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Miracle on 31st Street: Christmas Cheer Every Day of the Year--Grinch to Gratitude in 26 Days! Kindle Edition

by Susan Sparks (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 120 ratings
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Bestseller and winner of the Writer's Digest Award, Miracle on 31st Street is a collection of holiday meditations that will lift your spirits any time of the year!

Stress, unforeseen crises, commitments, aging parents, kids, money worries . . . none of it goes away. But if you manage it right, you can recreate the joy of Christmas every day of the year no matter what the circumstances.

Through the tools taught in this book (and the FREE accompanying journal workbook and online Advent calendar), you will be able to:

-Reduce stress and develop consistent self-care;

-Claim and prioritize time for yourself;

-Reframe your perspective;

-Discover tools for dealing with negativity, difficult people, and corrosive emotions;

-Restore your sense of purpose;

-Renew your ability to see miracles in everyday life.

Just a few minutes a day and you can go from Grinch to gratitude - any time of the year! But don't wait around . . . years of stress and silent resentment can lock in like the weight of the Grinch's sled.

Remember happiness is not a once a year event. Join the Miracle on 31st Street Community and reclaim your joy today!


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

"A preacher with a motorcycle, cowboy boots, a wicked sense of humor, and a heart that warms you like a huge Southern-style breakfast. That's my pastor!" -Tamron Hall, Broadcast journalist and television host

A trial lawyer turned standup comedian, and Baptist preacher, Susan Sparks is America's only female comedian with a pulpit. Susan is the senior pastor of the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City (and the first woman pastor in the church's 170-year history). A TEDx speaker and nationally syndicated columnist, Susan is also a professional comedian touring with a standup Rabbi and a Muslim comic in the Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour. Her work with humor and healing has been featured by O (The Oprah) Magazine, the New York Times, CBS, and the History Channel.



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Susan Sparks has written the best book for our times. She gives us hope, humor and happiness in one neat bundle! It is a joy to read. --Catherine A. Allen, Founder and Chairman, the Santa Fe Group, Co-Author, The Artist Way at Work, Reboot Your Life and The Retirement Boom

For most people, Christmas is a noun. It's a December holiday. Sacred for some, commercial for others. For Rev. Susan Sparks, Christmas is also a verb. It is something we do - for self and others -every day of the year. Her thought provoking and uniquely persuasive analysis is a must read for all who need this message of hope and healing. --Katie E. Cherry, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Louisiana State Univeristy, Author, The Other Side of Suffering: Finding a Path to Peace after Tragedy

Thank you, Reverend Sparks, for reminding us that hope, peace, love, and joy are within us and all around us, even during the most difficult times. Miracle on 31st Street is a precious gift, any day of the year. --Jennifer Haupt, Journalist Psychology Today, "One True Thing" blog

Miracle on 31st Street hits you between the eyes with it's practical real-world ephiphanies. Susan Sparks is like a pied piper of hope always reminding us that even in the hardest of times we can still choose joy. --Paul Lambert, Executive Producer of Television, Film and Stage Musicals, including The First Wives Club

Sure life is hard, but it's also a gift. Through her funny, yet inspirational words, Susan Sparks shares how joy and gratitude can be a constant in our lives no matter what the circumstances. Crack open the cover of Miracle on 31st Street and reclaim a sense of peace, wonder, awe, and joy--holiday cheer--every day of the year! --Saranne Rothberg, Health and Happiness Expert, Stage IV Cancer Survivor, Speaker and Founder, ComedyCures Foundation

Full of uplifting and inspiring stories, Miracle on 31st Street is a total joy. Reverend Susan Sparks once again delights us with her wisdom, warnth and wit. She's masterful. I love reading how to find miracles in my daily life. Thanks, Susan, for leading us down a challenging path and shining a dazzling light. --Teri Scheinzeit, Award-winning Business Coach and Author of Success WIthout Stress

Lord knows, these days we need all the hope, peace, joy and love we can get--and not just at Christmas. In this powerful book of meditations, Susan Sparks offers profound insights, heart-felt inspiration, and a whole lot of humor so that we can experience the miracles of Christmas whenever we need them, and that means all year long. This book is the best present you could give anyone on your life--especially yourself! --The Rev. Peter M. Wallace, producer and host of "Day 1" radio/podcast ministry and author of The Passionate Jesus and other books

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As a trial lawyer turned standup comedian and Baptist minister, Susan Sparks is America’s only female comedian with a pulpit. A North Carolina native, Susan received her B.A. at the University of North Carolina where she was President of her Class and a law degree from Wake Forest University.

After ten years as a lawyer moonlighting as a standup, she left her practice and spent two years on a solo trip around the world, including working with Mother Teresa’s mission in Calcutta, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, and driving the Alaska Highway.

Upon returning home, she entered Union Theological Seminary in New York City where she earned a Master of Divinity and wrote an honors thesis on humor and religion. In May 2007, Susan was installed as Madison Avenue Baptist Church’s 15th Senior Minister and the first woman in its 170-year history. She continues in that pulpit to this day.

Susan is also a professional comedian touring nationally with a Rabbi and a Muslim Comic in the Laugh in Peace Tour. Her work with humor, healing, and spirituality has been featured in O (The Oprah) Magazine, the New York Times, and on such networks as ABC, CNN, and CBS.

