Li'l Miss and her neighbour couldn't help wondering at times if their good fortune would continue. But as quickly as their minds wandered down this slippery path of self-doubt, they were brought back to their senses by Grandma's repeated exhortation: "Believe and all will be well." Chapter Sixteen
excerpt from Li'l Miss Red Mittens and The Ice Cream Garden
by Garry D. Kilbourn
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10 comments:
Email from Sylvia: I am stunned by the beauty inspired by your website. In my everyday life, I rush about doing a million things, almost all of which I enjoy. It is important for me to stop several times a day and open up to silence where God can reach me. Thank you for helping me to open up to the Divine residing in me. You are a channel for God's love for the world." Sep 24/10
Email from Meg:
"I've started reading Li'l Miss--I love it. I love the illustrations. It now resides with 'My First Book about God.' " Sep 22/10.
Email from Wendy--Sep 23/10:
"I was reading your books this a.m. and I love them...I read quite a bit of the "God" book and it is something I can take with me wherever I go due to it's size.
"The children's book (Li'l Miss Red Mittens)looks great and I want to sit and read it soon.
"Garry's book (a small business primer) I hope will help me as I prepare to open for business next year as a Spiritual Director."
Phone call from a dear 91 year old friend in Denver:
"Well, I just love your gentle book...I remember having a trunk like that with brass on the corners...the drawings are so dream-like...is the story real?...it is so beautiful!!"
Sep 27/10
Phone call from Delores (Sep 24/10):
Li'l Miss Red Mittens is beautiful, beautiful--physically stunning. I've read the first 2 chapters, eager to read more...The note cards that match the pictures in the book are beautiful. Illustrations are darling...love the definitions. Well done!
Email from Sylvia, Xavier's grandma (Sep 30/10):
We are looking forward to reading it (Li'l Miss Red Mittens) and being uplifted. Xavier (19 months old) thanks you too. He loves books more than any child I know!
Email from Delores (Oct 2/10):
Garry must have known about my love for ice cream when he wrote it! It's a lovely story packed with all kinds of good, wholesome messages.
Email from Sannia (Oct 12/10):
I believe I can relate to this book! I also love my grandmother (mum's mum) who passed away 12 years ago, but before leaving she gave me her spiritual bangle and it has been on me ever since :) Even though I was only 6 years old when she passed away, I still believe I have a really deep connection with her!
I really liked the way there is a glossary at the end of each chapter, and really I was smiling the whole way through the book!!
Email from Barbara (Oct 18/10):
I really enjoyed reading every page - I rationed my reading to two chapters just before I went to bed each night. I so liked all the life lessons it contained. The illustrations really depicted the story and in a very interesting way. Almost abstract - and they worked so well with the story being so detailed. Bravo, a lovely story for the young and young at heart.
Mary's email says, "...due to a situation, I only got to read L'il Miss Red Mittens on Friday evening. Needless to say, I read it at one sitting. Beautiful!!"
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