e books in \u003ci\u003eThe Ellison\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCollection\u003c\/i\u003e: (alphabetically) Awakenings, Beginnings, Celebrations, Choices, Conversations, Gratitude, Happiness, Heartstrings, Horizons, Inspirations, Milestones, Mindfulness, Moments, Possibilities, Reflections, Sanctuary, Sojourns, and Tapestry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter writing many hundreds of poems, \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e is still my favorite. In the process of writing it, the words seemed to spring from my heart, and soul... and flowed so effortlessly that it was written in a single sitting. All I needed to do was capture the words on paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Light,\" to me represents all that is good and pure and right with the world, and I believed then -- as I do today -- that those elements live in my children, and in all of us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe need only to dare...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Carole Ellison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944194924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944194925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lady Bug Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Kathryn Carole Ellison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302038466815,"sku":"9781944194925","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4a04c43-d95d-4754-ba7a-eea4df19410e.jpg?v=1695159166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/choices-kathryn-carole-ellison-9781944194925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}