{"product_id":"the-first-christmas-carol-9798218092689","title":"The First Christmas Carol","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is the night before the first Christmas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are in a bustling city, with people hurrying through the crowded streets. There is an air of urgency here, a feeling of being pushed forward. So let's keep moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou know about the hotel situation, no room at the inn and all that, so let's head straight to the infamous stable. You know the one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom that stable, where a very pregnant woman and her man are currently waiting out the night, comes a blood curdling scream. The sobs that follow are drowned out by a sort of cruel braying from one of the animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt goes on like this for hours. Screaming, talking, adjusting, crying and waiting. Animals watch uninterested, their rectangle pupils staring through it all. The two, that are soon to see their third, are completely alone; away from their home and family in a shack that smells of animal waste and feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is how my God came for me. This is how he came for you too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the night before the first Christmas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Schaefer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218092689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Tl Schaefer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496237306037,"sku":"9798218092689","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_66678b03-f558-4646-8772-428fe5f7540a.jpg?v=1667922349","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-first-christmas-carol-9798218092689","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}