Angels at the Table: A Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy Christmas Story by Debbie MacomberMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are back for another eventful season! And they have a new member of the clan, an apprentice, Will. From Psalm 23:6, " Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." So there you have it! A new angel in training.
All of our angels mean the best in their actions, but sometimes they don't understand that God gave us humans free will. In addition we are stubborn. So on New Year's Eve when our 3 angels show Will a bit of Earth and he sees two humans that are standing alone and need someone, and "helps" them things are off course. Will has messed up what was already planned. How will our fiercesome foursome fix it? Will Gabriel clip their wings after all the shenanigans they pull?
Lucie and Aren kiss each other on New Year's Eve after "bumping" (with help from Will) into each other. They hit it off and spend 4 hours talking in a local diner. They plan to meet in 7 days to see if they really like each other. But Lucie is unable to make it, her mom had fallen and broke her arm.
They were really supposed to meet when Aren visits Lucie's restaurant and writes a review -- but unknowingly he ends up getting the worst dish yet and writing a review that wasn't too kind. However it isn't under his name but a pen name, Eaton Well. Lucie can't believe the review, Eaton Well is the meanest person she thinks and she would love to tell him, possibly ruining her restaurant like that!
You will find a cute, cozy love story in this gem. However, what struck me is when Will says aren't they supposed to help the ones that are in pain and are suffering. Their answer is they are Prayer Ambassadors and someone has to pray for her. And when he asks well can she? And the answer was that some of us are prayer warriors and others only basically call on God in times of need. How can we really expect God to answer a pray only when we need Him? If someone who only talked to you when they needed something, are we likely to keep wanting to help? Although our Father is not that cruel, sometimes it is out of His hands.
Beautiful CHRISTmas story! Grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa, light a fire and cozy up! You will enjoy the few hours spent reading this delight!
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Sounds like what I've come to expect from Debbie Macomber - a thoughtful and heartwarming Christmas story. Thanks for telling us about it!
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