One of my favorite Christmas stories for children is Mrs. Goose’s Wild Christmas. I think it’s out of print now. It was in an older Childcraft book years ago. Matt says I insisted on reading it to him when he was small although he didn’t particularly like it. It’s about two geese, a wild goose and a tame one, who were cousins. Their “mothers were sister geese” (one of my favorite phrases in the story). Mrs. Wild Goose had a wandering heart and couldn’t adapt to tame life so Mrs. Tame Goose tried to live the life of her wild cousin. Since her heart was content to stay at home, this did not work. They were different but remained friends. I guess there was a lesson in there somewhere, maybe more than one.
Last night, I went with my family to see the lights on Fayetteville Square. They were brilliant. Thousands of lights boggled my mind and my eyes. I had the unreal feeling of a changed perception of height and depth. Hundreds of people milled about. Children rode the camel, people took carriage rides. Cotton candy and fried oreos abounded. Of all the visitors to the Square, do you know how many I recognized? None. Strangers jostled and bumped into each other, snapped pictures and ate, each person intent on his own perception of the night. 
The lights dazzled my camera too and it refused to take adequate pictures. This one, snapped at a distance, was the best one.
Getting back to Mrs. Goose’s Wild Christmas, I believe children learn life lessons from good stories and so do adults. You might enjoy The Christmas Story and The Christmas Wish . I have a personal fondness for The Berenstain Bears.
There is a plethora of Christmas cozy mysteries, including Moonlight Can Be Murder. Although it is not strictly about Christmas, it does take place in December and ends on Christmas Eve.
Blessings with you on this Lord’s Day. May all the Christmas lights remind you of the true Light from Heaven which shines, not only at Christmas but throughout the year.
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