December 2022

From the Editor

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

By Margaret Clay

With parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago, there is no denying the sparkle of electricity that pervades the air in December. This tingle of anticipation has been baked in from childhood, and even as adults juggling holiday joy with the hustle and bustle of holiday stress, that glimmering sense of excitement can’t be truly extinguished. In the Christian calendar, it is the season of Advent, the Latin root of which means “coming,” where we wait with childlike eagerness to celebrate the birth of Christ, “come to make us whole.” In…

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