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Book Review of All Jingled Out

All Jingled Out
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Authors Christine Lynxwiler and Pamela Dowd deliver two witty, contemporary tales of motherhood and the trappings of "the perfect holiday." Penny Lassiters comfortable Christmas traditions are upset by her husbands off-the-wall plan to reconnect with his family through a cross-country RV trip. Will Christmas on the road lead to peace and goodwillor mere holiday mayhem?

This story is for you if you overdo at Christmas.Maggie a funny, loving Christian woman decides that she wants to enjoy the holidays, not make them a burden so she decides to change her approach to the holidays and it really works. Yes, Maggie the way to go!

She confronts her own people-pleasing tendencies as she tries and fails and tries again to simplify her Christmas preparations. Can these two mothers survive the season without the pomp and circumstance? Isn't being a mother hard enough with out trying to please husbands and Family members?