“From the moment you were born,” a wise woman once told me, “and from the moment he was born . . . God began to move you toward each other.” Those words of wisdom came from Joan Zimmerman whose true story I told in my book Five Brides. Thus is the story also found in […]
Christmas Movie Review: Last Christmas (2019)
I saw the ad for Last Christmas several times as I opened up Netflix and, given what I saw, decided it would be my next review. I knew it wasn’t going to be a typical Hallmark-type Christmas movie, but I thought it was good to stretch a little in my holiday viewing. After all, not […]
Christmas Movie Review: Hot Chocolate Holiday
Hot chocolate. A bakery. A cafe. A budding romance. A Christmas market. Holiday decor. Holiday fashion. Globs of snow . . . I mean, seriously. Everything . . . EVERYTHING. . . about Christmas is in Hot Chocolate Holiday. The acting is somewhat stilted, but I couldn’t stop watching it, nonetheless. So, here’s the story: […]
Christmas Movie Review: Our Little Secret (2024)
At first glance, this doesn’t appear to be a Christmas movie (much like Die Hard), but it is. Because . . . well, it’s Christmas. And B, it’s Christmas. So, here’s the story: Logan (Ian Harding) and Avery (Lindsey Lohan) were childhood sweethearts. In fact, ten years ago, Logan proposed to Avery before she left […]
Christmas Movie Review: The Spirit of Christmas (2015)
Full confession: I love this movie. I have watched it every year since Lifetime released it. The Spirit of Christmas tells the story of a quite handsome man named Daniel (Thomas Beaudoin) who was killed a century ago. Now attorney Kate (Jen Lilley), is assigned the job of selling Daniel’s estate, which has become Hollygrove […]
Christmas Movie Review: A Paris Christmas Waltz (2023)
Allow me to tell you a story . . . two years ago, during the holidays, I took the trip of a lifetime to Ireland, Northern Ireland, and England (specifically London). My goal was to hit every Christmas market I could find alongside my friend Clare and (sometimes) her now husband, Chris. Magical doesn’t begin […]
Christmas Movie Review: The Christmas Contract (2018)
A Christmas movie set in the bayou . . . proof that even in warmer weather one can experience a sparkly and wonderful holiday. In The Christmas Contract, we have the quintessential “I need a date for Christmas so my family doesn’t think I’m a failure” scenerio. But that’s where the “oh, yeah, that” ends. […]
Christmas Movie Review: The Noel Diary (2022)
What is Christmas without 1) a Richard Paul Evans novel, and 2) a Richard Paul Evans movie. Throw in Justin Hartley, some snow, a dog named Ava (close!), the lovely Bonnie Bedelia, the beautiful Barrett Doss, and a search for truth . . . and you have a great film. I had seen this movie […]