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Today we feature a great book available from Barnes & Noble – it’s a children’s book called An Elf Named Finley.
An Elf Named Finley, by Rick Junnila is an inspiring Christmas Story about a boy who has spent his entire 13 years of life as an orphan. In the early years of becoming a man, he suddenly finds himself homeless and without a job.
Travelling out of the city in search of work, he finds a job in a small town of average people who strangely enough, call themselves “elves.” He is offered a scroll of written rules for making toys. With empty hands and empty pockets he begins the often difficult task of creating something from nothing.
Finley discovers that before he can create toys he must master the use of tools such as belief, love and hope… not hammers and nails like one would expect. Filled with both apprehension and determination Finley begins his journey.
When he has finally mastered the rules for making toys, Finley comes to the realization that he has not only created a toy, he has created the life of his dreams!
Remember, being a Gabista referrer or "gabber" means being familiar with Gabista retailers' products. You might need to refer to the specific retailer’s website for more ideas before returning to Gabista to recommend or refer a product. In other words Gabista is about genuine sharing, recommending something you like/love and more. All Gabista's blog owners have the option to approve referral comments before they are published, to ensure they are relevant to the post and subsequent conversation. It’s never about spamming so please don’t try!
Today we feature a great book available from Barnes & Noble – it’s a children’s book called An Elf Named Finley.
An Elf Named Finley, by Rick Junnila is an inspiring Christmas Story about a boy who has spent his entire 13 years of life as an orphan. In the early years of becoming a man, he suddenly finds himself homeless and without a job.
Travelling out of the city in search of work, he finds a job in a small town of average people who strangely enough, call themselves “elves.” He is offered a scroll of written rules for making toys. With empty hands and empty pockets he begins the often difficult task of creating something from nothing.
Finley discovers that before he can create toys he must master the use of tools such as belief, love and hope… not hammers and nails like one would expect. Filled with both apprehension and determination Finley begins his journey.
When he has finally mastered the rules for making toys, Finley comes to the realization that he has not only created a toy, he has created the life of his dreams!
LESSONS FROM A BEAUTIFUL STORY
An Elf Named Finley teaches children far more about the poweryour child has within himself/herself, than they could ever learn from a stackof gifts.
It contains profound yet easily understandable lessons that havethe potential to improve your child’s life for years to come.
By the end of the story, your child will understand how belief,love and hope have power beyond just being words.
I invite you to discover the magic held within An Elf NamedFinley for yourself. You’ll not only enjoy reading it to your child, but youwill
THE STORY BEHIND THE BOOK, an inspiring tale
“I was homeless, with two kids and I was broke!
By Christmas 2008 I had spent the better part of the past 2years, living out of my car and sleeping in my office. Because of changes inhealth care laws I had lost my job and then I cashed in my 401K to try and savemy new home. Needless to say, I lost my home with the housing crash, had my carrepossessed and all the while I was trying to stay focused enough start a newpractice. Divorced, with two children in joint custody, I stayed at severaldifferent friends’ houses while I had my children, just trying to keep a roofover their heads.
On Christmas Eve morning 2008, I asked for guidance regarding mydaughter who was 10 and no longer believed in Santa. I asked a simple question…“What do I tell my daughter about Christmas?”
Almost instantly an entire story rushed into my head! With tearsstreaming down my cheeks I typed as fast as I could, knowing the story was fromsomething greater than me. I also knew that I had to share this story. Iprinted the story from my computer and took it with me to celebrate ChristmasEve with my ex-wife and children.
My ex-wife read it to my children and then said “Wow that was areally cool story. Where did you get it from?”
I replied, “I wrote it.”
Then with the frankness that only an ex-wife could display andwith a chuckle in her voice she said “If it wasn’t for all the typos, I would never believe you!”
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