Restoring Holy to Holidays

Teaching Christian values through parables

Restoring Holy to Holidays

Teaching Christian values through parables

Restoring Holy to Holidays

Teaching Christian values through parables

Teaching Through Parables

Celebrating Jesus' Birthday

Creating Family Traditions

Happy Healthy Kids... Even during the holidays.

You want to know you're raising your children to become good adults,

but that's not always easy.

When my children were little, I felt overwhelmed

trying to create holiday traditions for my family that were truly meaningful.

If you're like me, you want to:

  • Restore the holiness of the holidays

  • Teach the true meaning of Christmas

  • Celebrate the birth of Jesus

  • Make holiday traditions

The problem is...there are so many things that are
undermining the foundation of your children’s well-being.

  • The over commercialism of Christmas

  • The stores decorate so early

  • The pressure of keeping up with the Jones' kids

  • The 'all about the presents' mindset

The reason Christmas is my favorite holiday is celebrating Jesus.

And my kid's reason was presents…..

Ah-ha Moment

One night, when we were getting the kids ready for bed, my husband and I literally had a "come to Jesus" moment.


An “A-ha! moment” where we realized that if anyone is going to teach our kids about Jesus and what the holidays really mean, it had to start with us, in our home, in very easy to understand terms and as a daily act.


And it all started with a bedtime story based on my childhood Christmas ornament of a little mouse that sleeps in the Christmas tree, The Mouse in the Hammock.

The Bedtime Parable

The hero of our story, Mouse, is on a mission to prepare the house for Christmas by doing all the little things that the grown-ups are too busy to do during the holidays.

While his human family is asleep, the little mouse scurries around the house doing small acts of kindness to prepare the house for Christmas.  My kids were so excited to wake in the morning and discover all the “little things” that our mouse did around the house to be helpful and serve others.

A servant’s heart! 

Teaching through a parable that little things make a big difference.

What families are saying:

Bringing focus to the true meaning of Christmas

"The Mouse in the Hammock, A Christmas Tale” is a sweet story that helps to bring the focus back to what the true meaning of Christmas really is - Jesus and doing for others! 🎄 The message that you’re never too little to make a big difference is simple, meaningful, and easy for our little ones to apply. 🐭🥰 We love that by purchasing this book we are not only able to teach our children a beautiful message, but also make an impact by helping to provide dignified jobs in Nepal and help provide for the children in the Haitian orphanage. 🌎🐭🎄 - Amy R.


Sweet story, good message, beautifully illustrated

Make way for this precious little Mouse in the Hammock!
Sweet story, good message, beautifully illustrated, and a cute fair-trade, handmade ornament that gives back!
It’s a win, win! - Amy P.

Our family has found a new tradition

Our family has found a new tradition in getting this book. We have four kids ages 2-9 and they all love this book! It tells about a mouse and even though he is small the things he does are important. It doesn’t matter the size of a person or size of a good deed because all people matter.  At the back of the book it explains how women in Nepal make the woolen mouse and proceeds from that mouse go back to them. We definitely recommend this book and the corresponding mouse. - Randi Fast

Encourage children to be little helpers

I bought two of these book and mouse sets for Christmas as gifts.
It is a good story to encourage children to be little helpers.
I was also pleased to learn that some of the money from the purchase is used to support orphanages in Haiti,
and to fund fair pay for work for women in Nepal. - Stacey D.

My 5 year old son is obsessed with the mouse

My 5 year old son is obsessed with the mouse ornament and the story!

He makes up stories every morning about what the mouse did that night.

He thought the mouse ate his apple slices the other day!

He thinks he left them too close to the tree and mouse thought they were for him.

I didn't tell him his sister did it ;-) - Starr C.



Love the idea of a helper!

Such a sweet book!
Perfect for all families during the holidays.
I love the idea of a helper instead of a mess maker.
-Tracy B.

Mouse's Mission

Did you know that little things can make a BIG difference?

We truly believe that!

You might not realize it, but by simply buying this book you have done something BIG.

You have made a BIG difference to the children from the Maison des Enfant de Dieu (House of the Children of the Lord), an orphanage in Haiti that is home to over 60 children who have, sadly, lost everything. We believe that every child needs a safe place to sleep and an education so a portion of the proceeds from your book purchase goes to them.
The Mouse in the Hammock, A Christmas Tale
$34.99

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Meet Bethany Brevard


I’m Bethany Brevard, wife, mom, Christian and author.

My greatest accomplishment is that, alongside my husband, I've raised 2 happy, healthy kids (older now 16 & 18) who have a solid foundation in Christ and amazing holiday memories from little mouse who turned small acts of kindness into a BIG difference for others at Christmas.

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