JOURNAL READS
Santa Lucia: A Celebration of Light
Remembering Lucia and her kind actions towards others is a wonderful way to add meaning to your Christmas season. Here are some ideas of ways to celebrate at home this year and tell her story.
The Christmas Advent: A German Tradition
One of the most endearing German traditions though has had a slower entrance into American homes. It is the tradition of the advent wreath.
The story goes that young orphans at a seminary in Germany would ask the pastor each day if it was yet Christmas. Perhaps wearied of their questioning or desiring to help them count the days down, he built a wreath from an old wagonwheel, with 20 small red candles and 4 large white ones to countdown the coming of Christmas.....
Carving Out Memories for a Spooky October
Have you felt it? The shiver on the heels of the morning air? The slow creep of orange and yellow up the hillsides? Here are some of our favorite ways to create spooky (and wholesome) October memories all month long.
