Trish Berg

A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts: Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tips to Simplify Your Holiday Trish Berg

Publisher Marketing: Is your December cluttered? Does Christmas leave you fretting instead of singing quot; Joy to the Worldquot;? In A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts, discover how to bring harmony to this busy month. Tips for family traditions, connecting generations, children, gift giving, how to grow myrrh and much more. Try the scrumptious quot; Cookie Canisterquot; recipes. Read about families who experienced Christmas firsts. This is a book to help you un-complicate Christmas, rediscover the real source of joy and usher in the celebration of faith, family and a Savior. This book is written by six well-known authors: Cathy Messecar, Trish Berg, Terra Hangen, Brenda Nixon, Karen Robbins and Leslie Wilson. Trish Berg is a national speaker and author of Rattled and The Great American Supper Swap. She has been a featured speaker for MOPS International and Hearts at Home and interviewed on ABC, Focus on the Family and Midday Connection. Trish lives in Ohio with her husband, Mike and their four children. www. TrishBerg.com. Terra Hangens articles appear in dozens of magazines on subjects including Bible gardening, penguins, flowers and herbs, bicycle soldiers and prayer. A contributing author to Rainy Day Book and the garden columnist for www.positivelyfeminine.org, she and her husband live in coastal California, where she enjoys gardening while her cats nap in the sun. http: terragarden.blogspot.com Cathy Messecar is a newspaper columnist, author of The Stained Glass Pickup and speaker. She lives on Leaning Tree Acres Farm with her husband, David, in Montgomery, Texas. www. CathyMessecar.com http: stainedglasspickup.blogspot.com Brenda Nixon, M. A.as the former parenting expert for Kansas City's Fox4 Noon News, she speaks to issues affecting today's families, helping parents and professionals understand child development and parenting issues. She is the author of The Birth to Five Book: Confident Childrearing Right from the Start RevellSpring '09, a speaker, media personality and educator and offers free discipline tips at www. BrendaNixon.com. Karen Robbins, freelance writer and speaker, is also a world traveler, SCUBA diver, Mother of five and the grandmother of six. She writes regularly for Positively Feminine.org and Lake Erie Living Magazine and has contributed to several compilation books. Karen lives with her husband, Bob, in Independence, Ohio. www. KarenRobbins.com Leslie Wilson pens a weekly humor column, Reality Motherhood and makes thousands laugh each year through Hearts at Home, MOPS and Early Childhood PTAs. Shes a contributing author to the Groovy Chicks Road Trip series, Chicken Soup for the Mother of Preschoolers Soul and dozens of parenting magazines. Visit www. RealityMotherhood.co Contributor Bio:  Berg, Trish Trish Berg has published over a hundred articles in numerous regional and national publications, and has been a feature writer for MOPS International. She is the author of "The Great American Supper Swap" and a contributing author to "Mom, You Make a Difference, "edited by Elisa Morgan. A part-time college instructor and full-time wife and mother, Berg earned her MBA in marketing from John Carroll University. She lives with her husband, Michael, and their four rambunctious kids on their family farm in Ohio. Contributor Bio:  Robbins, Karen KAREN ROBBINS is a freelance writer, author, and speaker. She and her husband are travel addicts and stop by home on occasion to repack the suitcases. Her stories are often inspired by adventures in many different parts of the world. Along the writing adventure, Karen has published Divide The Child, Murder Among The Orchids, Death Among The Deckchairs, and In A Pickle. She has also coauthored A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts and A Scrapbook of Motherhood Firsts. She has also contributed to several Chicken Soup For The Soul books. Travel articles, essays on grandparenting, and some of her short stories can be found in various magazines both online and in print. While the world is fun to explore, Karen most likes to spend time with her eight grandchildren. They offer the greatest adventures of all. Contributor Bio:  Wilson, Leslie Leslie Wilson is a writer and the editor for Review Americana: A Creative Writing Journal and Press Americana. She hold a Ph. D. in American Literature and Film Studies from Claremont Graduate University, and directs the MFA Program at Pepperdine University where she teaches all genres of creative writing. Contributor Bio:  Messecar, Cathy Author of the Stained Glass Pickup.