30 years ago

When we moved into our new house 30 years ago, it was 10 days before Christmas.  Our only decorations were stockings on the mantel and our tree.  Our older son Andrew was 9 months old.  The next year we had purchased a manger scene with separate pieces.  Around the 1st of Dec., we sat Mary, Joseph and the animals out on our dining room china hutch.  Jesus was not displayed until Christmas Day.  We put the 3 wise men upstairs in one of the bedrooms and as the days went by, we would move them from place to place.  When Paul was born in 1985, we continued our manger display.  Over the years, the pieces have been broken but we have glued them back together. 

When our granddaughter was born in 2011, I wrote a book titled 'The Traveling Wise Men'.  We bought 2 manger scenes and gave her one of the nativity sets and books.  When our grandson was born recently, we gave him the same book and the other manger scene. 

I have always thought it was a unique idea and I hope you do also. 

I will be self-publishing my book in a few weeks just in time for Christmas.  I hope with my idea that children will learn the biblical story of Christmas.  Please feel free to share your thoughts with me. 

My childhood dream

Hello and welcome to my blog.  My name is Bridget Summerville.  I have always wanted to be a writer and at the age of 53, I am trying to make my wish come true.  My husband Eric and I have 2 wonderful sons, Andrew and Paul.  Both are married to 2 beautiful girls, Danielle and Amber.  We are the grandparents of 2 grandchildren, Georgia and Drew. 

I recently started a company called Summerville Stories and I hope to publish my first book soon.  It is a Christmas book that I wrote for Georgia and Drew and any other grandchildren that we are blessed with.  I hope that you will check out my blog in the next few weeks as I hope to have everything up and running. 

Wish me luck!  This is exciting and I can't wait to become a 'published author'.