I Bring You Glad Tidings

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Summary: Uplifting and Inspirational
Review: I Bring You Glad Tidings is one of the best books I have read this year! The stories were truly touching and inspirational. I just purchased several copies to give as gifts.

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Summary: The perfect Christmas gift for the Angel collector!
Review: This book is not only beautiful on the cover, but the stories on the inside are fantastic. They are all true short stories that have happened around the Christmas holidays. I have purchased one for EVERY member of my family, young and old. It is a moving book, and you will be brought to tears. It will make a believer out of you. Enjoy!

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Summary: A Book to keep or give
Review: This is a beautiful book for yourself or for a gift. Even if you don't believe in angels you will be touched by the true stories in this book which come from the heart of the people who shared them.

Rosemary Ellen Guiley is a multi-published author of nonfiction books. Some of her other books are Angels of Mercy and The Miracle of Prayer. I met Guiley when interviewing her for my cable TV show Author Chat. She is a charming woman of quiet grace and beauty. She explained the way she gathers true stories for her books is to interview people who share their experiences with her. She is usually referred to these people by other authors or church groups. Another method she uses for some of her books is in-depth research. Her two books on prayer were completed after thousands of hours spent hunched over old prayer books in the Library of Congress.

I have Blessings: Prayers for the Home and Family and Wellness: Prayers for Comfort and Healing by Rosemary Guiley. These are part of my permanent collection.

All Rosemary's books are inspirational but I BRING YOU GLAD TIDINGS is special because of the diversity of people who participated in this compilation of true stories of Christmas Angels. Rosemary trusted her angelic forces to guide her to the right people to share their stories for this book.

The book opens with a brief introduction about Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. Rosemary states, "...the story of Jesus cannot be told without angels."

She reminds us that the messengers of God play an important role in all of our lives, though we often aren't aware of it. At Christmastime, especially, we are more open to belief in miracles. It truly is a time for glad tidings. It is a time when we are reminded that whatever trials we face, we have the strength to prevail.

At Christmas, our thoughts naturally turn to angels. They are on greeting cards, depicted in ornaments and other Christmas decorations. But Angels are not a figment of the imagination. They are real beings of power and majesty who have as a purpose to help mankind.

An encounter with an angel is called an angelophany and doesn't usually involve a winged creature. Angels appear as real people to us in a visual presentation, or they may be the inner voice. If you wish to be blessed with the realization of angels in your life, read this book with an open mind and heart. It could change your life for the better.

While all the experiences in the book are different they share one thing in common: transformation. Whenever we accept an angelic presence it is for our greater good.

I highly recommend this book because every story is special and uplifting. It makes a wonderful gift as well as a keeper for your own library. Imagine, over 200 pages of nothing but good news. It's something we all need in this upside down and inside out world of cares and trouble.