We’re going to head into the holiday weekend a little early over here. We have these Czech Christmas cookies and these German Christmas cookies ready to go. I even had to tape the tin shut to keep out curious little fingers.
As the craziness begins, we want to ring the bells, sound the horns, beat the drums.. and wish all of you a big, “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
Welcome to another peek inside my Christmas journal. I’m using the “Joy to the World” journal in classic green wreath.
My cousins and I were having a recent discussion on Facebook about a hot drink we all grew up drinking at our grandparents’ house. I’d never really stopped to think of the emotional importance of different warm drinks in our lives. It made me pause and turn back in my journal.
I guess you could say I’ve been thinking a lot about footwear these days. Our recent discussion on handmade and domestically made socks kicked it off. Then I was thinking about shoes. Then baby shoes…
I think it’s the cold weather. I want warm everything. For everyone!
And if you happen to be our 14 month old niece, you’re going to have to ignore me today because I’m talking about local, handmade footwear for YOU.
Last night, I sat down to journal in my Christmas journal from Gadanke.
My goal is to record a tidbit about every day of the month. Maybe our celebration isn’t fairytale like. Maybe it’s not the kind you see on the cover of magazines. But it’s ours. If we look deep inside ourselves and stop comparing, I know we can truly see: it’s perfect just how it is.
I’m anxiously watching the calendar. I want to read “December 1″ so badly because I’m ready to start my Christmas journal!
Are you keeping one this season?
It’s my favorite way to document my memories of the traditions our family celebrates each Christmas. I grab a mug of hot chocolate, plug in the Christmas lights, and turn to the prompts in “Joy to the World,” Gadanke’s Christmas journal.
It’s snowing here. No I’m not joking. We’re so over autumn in these parts of the woods. (Whether we like it or not!)
Naturally, the winter wonder land feels like the perfect time to introduce a seasonal favorite around here: Joy to the World Christmas journals!
I am not one to rush past the current season. Yet I have found that if I do not have this journal ready to go on my desk, I’m going to feel behind on the book the entire season. That’s not the goal at all. In fact – journaling almost every day from Thanksgiving to January 1 is a ritual for me. It’s the thing that makes me slow down and savor the feeling of the day. (It’s my all-time favorite journaling project.)
I’m an American splitting life between a 480 square foot apartment in Berlin, Germany and – get this – a house made of old tires in the Rocky Mtns.
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