The Forgotten Promise

The Forgotten Promise was written on a whim with the desire to bring the heart and reason for Christmas back to life. 

Based in the modern day, the main character finds herself burdened by their current situation and discouraged by the world during the Christmas season. She wishes for a change while attempting to fall asleep one night and when she awakes, certain curious things begin to occur leading to two new friends and a mysterious gift.   

The story takes them on a magical journey through family memories, miracles, and Christ events. It reminds them of what the time of year truly represents while offering hope for the future. 

You will want to broaden your collection with the classic hardback as a keepsake gift that brings back Christmas. Every time you open the pages, Christmas will come alive again! Add it to your coffee table as a warm welcoming décor.   

Madison Vander Hamm was born as a twin in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Both of her parents served in the United States Army, so they moved often, throughout her life. Homeschooled from eight-years-old until she was sixteen, Madison read endlessly. She fell in love with The Hobbit and Shakespeare. Thus, Madison began her journey into the world of fantasy. She dabbled in writing and the arts throughout school and into adulthood. After graduating high school, Madison pursued a degree in Kinesiology at Anderson University, in South Carolina. Once she finished school, she moved to Breckenridge, Colorado, for an internship in adaptive sports. Years later she moved back to her family in Maryland, then down to Charlotte, North Carolina, where she currently lives and owns Day One Training, LLC. Some of her earliest memories were of Christmas with her family. Her O'Pa was notorious for going above and beyond with decorating, and it was passed on by her Aunts and mom. Amidst all the chaos, it was critical to Madison and her family that the focal point of Christmas was the birth of Christ. The Forgotten Promise was inspired by observing the stress and strain of the holiday season and wanting to help others rediscover the heart of Christmas.

JJ Planter became the AKA for Jarvis Jimmy as a Church Planter. The background of JJ Planter's writing skills comes from approximately 40 years of public speaking and formal writing. His experience begins with writing sermons, articles, how-to booklets, instructional manuals, and writing for different genres from play productions to developing readings about organizing and strategizing for reaching out into the community. In 2004 while serving as a Mission Developer (Church Planter), JJ Planter was struck with the idea of creating a different pulpit platform for getting the "Word" out there. While serving as a professor at Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, in 2012, JJ Planter was enlightened on the lack of grammatical knowledge and writing skills of adult students and discovered a significant literacy problem within the urban culture. From that moment on, his conviction and drive were to put together the framework for JJ Planter Books Editing & Self-Publishing and developing his "Writing with Flair" Grid Program-a writing industry/grammatical guide. JJ Planter Books launched in September of 2014 with the self-publishing of the founders' first book.

JJ Planter became the AKA for Jarvis Jimmy as a Church Planter. The background of JJ Planter's writing skills comes from approximately 40 years of public speaking and formal writing. His experience begins with writing sermons, articles, how-to booklets, instructional manuals, and writing for different genres from play productions to developing readings about organizing and strategizing for reaching out into the community. In 2004 while serving as a Mission Developer (Church Planter), JJ Planter was struck with the idea of creating a different pulpit platform for getting the "Word" out there. While serving as a professor at Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, in 2012, JJ Planter was enlightened on the lack of grammatical knowledge and writing skills of adult students and discovered a significant literacy problem within the urban culture. From that moment on, his conviction and drive were to put together the framework for JJ Planter Books Editing & Self-Publishing and developing his "Writing with Flair" Grid Program-a writing industry/grammatical guide. JJ Planter Books launched in September of 2014 with the self-publishing of the founders' first book.