Mukkove Johnson Interview & Book Giveaway!

Join me as we welcome author, Mukkove Johnson, author of Christmas is About Jesus.
Thank you for being with us today, Mukkove!

What the book is about:


Many parents struggle with keeping their children focused on God during the Christmas season in a world that is not. Mukkove Johnson's Advent devotional, Christmas Is About Jesus, puts Christ into every symbol of Christmas, from candy canes to carols. Learn as a family with a different symbol every day from December first to Christmas Eve.


How long have you been writing?

I have been writing since I was young. I remember being the editor of “The Pengie Press” the class newspaper in sixth grade. I think I was also the only one who enjoyed our daily journaling assignments. I still regret forgetting my journal in my desk the last day of school.


How do you come up with characters?

The objects and people I chose for the devotions are all commonly seen at Christmas time. I wanted to influence what my children would think about when they were bombarded by the commercialism of Christmas in America. I also tried to relate many of the objects to names of Jesus. The people are all real people who played an important role in Christmas, but we see them so often they can become objects and decorations rather than real people.


Tell us about your latest book.

My latest book is also my first. Christmas is About Jesus: An Advent Devotional is my first published work. The purpose is to give families a tool to help them implement the instructions in Deuteronomy 6 of instructing their children throughout the day. For each day of December there is a short devotional, a verse, and an illustration about a common element of the Christmas season and how it can remind us Christmas is about Jesus.


What accomplishment(s) are you most proud of, writing-related or not?

The accomplishment I am most proud of would have to be raising my children. I realize I may seem to be jumping the gun since they are still young. They are fine young people though. I am frequently complimented on their behavior, work ethic and service. We all have a long way to go, but as I have realized them seeing me work on myself and our relationship is far more powerful than me having it all together. By modeling growth I am equipping them to overcome the challenges they will face.


Favorite scripture and/or quote:

Phil 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:

I can rest knowing it is God who is ultimately finishing the work and changing me for His glory.


What one thing would you like to tell the world about yourself?

My name creates a great curiosity so I’ll fill everyone in. My father (18 years older than my mother) heard my name in a movie when he was a young man. He decided it would be the name of his daughter. Some 20 years later I was born. My mother, on her way to being an elementary teacher, spelled phonetically the name he said. Most everyone loves my name, but has never heard of it. We have decided that Dad misheard the name. I have always loved it regardless. One thing about a possibly made up name is there is no meaning. Meanings of names and words are important to me. Each of my children has names with meanings. A few years ago, after the terrible tsunami in Sri Lanka I did an internet search and found that in the Tamil language (in Sri Lanka) my name is the word for a swimming, diving fisherman. It fits me well. And now you know.

You can find Mukkove Johnson at these places:
www.KovesCove.com,
www.authorsden.com/mukkovejohnson
Facebook fan page: Christmas is About Jesus
Twitter: MukkoveJohnson


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