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Every year, I get this wonderful feeling inside of me, and I am reminded of my Grandmother Doris Robinson, who began a family tradition over a century ago. She found a wonderful story and shared it with our family, and each year at Christmas and Thanksgiving, we took that story out, and shared it with each other. Over the years, all of my family have it memorized, but it is just as cherished and loved, and still enjoyed each year with our own children and grandchildren.
Two years ago, I had some promptings within me telling me that this story needed to be shared with more than our family. The message was so wonderful, that it was something that everyone needed, and could benefit from, so I decided to finally do what others in my family had thought one day that might do, and turned this wonderful story into a book. I submitted my manuscript to a publisher and 2 months later, they accepted it and sent me a contract to publish this book. I knew it would be special even beyond my vested family interest. I was so pleased that they felt the same, and now after a long time, my book is out for this Christmas.
"If you want to be happy, give something away," is the title of my book and my daughter and I decided to create a darling little video trailer to share some snippets about the story. This has been a labor of love, but one that I know you will enjoy as much as my family has enjoyed it for years. I did rewrite and have it illustrated, but the end is still the same beloved story.
Please view my book video trailer and if you like it, please write to me at
printablesbykatie@gmail.com and I can put you on the waiting list and send it to you the moment it is out. I will have my first shipment coming in only a week and a half.
I have so many followers of this blog and my others, and I decided to announce that I will be having an book signing, held the first week of December. (I will make an official announcement in a week so you can mark your calendars.) I would love to meet you and share with you my wonderful Family Christmas book, and the message of how you too can be happy. I will have refreshments, and a drawing, and I will be passing out free bookmarks to the first 200 people who stop by to say hello and learn about my new book.
Best regards,
Katie G (Kathleen Gauger)
I was asked to create a little Breakfast with Santa invitation to pass out to the non members or inactive members in our ward boundaries, to let them know they are welcome to come. Since I went to all this work, I decided to share it with those of you who need an invitation too. They are a tiny bit different and you will have to customize it, but both sides turned out pretty cute.
