The Second Day of Christmas: Making Room
On creating and re-creating ritual. Breathing new life in old forms.
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Dear fellow traveler,
This entire week up to Christmas eve, our little child was waiting eagerly to open the “Weihnachtsengel” (Christmas Angel), that I bought some years ago in a local thrift store. This inspired bit of carved and constructed art has become a central aspect of our Christmas story since then. We open the doors in the robes of the angel every Christmas eve.
Hannah has been brimming with excitement for this time, and when Chuck walked it down from her s…
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