The Christmas Time Travelers 1

The Christmas Time Travelers by L. M. Haynes is a very original and fascinating Christmasstory - one which is definitely a unique twist on the First Christmas for kids growing up,especially if they are dog lovers!In this tale, an inventor builds a time machine in which he decides to do a test on ChristmasEve. So, once he readies the machine and sets the automatic return timer for eight hours,he gets distracted by Christmas Carolers at his front door. Before he realizes it, his threedogs have run into the time machine and the gadget's door closed behind them - then,poof...the machine disappears. Realizing what has happened, the professor is saddenedto have lost his three loved dogs, and his time machine.The next part of the book tells the story from the time-traveling dog's perspective, as theycome across the Nativity scene of Jesus Christ being born. The dogs witness, first hand, themiracle of that evening. After a few hours, the trio of K-9s find a comfortable spot in thebarn, and nestle down in some hay and drift off to sleep. Lily, one of the dogs, gets a littlerestless and decides to explore the barn while the others sleep.Lily brushes up against the blue blanket used to wrap the baby Jesus in his crib, and a pieceof the blanket gets caught in Lily's collar. The professor realizes the timer was set for eighthours, and as that time is approaching, he sits in a chair to await the return of his timemachine. Sure enough, at the right moment, the time machine reappears and the dogs arewithin; healthy, happy, and glad to return to their home. Only this time, there is a piece ofthe blue blanket still attached to Lily's collar as physical evidence of the dogs' journey tothe First Christmas, and back.The illustrations by the author bring together the story with a visual theme making it anideal bedtime story to be read to youngsters, especially during the holidays. Having thephysical evidence of the blanket reinforces the faith of the professor, yet as the moral ofthe story says each of us needs to find our own evidence of our faith.The book ends with a quote from John 20:29 - Then Jesus told him, Because you have seenme, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.As the piece of the blue blanket was the proof for faith to the professor, all readers willneed to find their own evidence to their faith, as The Christmas Time Travelers brings to all'sawareness.