"I have learned that a calm Christmas is usually a good Christmas, which leads to a happy new year."
A Calm Christmas by Beth Kempton
Christmas can be a difficult time for me. I am deeply in love with the religious source of this holiday but as a secular season I can often be overwhelmed by shopping, decorating, and cooking. Some years my stomach seizes up thinking about my unrealistic goals.
This year I have a beautiful book to guide me through this time of year.
I would love to share my favorites parts with you and hope you might like to buy it yourself. Every Wednesday through the 6th of January I will write a post about my discoveries on this beloved subject. Here is the table of contents from Beth's book to give you some sense of what she writes about.
I am writing about each section. This is a landing page and come back to read other posts
Anticipation Before Christmas
Mission Christmas
Comfort and Joy In Winter
Celebration During Christmas
Mindful Gifting
Heart and Hearth
Honoring The Melancholy
Manifestations After Christmas
Savoring the Hush
Reflecting
A Glimpse of Next Year
To a merrier Christmas and a happier New Year.