A nationally known preacher and speaker, Susan is the best-selling author of five books and the writer of an award-winning nationally syndicated column with the USA Today Network distributed to over 600 papers reaching 21 million people in 36 states.

In 2018, Susan was presented with the 20th John L. Haber Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts given by the University of North Carolina. She also received the Intersections International Award for her interfaith work to promote justice and reconciliation among diverse communities.

Most importantly, Susan and her husband Toby love to fly-fish, ride their Harleys, eat good BBQ, and root for UNC Tar Heel Basketball and the Green Bay Packers.

For more information, including Susan's schedule, videos, and columns, check out SusanSparks.com.

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Susan W. Kraber
5.0 out of 5 stars "Lord, give me patience - and make it snappy!"
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2020
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I needed to hear that today! In the middle of a pandemic, feeling crummy from a pulled muscle, I was pretty glum. The last thing I needed was for a Christmas person to recommend this book to me - the least Christmas person I know. I'm so happy I listened to her!

Sparks gives us small, attainable ways to make a big difference in our days as well as someone else's. With color and humor, the author tells us how to make every day Christmas (without the annoying carols, thank you!). She also addressed something that I'm sure is going to make my entry into the pearly gates more challenging: patience. With a quote from Joyce Meyer, Sparks points out that it's not just being patient that's important, it's how we do it.

This book lifted my spirits when I needed it most. I'm grateful to my friend and to the author. It's a must read, especially for today's world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing much-needed Christmas cheer any day of the year!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020
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Susan brilliantly brings the hope, peace, joy and love of the Advent Season to our lives any time of the year. Too often, the warmth and joy of Christmas gets packed away with the decorations when Epiphany comes. Miracle on 31st Street is a wonderful reminder that the true meaning of Christmas can be a part of lives every day of the year - and that's something our world desperately needs to experience. Whether you need a dose of Christmas cheer to get you through the rest of the year or to get you through the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season, this book is for you!
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Carole Beller
4.0 out of 5 stars This is a joyful read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020
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If you are faith challenged, this book is for you. If you have tons of faith, this book is warm and endearing and will lift you higher.
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Amy P Perko
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Book for All Ages - great lessons for parenting as well!
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021
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Thank you Susan Sparks for this wonderful book. So many life lessons shared in a humorous and thoughtful way! Too many great quotes to mention --especially loved the lessons with Lord, Give me Patience...but make it snappy!! The lessons are great for anyone at any age but found some of these particularly useful for parenting! Also loved the journal and questions that were available for download and the surprise highlights on the daily online calendar! Great book!
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North Carolina girl
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2020
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Please read this book! It will make you laugh at times and it will make you cry at other times. And it will make you think about how you are living your life and it will make you realize that you probably need to make some changes. I read this book in the early hours of 3 mornings and laughed out loud and cried out loud all by myself! Wonderful book!!
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Amanda L
5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh, think deeply, and change your outlook on life!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2020
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This book is a real gem, and I highly recommend it, whether you’re looking for a pandemic pick-me-up, a means of deepening your faith during Advent, or a way to become more aware of the miracles all around you any time of year. Susan Sparks deftly combines humor, theology, self-help, and pathways to joy in each section, leading us from “ha ha” to “ah ha” moments with warmth and grace. Read it quickly to have your spirits lifted. Then read it again to change your life.
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Mary Ellen Hawk
3.0 out of 5 stars missing items
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2020
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I ordered this as a physical book, and not on my kindle so I could also receive the journal and advent calendar. Well my book came yesterday, but NO journal or calendar. Did anyone else have this issue!
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SHARON
5.0 out of 5 stars Best ever!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
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This is best devotional series I have ever read. I highly recommend this not just for Advent but for all year. It truly reminds you of what is important in life and helps you find the Joy in every day.
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Nicole Normand
3.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea
Reviewed in Canada on June 23, 2020
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-Not really what I was expecting
-She's a South Baptist female reverend who thinks Mary was the first Catholic... And it went downhill from there.
-Not for everyone's cup of tea; it didn't keep my interest enough for me to take notes.
-Something to think about: "Our human bodies are made of remnants of stars and massive explosions in the galaxies. Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, and sulfur—most of the materials that we’re made of—come out of the star dust kicked off by those explosions and scattered across the universe."
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Marijke
5.0 out of 5 stars Susan Sparks writes much better headlines than this humble reviewer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2020
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I dip in and out of Susan Sparks' work ever since I encountered her completely by accident. That I love reading her books and tune into her online sermons occasionally is maybe remarkable since I think of myself as an atheist. But with this book, she has done something beautiful again: She takes the ordinary challenges of everyday life, depicts them with a great sense of humour (I laughed out loud!) and then loops them back to scripture in a way that makes me appreciate what a beautiful and wise book the bible is. What I like most about Susan's view of the world is that she leaves it up to me, the reader, where I want to locate the God that is mentioned--if the image of the heavenly father does not quite work for me, it can be in nature, kindness, wonder, experience. This is a far cry from someone preaching from the pulpit to follow the directions given by an old man in the clouds. This is a tour de force of modern spirituality, ancient teachings and a huge dose of humanity.
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Wallbanger
5.0 out of 5 stars Deep thoughts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2021
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Susan does a great job in making deep thoughts easy. A good read which challenged me and also made me appreciate the joy I have.
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