The Solstice Evergreen

The Solstice Evergreen
Author: Sheryl Karas
Publisher: Author's Choice Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1998
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780944031759

Explores the origins and spiritual significance of the Christmas tree and its decoration through history, folklore, myths, stories, and period illustrations from around the world.

The Solstice Evergreen

The Solstice Evergreen
Author: Sheryl Karas
Publisher: Aslan Publishing
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1991
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

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The Shortest Day

The Shortest Day
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536246239

In this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper’s beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis’s strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died . . . As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again. Written for a theatrical production that has become a ritual in itself, Susan Cooper’s poem "The Shortest Day" captures the magic behind the returning of the light, the yearning for traditions that connect us with generations that have gone before — and the hope for peace that we carry into the future. Richly illustrated by Carson Ellis with a universality that spans the centuries, this beautiful book evokes the joy and community found in the ongoing mystery of life when we celebrate light, thankfulness, and festivity at a time of rebirth. Welcome Yule!

The Spiritual Journey of Family Caregiving

The Spiritual Journey of Family Caregiving
Author: Sheryl Karas
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0615186033

For five years, ending in 2005, Sheryl Karas worked as a Family Caregiving Consultant at the Alzheimer's Association and Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center helping families taking care of loved ones with incurable progressive memory loss and dementia. Trying to find services needed to provide basic care is what brought people in to see her first, but as the caregivers became more ensconced in their caregiving roles inevitably emotional and spiritual issues would become their primary concerns. Sheryl's role shifted to providing a combination of practical and spiritual care. During this period she wrote a caregiver newsletter every month and this book is the result.The author uses a very open, nondogmatic spiritual frame, appropriate for people of all religious backgrounds or none at all. Inspirational, comforting, and informative--highly recommended for anyone involved with long term care.

Celebrate the Solstice

Celebrate the Solstice
Author: Richard Heinberg
Publisher: Quest Books
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2014-01-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0835630935

This book is an accessible, engaging tool to help people enrich their lives through the observance of ancient, astronomically determined Earth festivals. It assists us to recover an experience that had deep meaning for the ancients and that is now increasingly relevant to a world facing environmental challenges. Seasonal festivals are not meant to be cultural relics. They are joyous, fun, mischievous, profound, life-affirming events that connect us deeply with the Earth, the heavens, and the wellspring of being within us. This book encourages us to undertake full-bodied, ecstatic seasonal renewal by providing information on the history and meaning of the solstices with practical suggestions on how to celebrate them now.

Evergreen Chase

Evergreen Chase
Author: Juneau Black
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 059346866X

A Shady Hollow Holiday Short Story It’s the winter solstice in Shady Hollow, that magical time of year when creatures of all shapes and sizes come together to honor the season and eat as much pie as possible. Reporter Vera Vixen is eager to experience her first holiday in town and is especially looking forward to the unveiling of the solstice tree. But then disaster strikes. The year’s tree—the tallest in the forest—has disappeared without a trace. Can Vera, her best friend, Lenore, and Deputy Orville Braun find the tree and save the season? Or will this year’s solstice be especially dark?

Inventing the Christmas Tree

Inventing the Christmas Tree
Author: Bernd Brunner
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0300186525

Explores the roots of the Christmas tree tradition, tracing customs from the Middle Ages to the present day to reveal how it first became part of mainstream American culture and has since become popular worldwide.

Santa-Tizing

Santa-Tizing
Author: Robin Main
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2008-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1607911159

Throw away the template for Christmas books and come walk on the kingdom side in an examination of America's most loved holiday. Critical thinking is a must while looking through this lens of history and Scripture. You will be intrigued and enlightened. What's wrong with Christmas? Plenty. This book shines light on various troubling issues involved in celebrating a Christian Christmas. How to clean it up? This will be determined by you and your family. Since we have an abundance of traditions, memories, and reasons to stay just the way we are, Santa-tizing will primarily explore the opposite. Know that in God's kingdom no person is forced to do anything against their will. From the depths of her heart, Robin Main declared, "Here I am, Lord. Do what You will" and thus began a prophetic journey into the intensity of God's heart. Robin has been sequestered with the Lord for the past ten years. Like an archeologist, she has been led to sift through the sands of time to discover various mysteries in relation to some divine messages she received during three epiphanous appearances. Robin's life ambition is to love the Lord with all her heart, all her soul and all her strength; and her neighbor as herself. Check out www.santa-tizing.com for more information.