Emmanuel Poems-Verses for the Holidays invites readers to dip into the vast ocean that is poetry, combined with the deep well of mystery surrounding Christmas. Emmanuel means "God with us," a title that umbrellas the theme of these poems, that God sent his son to inhabit our everyday world.

Several of the poems accompany the beginning season of Advent's forty days, from the prophecy in "Dayspring from on High" and "Anna Waits" to the preparation of our homes and hearts in "Search.Light." The small ten poem collection ends with "Mystery," a poem weaving Christ's birth with the threads of his death and resurrection, the real reason that He came.

Readers will find simple "windowpane" watercolors interspersed with the poetry to add a bit of whimsy and inspiration to the collection.