CHESAPEAKE FAMILY MAGAZINE
December 2001

NEW & NOTEABLE

Sharing a Family Christmas Story 

During holiday gatherings with relatives, family stories are often told and retold.  A Gambrills writer decided to capture a special story told to him by his 89-year-old grandmother Anna while sharing Christmas cookies and a cup of coffee.  In “The Golden Ring,” John Snyder relates a spiritual story that dates back to December 1918 when 9 –year-old Anna and her father have similar dreams involving Jesus and Anna’s golden ring.

Snyder self-published the story last year soon after his grandmother’s death.  This year, Warner Books is publishing this special Christmas story in hardcover for $15.95.