{"id":23552,"date":"2018-09-18T00:54:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T05:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23552"},"modified":"2018-09-18T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:04:19","slug":"the-ornament-keeper-by-eva-marie-everson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23552","title":{"rendered":"The Ornament Keeper by Eva Marie Everson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23553\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Large-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Large-150x237.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Felicia Morgan has always followed a set traditional routine when it comes to setting up the family Christmas tree but after twenty years of marriage, she and her husband have separated and she doesn&#8217;t have the heart to celebrate. When persuaded to keep up the tradition for her younger children&#8217;s sake, Felicia reluctantly agrees and one painful ornament after another, she slowly adds them to the tree as the memories attached to each one overtake her.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Ornament Keeper<\/strong><\/em> is a beautifully written story that is both sentimental and poignant yet filled with meaning for each of its readers. I loved how the author used the memories behind each ornament to take Felicia through the events from each year to give her a true context of her marriage and helped her understand her own role in why it fell apart.<\/p>\n<p>This is a lovely, lovely book with a clear message of forgiveness and reconciliation, the true meaning of the season. I enjoyed it so much and hope others will read it also. Perfect for a cozy evening by the fire after a long day of shopping or baking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10857\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>I voluntarily reviewed a digital copy of this book provided by JustRead Publicity Tours. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Blog-Tour.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Blog-Tour.jpeg 602w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Blog-Tour-150x56.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Blog-Tour-600x222.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the blog tour &amp; giveaway for<em> The Ornament Keeper<\/em> by Eva Marie Everson, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/justreadtours.com\/2018\/09\/10\/welcome-to-the-blog-tour-and-giveaway-for-an-unpresentable-glory-by-eleanor-gustafson\">JustRead Publicity Tours<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Ornament Keeper<br \/>\n<strong>Author: <\/strong>Eva Marie Everson<br \/>\n<strong>Publisher:<\/strong> New Hope Publishers<br \/>\n<strong>Release Date: <\/strong>September 24, 2018<br \/>\n<strong>Genre: <\/strong>Contemporary Fiction, Holiday<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23555\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-95x150.jpeg 95w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Ornament-Keeper-150x237.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Award-winning author Eva Marie Everson wraps up a Christmas story of hope, love, and forgiveness just in time for the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The Ornament Keeper, a contemporary Christmas novella, features Felicia and Jackson Morgan who are spending their first Christmas apart after twenty years of marriage. But a lifetime of gifted ornaments helps Felicia piece together the story of their marriage and the one mistake of unforgiveness she made before they said, \u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Can these memory-filled ornaments reunite this family before Christmas? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PURCHASE:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/38643012-the-ornament-keeper\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OeX1BJ\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-ornament-keeper-eva-marie-everson\/1128975616?ean=9781563090899&amp;st=AFF&amp;2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&amp;sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc\">B&amp;N<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/the-ornament-keeper-a-novella\/eva-everson\/9781563090899\/pd\/090899?product_redirect=1&amp;Ntt=1563090899&amp;item_code=&amp;Ntk=isbn&amp;event=ESRCN\">CBD<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/The-Ornament-Keeper-Eva-Marie-Everson\/9781563090899\">Book Depository<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eva-marie-everson.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eva-marie-everson.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/eva-marie-everson-150x141.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Eva Marie Everson<\/strong> is a multiple-award winning author and speaker who hails from the picturesque Southern town of Sylvania, Georgia. She is president of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Word-Weavers.com\">Word Weavers International<\/a>, director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.FloridaCWC.net\">Florida Christian Writers Conference,<\/a> Managing Editor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fireflysouthernfiction.com\/\">Firefly Southern Fiction<\/a>, and enjoys coaching new authors through her company, Pen in Hand. She is an avid photographer who enjoys turning her photos into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evamarieeversonauthor.com\/#!from-me-to-you\/c1486\">inspiring memes <\/a>for you to share (with proper attribution). Eva Marie and her husband make their home in Central Florida. They are the parents of three fabulous children who have blessed them with the world&#8217;s greatest grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evamarieeversonauthor.com\/\">website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CedarKeyNovels\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvaMarieEverson\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/evamarieeverson\/\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/evamarieeverson\/\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23557\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ornament-keeper-giveaway.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ornament-keeper-giveaway.png 400w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ornament-keeper-giveaway-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>TOUR GIVEAWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) winner will receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a print copy of <em>The Ornament Keeper<\/em>, and<\/li>\n<li>an ornament handpicked by the author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below. <\/strong>Giveaway will begin at midnight September 17, 2018 and last through 11:59pm September 24, 2018. <strong>US only.<\/strong> Winners will be notified within a week of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.<\/p>\n<p>Giveaway is subject to the policies found <a href=\"https:\/\/justreadtours.com\/disclosures-giveaway-policies\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_mb57xev2\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/2b09c62e336\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"2b09c62e336\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/2b09c62e336\/\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/divider2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Follow along at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/justreadtours.com\/2018\/09\/17\/welcome-to-the-blog-tour-giveaway-for-the-ornament-keeper-by-eva-marie-everson\"><strong>JustReadTours<\/strong><\/a><strong> for a full schedule of stops!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23171\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Just-Read-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Just-Read-1.png 225w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Just-Read-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; MY REVIEW: Felicia Morgan has always followed a set traditional routine when it comes to setting up the family Christmas tree but after twenty years of marriage, she and her husband have separated and she doesn&#8217;t have the heart to celebrate. 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