The inspiration for My Santa

It was Christmas Eve 2008 when My Santa flooded my soul with this story.  As the words welled up I frantically poured them out onto the only paper I could find, offering envelopes in the pew backs.  I looked a little distracted at candle light service that evening.

Why is it just now being released?  If My Santa had been published before I met Julia Mann it would be incomplete.  Her visual illustration on the story is better than what I could see in my mind.  We were clearly intended to go on this journey together.  It is just the beginning...