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The Gift By Lila Ellexson Senter
Book by Lila Ellexson Senter Reminds Readers (and Revellers) What Christmas Is All About

Through various “word gifts”, the author instills in readers the authentic definition of the occasion: a threefold gift of love, family, and faith.

The Gift (Xulon Press, 2015) by Lila Ellexson Senter offers readers a rare opportunity to appreciate Christmas through certain forms of literature and visual arts. The book makes a wonderful and meaningful gift to anyone who would bother to flip the pages and digest its contents: the book is something to be held by the hands, but the messages are meant to be kept and cherished in the heart.

The “word gifts” in The Gift comprise of verses from the Holy Scripture, quotes and quotations by famous personalities
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