85. Christmas in July!

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">This is TWENTY of our favorite Christmas stories! Buckle up, here come a smorgasbord of our very favorite Christmas reads!</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Last December we'd created a special bonus podcast episode that folks were able to download as a standalone paid episode. This summer, we thought it would be fun to finally release this nearly two hour binge listen to our whole audience.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><strong>Lisa-Jo and Christie share their Top 10 Christmas reads that include novels, cook books, mysteries, picture books for the kids, faith reads, fiction, and poetry.</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">What better time than the heat of summer to curl up with a book that reminds us of cold, crisp winters and the promise of new beginnings?</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This is a deep dive into our favorite Christmas-themed books in an episode that includes read-alouds from our favorite passages and the reasons why we think these books will be good company in this season!</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Here's your list of all 20 books featured in this bonus episode for you to take to the library this season!</span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s3"><a href= "http://outoftheordinarypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Top-10-Christmas-Reads.pdf"> <strong>Click here to download</strong></a></span><span class= "s4"><strong> the full book list. </strong></span></p> <p class="p6"><span class="s2"><strong>Lisa-Jo's Top Ten</strong></span></p> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li7"><span class="s5"><a href= "https://amzn.to/2pFg7di"><span class="s6">The Jesus I Never Knew</span></a></span><span class="s4"> by Philip Yancey</span></li> <li class="li8"><span class="s7"><a href= "https://amzn.to/2KFd2Bo"><span class="s6">Dear Mr. Knightley</span></a></span><span class="s8"> by Katherine Read </span></li> <li class="li8"><span class="s7"><a href= "https://amzn.to/2O2k2tU"><span class="s6">A Fatal Grace</span></a></span><s